[Blindtlk] FW: Press Release from GW Micro GW Skype

[Mike Freeman]

Have you managed to get NVDA to work sensibly with Microsoft Outlook?

Mike Freeman


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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] FW: Press Release from GW Micro GW Skype

I have a friend who uses GW Skype, and it seems a lot more confusing than
the JAWS scripts.  From what I hear, a lot of people don't like it.  I'm
sticking with the JAWS scripts, and NVDA, which needs no scripts to work
with Skype.  By the way, I just downloaded NVDA this week as a backup screen
reader in case JAWS crashes or does something weird or I don't like how JAWS
is interacting with a certain program.  It works very well! Any thoughts?

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problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that exists.  If a
blind person has the proper training and opportunity, blindness can be
reduced to a mere physical nuisance."
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From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com
To: promotion-technology at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:41:28 -0600
Subject: [Blindtlk] FW: Press Release from GW Micro GW Skype


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GW Micro Launches GWSkype
Fort Wayne, Indiana (December 19, 2011) - GW Micro, Inc.
(<http://www.gwmicro.com>www.gwmicro.com) announced a major  innovation
today for the blind and visually impaired community.
GW Micro,
developers of Window-Eyes, the most powerful screen reader available, have
developed GWSkype - a Window-Eyes app that makes Skype accessible to all
blind and visually impaired people who use a Windows computer.
Skype is a peer-to-peer service that allows users to call and message others
via the Internet.  Skype users may also call other landlines for a fee.
While Skype has been around for years, its constantly changing user
interface has been extremely difficult for blind and visually impaired
users.  
"Each
time the user interface changes, we have to completely write new a new
Window-Eyes app to account for the changes,"
said Dan Weirich, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for GW Micro.
"These constant
changes make it difficult or impossible for blind and visually impaired
consumers to continue using the Skype service."
The new GWSkype app will always make the Skype service available to blind
and visually impaired computer users regardless of new versions of Skype
that are released.  The GWSkype app is a Window-Eyes app and demonstrates
the power of Window-Eyes apps unmatched by any of its competitors.  As
Christmas is approaching, GW Micro is releasing the GWSkype app to all blind
and visually impaired users who are running Windows at no cost.  So, even a
consumer not running Window-Eyes can still download and use the GWSkype app.
"We believe that this is a special time of year and we want to give back,"
said Weirich.
"GWSkype is a special gift from GW Micro to all blind and visually impaired
users of Windows".
The GWSkype app can be downloaded at
 
<http://www.gwmicro.com/apps/gwskype.>http://www.gwmicro.com/apps
/gwskype.
You can
download the GWSkype live webinar and product demonstration at
<http://www.gwmicro.com/podcast>www.gwmicro.com/podcast.
GW Micro has been a trusted pioneer in the adaptive technology industry
since 1990, and continues to lead with innovative, customer driven
solutions.
SkypeT is a trademark of Skype Technologies S.A.
Contact:
Dan Weirich, VP of Sales and Marketing
<mailto:dan%40gwmicro.com>dan at gwmicro.com
(260) 489-3671
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