[nabs-l] watch out! it's another ridiculous update from Google

Fri May 24 14:45:54 UTC 2013

Chris and others,

To my knowledge, GMAIL still allows both POP3 and IMAP access which means that any e-mail client will likely work, not just 
Outlook.  This means that Thunderbird or Windows Live Mail should both work, and probably even old versions of Outlook Express if 
someone is still running it.  I have used a program for e-mail called "Becky" which is not free but inexpensive, perhaps $40, to 
access GMail.  I believe that GMail does require an SSL connection which is not supported in some old email clients.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Thu, 23 May 2013 18:55:21 -0400, Chris Nusbaum wrote:

>Arielle and all,

>Google has made a screen reader for Chrome called ChromeVox. You should be
>able to find this either by doing a Google search or finding it on the
>plug-in page for Chrome.

>As for Gmail, your suggestion would work; in fact, I use Outlook to access
>my Gmail account. However, one must buy the Office Home and Business package
>in order for Outlook to work. If you can afford it, this is a good
>option--in fact, I consider Outlook to be much easier to use than the Gmail
>Web interface. Furthermore, all features of Outlook are accessible, whereas
>only those limited features available in Gmail's Basic HTML mode are
>accessible. The only drawback is that Gmail is free, whereas Outlook is a
>paid program.

>Hope this helps,

>Chris

>Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
>Public Relations Committee
>Maryland Association of Blind Students
>Phone: (443) 547-2409

>-----Original Message-----
>From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Arielle
>Silverman
>Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:31 PM
>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] watch out! it's another ridiculous update from Google

>I have heard rumors that Chrome is accessible if you download a free plug-in
>for it. Does anyone know where that plug-in can be found or what it's
>called? I assumed I wouldn't need the information when I got it but now it
>appears that maybe I might?
>I also wonder if configuring a program like Outlook to work with Gmail would
>solve the problem since it's just Google apps like Gmail, and other
>as-yet-inaccessible apps like Docs and Calendar, that will be affected. Will
>the Google search engine be affected?

>Arielle

>On 5/22/13, justin <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> So, is my ability to surf the internet on my computer going to be
>affected?
>> If so, what do we do?  Does the nfb and Dr. Mauer know?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris 
>> Nusbaum
>> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:00 PM
>> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] watch out! it's another ridiculous update from 
>> Google
>>
>> Not only that, but it will effect all of us as blind computer 
>> users--that is, until Google makes Chrome accessible.
>>
>> Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
>> Public Relations Committee
>> Maryland Association of Blind Students
>> Phone: (443) 547-2409
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Josh 
>> Gregory
>> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 5:54 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] watch out! it's another ridiculous update from 
>> Google
>>
>> I hate to say this but this is going to drastically affect the notetakers.
>> I
>> mean the electronic ones with the displays.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 23, 2013, at 5:34 PM, Aleeha Dudley 
>> <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>> I am running IE 10.
>>>
>>> If you look on the front page of your email, under the list of 
>>> offered
>> services like drive and calendar, you will see a message, if you are 
>> running Internet explorer, you will see a message that says your 
>> browser will soon no longer be supported. Under that message, you will 
>> see another line of text that says upgrade to a modern browser such as 
>> Google chrome. The browser link takes you to a site which will tell 
>> you what browser you are winning and will also list three other 
>> browsers that are more modern than yours. If I had not been bored and 
>> using my arrow keys to navigate the page, I would have never noticed 
>> this message.
>>> I'll try to find another source for this information.
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On May 23, 2013, at 17:22, Desiree Oudinot <turtlepower17 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes, a link would be nice. It was my understanding that Google was 
>>>> going to stop supporting IE 8, not IE in general. I thought versions 
>>>> newer than 8 would be ok.
>>>>
>>>> On 5/23/13, Anjelina Cruz <anjelinac26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I am a bit behind. When was this info released? Can someone please 
>>>>> post a link about these possible changes?
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> On 5/23/13, ryan bishop <ryan.bishop96 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Wait, are you saying there only going to expect Google crome?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>>>>>> Aleeha Dudley
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 1:31 PM
>>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] watch out! it's another ridiculous update from 
>>>>>> Google
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>    For those using Internet explorer as your browser and using any 
>>>>>> Google-related app, your browser will soon no longer be supported.
>>>>>> This means that you could easily lose access to your mail and any 
>>>>>> other google app.
>>>>>> Just another reason why we should fight against the adoption of 
>>>>>> Google products at our colleges and universities!!!!!
>>>>>> Just FYI.
>>>>>> Aleeha
>>>>>>
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