[nfbcs] Fwd: Collecting Information for Microsoft's new CAO

[Nicole Torcolini]

Okay, my error. I meant on Windows. *grin*

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Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Fwd: Collecting Information for Microsoft's new CAO

I don't understand. This isn't true at all. I've installed Linux more times
than I can count with the Orca screen reader. This is true on bare metal and
in a virtual machine. I don't see why the same couldn't be true on Windows,
and in fact, I've used Narrator to set up a system where the OS was already
installed, so I don't see that it's a big leap to be able to use Narrator
during an install. If I had a Windows 10 CD, I'd pop it into my system, hit
the Windows+Enter hot key to start Narrator and see how far I could get.

On 23/02/16 17:54, Nicole Torcolini via nfbcs wrote:
> It does not matter what screen reader you are using. During os
installation, a screen reader cannot be used.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 23, 2016, at 12:54 PM, paras shah via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>
> I think the following improvements should be made to assistive 
> technologies that Microsoft makes.
> If you are installing windows, narrator should guide you through the 
> install process. Also, let's say you are resetting the PC, narrator 
> should speak any proms that come up during the reset process. 
> Narrators should work like voiceover and be a full-fledged screen 
> reader. This is necessary no matter what other companies say.
> On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 2:02 PM ed meskys via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I am also carboning Jan McSorley directly.
>>
>> Over ten years ago a sighted friend helped me create several 
>> databases in ACCESS, which I have used successfully with JFW. While I 
>> could not create them, I was successful in looking up information, 
>> adding or deleting records, or updating fields. I did this in W98SE 
>> and WXP. My new computer has W7 and I cannot find the database. In 
>> WXP I would "enter" on "access,", type "ctr o", and backtab once. 
>> Then I would downarrow until I found the database I needed, and open it.
>>
>> I had sighted help transferring my files to the new computer, but 
>> simply cannot find them to open them.
>>
>> I have a slow learning curve in learning new software, so am 
>> reluctant to go to W10. How well have other blind users coped? I am 
>> using the Office 03 version of Access, and had seen no need to find 
>> someone to reprogram my databases in a newer version. My friend who 
>> did the original programming died several years ago, and I do not 
>> have a new person.
>>
>> If you think a reply on this listserv would bore others, please reply 
>> off-line directly to
>>
>> edmeskys at gmail.com
>>
>> Thanks, Ed Meskys
>>
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