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

Wed Feb 24 04:04:07 UTC 2016

Current state of affairs. Could not agree more that MS really needs to fix
that.
I use Windows because it is what works best for me, but I agree that it has
several weaknesses.

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OK, are you saying this is just the current state of affairs, or are you
saying that you'll never be able to use a screen reader to install Windows?
I wouldn't agree with the second statement, since if you can do it on Linux,
I don't know why you shouldn't be able to do it on Windows with a built in
screen reader.

On 23/02/16 20:12, Nicole Torcolini wrote:
> Okay, my error. I meant on Windows. *grin*
>
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> CAO
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> 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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