[nfbcs] Mac with Windows Virtual Machine was RE: The Mac Beckens

[Nicole Torcolini]

	Yes, there is, or at least some sort of agreement that allows
Freedom Scientific to get access to operating systems before they are
released to the public, which is why, for the last few versions of Windows,
the time that it has taken JAWS to be mostly functional on the new version
has been shorter than in the past.

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From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Christopher
Chaltain via nfbcs
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 12:43 PM
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Cc: Christopher Chaltain
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Mac with Windows Virtual Machine was RE: The Mac
Beckens

I wasn't aware there was a partnership between Microsoft and Freedom
Scientific. There is a partnership between GW Micro and Microsoft though. As
explained on the web page
http://www.gwmicro.com/News_&_Events/Latest_News/?newsNo=299 there's a
partnership between GW Micro and Microsoft where MS Office users can get a
free copy of Window Eyes.

On 18/01/16 12:31, Bryan Duarte via nfbcs wrote:
> Robby,
>
> You are correct Microsoft Office has been made accessible for Voiceover
users. I have been using a mac for almost a decade now and I have not found
any slow responses with the functionality of Voiceover. There is definitely
a learning curve as with any new operating system or piece of technology,
but the Mac is accessible and now Office is as well.
>
> I agree the iWork suite is not the best in terms of word processing but I
have used Numbers and Key Note several times for different things and it
works just fine. Keep in mind that Jaws has a partnership with Microsoft
directly to provide accessibility for their products. If access to Microsoft
Word is a crucial point of your computer usage, Windows with jaws might be
your best bet due to their partnership with Microsoft.
>
> Go Devils!
>
> Bryan Duarte
> ASU Software Engineering Graduate Student QwikEyes CEO
>
>
>
>> On Jan 18, 2016, at 11:16 AM, Robert Spangler via nfbcs
<nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Robby
>
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