[NFBKTAD] New Chromium-based Microsoft Edge released

[Todd]

This is great news; thanks for sharing, Tonia!

Todd

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Spoiler alert, it is accessible.
Right on schedule, one year after Microsoft announced they were going to
switch to Chromium for their next version of Edge, it is now available to
the general public running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and recent
versions of Mac OS.

You can download the new browser from
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.microsoft.com_edge&d
=DwICAg&c=jvUANN7rYqzaQJvTqI-69lgi41yDEZ3CXTgIEaHlx7c&r=GqsY_3XH6KGvYif-Wp6c
V2rUwNdPmzT-r_nd-52naHU&m=cLaZap1TGGV4avGxXLvFWrUgKQ8aKBpLvf0Td6rb3ek&s=nVNe
1OyfYyNnCvAppmG-Royecy-wEKM1LyaeyWd6b7I&e=  and once you install it, any
Windows 10 icon for Microsoft Edge (desktop, taskbar, start menu and/or live
tile) will take you to the new Edge. According to tech blogs, Microsoft is
going to push this version to all Windows 10 users through Windows Update at
some point but for now, anyone can download it from the link above.

 

Accessibility

My initial test with Fusion proved positive. The first time you run the new
Edge, if you are running a screen reader, you will be presented with a link
to learn about the new accessibility features in the new Edge browser.
Webpage navigation with JAWS is about as snappy as it is with Google Chrome.
I also tested Supernova, which immediately cried foul when the original Edge
browser was loaded. Supernova no longer directs you to use Google Chrome or
Internet Explorer, probably because it detects the Chromium resources and
treats the browser as if it was another fork of Chrome. Reading the web with
Supernova actually works on the new Edge browser.

 

 

Roberto Cordero

Assistive Technology Specialist

Washington State Department of Services for the Blind

e-mail: Roberto.Cordero at dsb.wa.gov

office: (206) 906-5552

mobile: (206) 550-4356

 

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