[Njtechdiv] Fw: [Nfbnet-members-list] Important Message for users of Firefox and screen Readers

[Mario Brusco]

the problem I'm having is that, after installing Firefox ESR, it
eventually automatically and silently upgrades to 56.0.2 after 3 days. I
have installed ESR over my current Firefox, and 3 3 days later have 
uninstalled Firefox and installed ESR. the setting for updating was set 
to notify me and let me
decide when to install it, but FF still upgraded anyway to the latest 
version.

if anyone has an idea to fix this situation or has further questions, 
please do post/ask.


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Subject: Fw: [Nfbnet-members-list] Important Message for users of 
Firefox and screen Readers

For those of you not on the list
Please be aware of this important message


From: Duffy, Eric via NFBNet-Members-List
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2017 11:06 PM
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Important Message for users of Firefox and
screen Readers


If you are a screen reader user and also a user of the Mozilla Firefox web
browser, please pay close attention to the following information. Do not
update to the soon to be released Firefox 57. This upgrade represents such a
significant technical and performance change that it’s going to be known as
Firefox Quantum. The changes in Firefox Quantum are designed to improve the
speed and security of the browser. This, unfortunately, also impacts on the
user experience for screen reader users, most screen access software is
completely incompatible with Firefox Quantum and those that still function
will exhibit a serious deterioration in performance. At this stage, the
National Federation of the Blind access technology team, VFO and NV Access
are all recommending that users switch to using Firefox’s Extended Support
Release (ESR) version in order to have the latest browser security features
and to avoid 57 until it is suitable for use with screen readers.

You can download Firefox ESR here.
Freedom Scientific Statement on Firefox Quantum
NV Access statement on Firefox Quantum




Eric Duffy
Director of Access Technology
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2401 | EDuffy at nfb.org






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