[Pibe-division] GW Micro is now free

[David Andrews]

No, this has nothing to do with the Mac, unless 
you were running Windows on it, of course.

Dave

At 02:31 PM 1/15/2014, you wrote:
>What about office for Mac. Voice-over does not currently work with office.
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>On 2014 Ian. 15, at 10:00 AM, "Dr. Denise M. 
>Robinson" <<mailto:dmehlenbacher at yahoo.com>dmehlenbacher at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Do be aware that it is for office with window 
>>eyes, not your whole machine...but a step forward for sure for Microsoft.
>>
>>
>>        Dr Denise
>> 
>>
>>Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
>>CEO, TechVision, LLC
>>Specialist in technology, teaching, training for blind/low vision
>>423-573-6413
>>
>>Website with hundreds of informational articles 
>>& lessons on PC, Office products, Mac, 
>>iPad/iTools and more, all done with keystrokes: 
>><http://www.yourtechvision.com/>www.yourtechvision.com
>>
>>"The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is
>>doing it." --Chinese Proverb
>>
>>Computers are incredibly fast, accurate, and 
>>stupid: humans are incredibly slow, inaccurate 
>>and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond imagination.
>>--Albert Einstein
>>
>>It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
>>--Walt Disney
>>
>>
>>On Wednesday, January 15, 2014 2:06 PM, 
>>Marianne Denning 
>><<mailto:marianne at denningweb.com>marianne at denningweb.com> wrote:
>>This is great news!
>>
>>Jan-14-2014
>>
>>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>
>>Fort Wayne, Indiana (January 14, 2014) - GW Micro, Inc.
>>(<http://www.gwmicro.com>www.gwmicro.com) is 
>>proud to make a revolutionary announcement. GW
>>Micro and Microsoft Corp. have partnered to make Window-Eyes available
>>to users of Microsoft Office at no cost. Window-Eyes is a screen
>>reader that enables people who are blind, visually impaired, or print
>>disabled to have full access to Windows PCs and makes the computer
>>accessible via speech and/or Braille.
>>
>>To better deliver Window-Eyes to the people who need it most, GW Micro
>>and Microsoft have collaborated on this global initiative, available
>>in over 15 languages, to enable anyone using Microsoft Office 2010 or
>>later to also use Window-Eyes for free.  Access to technology is
>>critical to people who are blind or visually impaired in order to have
>>the same opportunity to compete in the workplace. As such, this
>>initiative between GW Micro and Microsoft has the potential to reduce
>>barriers for millions of people who are blind or visually impaired
>>around the world.
>>
>>As the population ages, technologies like Window-Eyes will become more
>>and more important as the number of people with age-related macular
>>degeneration and other retinal degenerative diseases increases. "This
>>significant change in the way we are doing business reflects the
>>changing perception of accessibility and also technology in general.
>>Rather than wait for the world to change, Microsoft and GW Micro are
>>leading the way," said Dan Weirich, Vice President of Sales and
>>Marketing for GW Micro.  Weirich believes this technology can help
>>millions of people gain access to their PC, and that providing it free
>>of charge will open a whole new world of assistive technology to many
>>people.
>>
>>In light of the rapidly changing face of technology and specifically,
>>the changing face of assistive technology, the combined efforts of GW
>>Micro and Microsoft have the goal of providing accessibility to people
>>who are blind and visually impaired for the long term.
>>
>>Microsoft continues to take accessibility seriously.  “By partnering
>>with GW Micro in this endeavor we are demonstrating Microsoft’s
>>ongoing commitment to provide all of our customers with the technology
>>and tools to help each person be productive in both their work and
>>personal lives.” said Rob Sinclair, Chief Accessibility Officer for
>>Microsoft.
>>
>>Eligible customers, using Microsoft Office 2010 or higher, will be
>>able to download a full version of Window-Eyes starting today at
>><http://www.WindowEyesForOffice.com>www.WindowEyesForOffice.com. 
>>The website provides download
>>instructions as well as additional details about this offer.
>>
>>GW Micro, Inc. 
>>(<http://www.gwmicro.com>www.gwmicro.com) has been a trusted pioneer in the
>>adaptive technology industry since 1990, and continues to lead with
>>innovative, customer
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