[BCAB] Windows 8 Native Accessibility
John Farley
(13 Dec 2012 19:40 GMT)
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Re: [BCAB] Windows 8 Native Accessibility
Chris
(13 Dec 2012 20:53 GMT)
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Re: [BCAB] Windows 8 Native Accessibility Andrew Hodgson (13 Dec 2012 23:47 GMT)
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Re: [BCAB] Windows 8 Native Accessibility
Chris
(14 Dec 2012 12:46 GMT)
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Re: [BCAB] Windows 8 Native Accessibility
Mobeen Iqbal
(13 Dec 2012 20:09 GMT)
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Re: [BCAB] Windows 8 Native Accessibility Andrew Hodgson 13 Dec 2012 23:47 GMT
Hi, I have found the same with the desktop version of IE being a lot more user friendly than the IE app in Win8 with JFW 14. To ensure I get the full IE, I usually use windows+R to get a run prompt and then type in the URL I wish to browse to, if I do this from the start screen I get the IE app. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Bcab [mailto:bcab-bounces@lists.bcab.org.uk] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: 13 December 2012 20:54 To: john_farley@btinternet.com; BCAB Discussion List Subject: Re: [BCAB] Windows 8 Native Accessibility Hi. I’m New hear, first post etc.. Anyway, I can’t vouch for using Windows 8 myself. There’s some info on using the latest version of JAWS, (14), in the Freedom Scientific podcasts for August and September. http://www.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/default.asp As far as JAWS, I gather the latest version, 14, works pretty well with Windows 8, despite the changes to the Windows GUI. One thing to note regarding using Internet Explorer. I seem to recall the Metro version on Win 8, isn’t that accessible. The version for the desktop, should work as before. Regards Chris Turner From: John Farley Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 7:40 PM To: 'BCAB Discussion List' Subject: [BCAB] Windows 8 Native Accessibility Hello list, A group I am involved with is looking into replacing our existing 5 PCs for classes we run for local visually impaired people. Up until very recently I had discounted using Windows 8 PCs and was looking at the various free and purchased options for screen readers on Windows 7 PCs. The students are not taught anything complicated, just standard internet access and office usage. I have recently listened to this week's In-Touch with an article on this very subject. Leoni Watson gave a good review on it. Does anyone have any ready-to-hand information on the use of native Windows accessibility that I can pass to the committee? Some documentation and even a video clip or two might be of help. Many thanks in advance. John Farley -- To find out more about BCAB and the benefits that membership can bring, please visit our website: http://www.bcab.org.uk/ To manage your subscription to the BCAB mailing list, please visit our website: http://www.bcab.org.uk/bcab-discussion-list/ To discuss matters relating to the mailing list, please email moderator@bcab.org.uk. -- To find out more about BCAB and the benefits that membership can bring, please visit our website: http://www.bcab.org.uk/ To manage your subscription to the BCAB mailing list, please visit our website: http://www.bcab.org.uk/bcab-discussion-list/ To discuss matters relating to the mailing list, please email moderator@bcab.org.uk.