[access-uk] Re: Fw: microsoft antispyware accessibility
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 01:01:05 -0000
Be assured accessibility is at the very top of the agenda.
Please bear in mind that it is a Beta version at the moment,
and so constructive comments are welcome.
George.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave
Sent: 13 January 2005 00:00
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: microsoft antispyware
accessibility
That is important. I have kind of got some functionality
out of the product, and making it accessible wouldn't be
very hard! It is by far the best out there!
Cheers
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vanja Sudar" <vanja@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 10:35 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Fw: microsoft antispyware accessibility
> Hi, sorry for cross posting, but I think that this is
important to be
> posted on as many lists as possible. microsoft antispyware
accessibility
>
>
>> Hello.
>>
>> Through our newsletters, we normally only email out
product news about
>> blindsoftware.com and BscGames.com. This newsletter is
very important and
>> we felt it was necessary to forward onto the community.
>>
>> This letter is written by Justin Daubenmire, president of
BSC, as
>> follows:
>>
>> Microsoft is coming out with a free new AntiSpyware
product
>> detection/removal tool which is now in beta 1. It is /
will be the best
>> antispyware utility created. I downloaded the beta and it
is 100%
>> inaccessible. I was baffled by this since microsoft is so
big on
>> accessibility. Since this was so important, I emailed
freedom scientific
>> and asked them to contact the accessibility rep at
microsoft. Eric damery
>> wrote me back and said / asked me to get involved as much
as possible
>> since the more people that give feedback, the better
chance we have of
>> getting accessibility into the program. This is why, as a
blind or
>> visually impaired computer user, you are getting this
email.
>>
>> With this utility being so necessary, it has to be
accessible. Bare in
>> mind, this will be the best spyware utility made, you can
read over its
>> project specks later on.
>>
>> I would ask that each of you get involved and forward
this onto any
>> mailing list that is for the blind and ask folks to get
involved. If you
>> do not know what spyware is, go to google.com and do a
search on spyware.
>>
>> How can you get involved? Simple. We need to go to the
microsoft website
>> and submit a comment asking them to improve the
accessibility of the
>> program.
>>
>> Read these instructions below on how to submit a comment.
I have outlined
>> exactly how to do it so read them over prior to trying to
do it. First,
>> here is a link you can follow to submit a comment to
them. Keep reading
>> past it though for exact instructions on how to submit
the comment:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/enable/feedback.aspx
>>
>> When the page appears, Read until you come to the text,
not a link, but
>> the text Microsoft Products: (you can start at the top of
the page and do
>> a screen find for the text "microsoft products" and land
right on it.
>>
>> Below that line of text is a combo box, set it to
Suggesting Product
>> Improvements and tab one time to the go button and press
enter on it.
>>
>> The next page has a form you can fill out and submit to
them. Start by
>> getting into the combo box for country, tab once to the
comment text box
>> and type in a comment to them. I suggest something like
this (copy/paste
>> if you wish):
>>
>> Hello.
>>
>> I am a blind computer user using a screen reader. I have
tried your
>> microsoft AntiSpyware application that is in beta 1 and
it is
>> inaccessible to me. I cannot use it. I would ask that you
improve the
>> accessibility of this program since it is so essential
for us to have
>> access to. Microsoft is committed to accessibility and I
am asking that
>> you contact the development team of this application and
improve the
>> accessibility of it. It isn't fair that we don't have
access to such an
>> important security application.
>>
>>
>> After you paste in the above text, or type your own
comment, tab once to
>> the email box, type in your email address, then tab once
to the next
>> button and press enter. Your comment will be posted to
microsoft.
>>
>> If enough of us submit this request to them, we will have
a necessary,
>> and accessible, anti spyware tool that will be the best
on the market.
>>
>> If you do want to check out the inaccessibility of the
beta 1 version, or
>> read up on its features, go to this link:
>>
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321
cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&DisplayLang=en
>>
>> Thank you for getting involved!
>>
>> Note: If you are subscribed to blindsoftware news and Bsc
Games news you
>> may get two copies of this newsletter.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Justin Daubenmire
>> President BSC
>>
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