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 >> >> -------------------------------------- >> To Unsubscribe, please click here: >> http://list.cboss.com/listmgr/box.php?funcml=unsub2&nl=4&ema il=vanja@xxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> > > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** > access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > -- > This email has been verified as Virus free > Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq This Message has been scanned for viruses by McAfee Groupshield. ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq