[erasingblindness] Gw Micro announces global Window-Eyes initiative for users of Microsoft Office
- From: Chris H <christopherh40@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: erasingblindness@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 08:56:16 +0000
As always got this off another list. Sounds awesome! Enjoy!
Jan-14-2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fort Wayne, Indiana (January 14, 2014) - GW Micro, Inc.
(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
www.WindowEyesForOffice.com. The website provides download instructions
as well as additional details about this offer.
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Regards Chris
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