Hi all -- someone posted this on another list so I'm pasting it here. Sorry for the cross post, but I thought it was on topic. Take care. ******* --- Irena Franchi < ifranchi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: "Irena Franchi" < ifranchi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: " Helpneededlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" helpneededlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [HelpNeededList] Fw: Roll up your sleeves > Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:40:46 -0500 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: < AT-Group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: < AT-Group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 6:01 PM > Subject: Roll up your sleeves > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is a clear opportunity to speak, in large > numbers, > > using the web as a communication tool, and be > heard > > by a Giant Software Company, and make a positive > difference > > in the future of safe computing for everyone. > > > > L > > > > ... > > Hello from BlindSoftware dot com, > > > > 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=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-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 > > > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/enable/feedback.aspx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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