[the-facts-machine] Main Menu: Broadcast Will Cover New Accessibility in Windows 10, Microsoft Office and One-Note

From: Steve <pipeguy920@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <the-facts-machine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:55:53 -0500

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Hello Main Menu listeners!
During the next two weeks on Main Menu we bring you lots of updates from
Microsoft Corporation. We bring together a panel of 9 technology experts to talk
all things Windows 10 and Office 365.

In the first week, we will focus on the newly announced Windows Creators update
coming out later this year. Microsoft has been very busy on lots of
accessibility
updates for this release, including:
· The Narrator launch hotkey is changing;
· Braille support in Narrator;
· Fully accessible installation experience from bootable media; and
· Web browsing and scan mode hotkey improvements, including heading and form
fields.

There will also be some exciting updates on Xbox consoles and controllers.

Jason and Jeff bring the panel together, along with Joe Steinkamp, known from
the Blind Bargains Podcast. Joe brings a vast knowledge of Microsoft products
on the desktop and in the living room. He brings to you some interesting
insights on our discussion as we talk to a wonder panel of Microsoft engineers
and experts. Here are the people you will hear from on this week’s show from
Microsoft:
· Megan Lawrence - Megan works on the Microsoft Corporate Accessibility team,
and she guides our discussion with all of our guests from Microsoft.
· Kelly Ford - Kelly works on the Windows team, and he brought two engineers
with him to talk to you all about changes coming in the Creators update.
· Larry Weiss - Larry will bring very exciting updates about the new braille
support coming in Windows 10.
· Brett Humphrey - Brett talks to us about a lot of the Narrator features
generally, and we even dive deep when it comes to Office 365 in the show next
week.

During the second part of this extensive overview of updates from Microsoft we
will focus on Office 365 and bring in even more experts:
· Malavika Rewari - Malavika joins us and talks to us all about the changes we
have seen in Office 365 over the past 6 months.
· Ailsa Leen - This is probably one of the most exciting announcements during
this two-part series. Ailsa works on the OneNote team. Ailsa talks to us
about what OneNote is, who it is intended for and most importantly, the
fantastic accessibility support that has been built into the Mac, Windows and
iOS
versions that are now shipping. Finally we have an accessible and
cross-platform
note taking application! Thank you Ailsa and your team!

Megan comes back at the end of our two-part series to give us more updates and
some exciting announcements about feedback opportunities coming to our
community.
You will not want to miss this!

On behalf of the Main Menu team, we sincerely thank Microsoft for the extensive
interview they provided us. As all of you will see, they have been busy
and they are truly here to not only empower us but to delight us as it relates
to accessibility!

We will have more to tell you in the coming months about Microsoft and how you
can provide feedback to them directly.

We will use any remaining time in the show to bring you some interesting
tidbits, so watch out for those.
Join us on Main Menu Friday at 9 p.m. Eastern on ACB Radio Mainstream. The show
repeats every 4 hours for the next 24 hours after airing. You can also
subscribe to us via your favorite podcast app. Just look for Main Menu. Follow
us on Twitter at @MainMenu. You can also listen to the show by phone, (605)
475-8130.

Thanks for your continual support and for listening.

[the-facts-machine] Main Menu: Broadcast Will Cover New Accessibility in Windows 10, Microsoft Office and One-Note

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