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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Thank you, Ron, for always being such a
great champion of access. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>I find that I barely have time to breathe
with my responsibilities, and I am relieved that you “have our backs”
with monitoring emerging technology.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^</span></font><font
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<p><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'>Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich</span></font><font
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color:blue'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'>High Tech Center Training Unit of the</span></font><font
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font-family:Arial;color:blue'>California Community Colleges</span></font><font
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</span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'>De Anza College, Cupertino, CA</span></font><font
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<a href="http://www.htctu.net/"><font color=black><span style='color:black;
text-decoration:none'>www.htctu.net</span></font></a></span></font><font
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color:blue'> </span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
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</span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'>408-996-6043</span></font><font size=2
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<p><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
athen-list-bounces@mailman2.u.washington.edu
[mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman2.u.washington.edu] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ron Stewart<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, December 19, 2013
2:23 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> aheadmembers@listserve.com;
DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU; Access Technology Higher Education Network<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Athen] Office365
accessibility issues</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Good
afternoon, given the discussion on several lists I felt it my obligation to
inform all about the accessibility issues of the MS (Microsoft) Office365
product. Many of your campuses are deploying it as an alternative to investing
in the full MS Office product for your campuses. It also seems to be looked at,
by some, as an alternative to the accessibility issues with the Google Apps
platform. Unfortunately that does not seem to be the case.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks
to all who have contributed to substantiating what I had already found to be a
very problematic product. Here is a summary of the basic issues at this point.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.
The product login is problematic for almost all currently available Windows
based screen readers. It is totally unusable on the Mac OS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2.
Moving across multiple devices is problematic, if not impossible for most users
unable to see the screen or use a mouse.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>3.
The system provides no accessibility on the MAC OS or iOS with VoiceOver.
This is typical of all MS products on the Mac platforms.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>4.
Chrome users will find the system unusable since you are relying on the Chrome
based accessibility components to provide your access.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>All
of these issues have been taken to the appropriate vendors and I will attempt
to pass on relevant solutions as they come forward. There are solutions
for the MS platforms, but they require a level of technical competence that most
of our end users do not have and have also shown to be somewhat unreliable.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ron
Stewart<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>*******************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ron Stewart<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Managing Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Altformat Solutions LLC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>8300 West Weller St</span></font><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Yorktown, IN 47396</span></font><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Mobile: 609 213-2190</span></font><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fax: 765 405-1484<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>ron@altformatsolutions.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>www.altformatsolutions.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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