Amen, Lewis! I've been using a talking computer since 1987, and the same scare andfear tactics have ripped through the blind community every year for those31 years since my first computer spoke its

I think he didn't contact the dude off list because he doesn't know how to get the email address of the person who wrote. I certainly don’t see how to do this.

Here's what I'm seeing. There are maybe what. 3 people that don't agree with Skype being accessible now. I haven't tried the 8 version yet. But I think enough people use it that even having not

Hey don't worry about it brian, I'll let this one slide, but for sure next time if yu can please take that particular discussion off list. Happy skyping and again don't worry about it.

Actually your statement is not true. I block the potential flames that might or might not start up. This list is for skpe and skype only, no flames aloud if you read the welcome message. So yeah

Hello James I would have preferred writing to you privately on this matter because we are a commercial company, and this list is probably not the place to discuss such matters, but I was unable to

Hi Brian, can we get the scripts, and how much?

Hello friends, I see so much wasted energy being wasted on a subject that has been argued to the point of trying to ride a dead mule. The new skype is here and its not going away. No company in the

Well quite, and thank you. I would encourage anyone to contact the D A D if they have such concerns, in a positive manner. As I say, I did do so prior to 8.30 being released, and they got back to me

excellent stuff. I also reitterate, that the attitudes we choose to arm ourselves with when we reach out also determines just how much joy we're likely to receive, and I know you to be a professional

Hi Shaun Absolutely right, and I have done that. I've reached out to the Disability answer desk both by phone and in writing, and also to the Skype team directly.

Might it not also be prudent to reach out to Microsoft and address those self same concerns with them? otherwise, they aren't likely to be aware that that functionality has a need, because as helpful

Hi to all I've hesitated a lot in writing on what has proved to be quite a thorny issue, but it is worth making one or two points. I absolutely agree that Microsoft have made tremendous strides in

You misread my message. You can receive the file on any device, but you can't process it on any device with the appropriate applications, since some applications are working only under specific

The accessibility is the final result seen by the user, not the features offered by the operating system's manufacturer, because if the screen reader manufacturer can't keep up with the changes, the

I am not referring to Skype at its start, but just right before beeing bought by Microsoft. A long period there were some people that were still using an older versions of Skype exactly because they

GW was a bolt on at best and crashed more often than a blind man driving on the road. I'll grant you, the concept was sound, and when it worked, it worked well, however, Skype, rightfully, in my

actually no, because before MS bought Skype, it was owned by the developers of Kazzaa. They admitedly started to get it right towards the end, but, to start with, Skype was in fact very much

I will grant you one caveat, however, sending a file in skype for windows, is quite frankly a little dicey, and I'd like to see that rectified, but as it is not something I do often what with the

you can receive a file on any device, the buttons are there and clearly labeled, and stand prouder than a honeymooner's well, you get the idea. Suffice it to say, it is doable, and easily so at that.