From: win10@win10.groups.io [mailto:win10@win10.groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4:20 PM
To: win10@win10.groups.io
Subject: Re: [win10] Head list representative steps up to the stage (please read): culture change, June 2017 is Narrator and UWP Challenge and feedback month #Narrator #MSFTEnable #AdminNotice

Joseph,

            Might I suggest, as part of this, that participants suggest Universal Apps that others might like to try, with a brief description?

            I will be the first to admit that I have not spent one second playing with Narrator, despite my best intentions of doing so, and that I do not routinely use a single Universal App (unless you count Edge, and that's my tertiary web browser).  I dislike the Windows 10 Mail App for a number of reasons, though I could use it, but I'd love to know what others are actually using in the world of universal apps, and for what purposes (if they're not obvious, like the Mail App).

--
Brian      Version 1703, Build 15063.296, Home 64-bit

Suppression of expression by the government is censorship.

Suppression of expression by a publisher or broadcaster over what it disseminates is editorial oversight.

Suppression of expression of children by their parents is necessary socialization and good parenting.

Hi,

Agreed. Also, it would be helpful if people use the #UniversalApps hashtag when discussing apps you found interesting. Thanks.

Cheers,

Joseph

 

From: win10@win10.groups.io [mailto:win10@win10.groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4:20 PM
To: win10@win10.groups.io
Subject: Re: [win10] Head list representative steps up to the stage (please read): culture change, June 2017 is Narrator and UWP Challenge and feedback month #Narrator #MSFTEnable #AdminNotice

 

Joseph,

            Might I suggest, as part of this, that participants suggest Universal Apps that others might like to try, with a brief description?

            I will be the first to admit that I have not spent one second playing with Narrator, despite my best intentions of doing so, and that I do not routinely use a single Universal App (unless you count Edge, and that's my tertiary web browser).  I dislike the Windows 10 Mail App for a number of reasons, though I could use it, but I'd love to know what others are actually using in the world of universal apps, and for what purposes (if they're not obvious, like the Mail App).

--
Brian      Version 1703, Build 15063.296, Home 64-bit

 

Suppression of expression by the government is censorship.

Suppression of expression by a publisher or broadcaster over what it disseminates is editorial oversight.

Suppression of expression of children by their parents is necessary socialization and good parenting.

 

Hi,

Agreed. Also, it would be helpful if people use the #UniversalApps hashtag when discussing apps you found interesting. Thanks.

Cheers,

Joseph

 

From: win10@win10.groups.io [mailto:win10@win10.groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4:20 PM
To: win10@win10.groups.io
Subject: Re: [win10] Head list representative steps up to the stage (please read): culture change, June 2017 is Narrator and UWP Challenge and feedback month #Narrator #MSFTEnable #AdminNotice

 

Joseph,

            Might I suggest, as part of this, that participants suggest Universal Apps that others might like to try, with a brief description?

            I will be the first to admit that I have not spent one second playing with Narrator, despite my best intentions of doing so, and that I do not routinely use a single Universal App (unless you count Edge, and that's my tertiary web browser).  I dislike the Windows 10 Mail App for a number of reasons, though I could use it, but I'd love to know what others are actually using in the world of universal apps, and for what purposes (if they're not obvious, like the Mail App).

--
Brian      Version 1703, Build 15063.296, Home 64-bit

 

Suppression of expression by the government is censorship.

Suppression of expression by a publisher or broadcaster over what it disseminates is editorial oversight.

Suppression of expression of children by their parents is necessary socialization and good parenting.

 

If we use a universal app, I'm assuming we give feedback  to the developer, not Microsoft?  I haven't done much with the Windows 10 app store.  Is there a way to give feedback to developers from there?

Sent from my iPhone

Hi,

Agreed. Also, it would be helpful if people use the #UniversalApps hashtag when discussing apps you found interesting. Thanks.

Cheers,

Joseph

 

From: win10@win10.groups.io [mailto:win10@win10.groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4:20 PM
To: win10@win10.groups.io
Subject: Re: [win10] Head list representative steps up to the stage (please read): culture change, June 2017 is Narrator and UWP Challenge and feedback month #Narrator #MSFTEnable #AdminNotice

 

Joseph,

            Might I suggest, as part of this, that participants suggest Universal Apps that others might like to try, with a brief description?

            I will be the first to admit that I have not spent one second playing with Narrator, despite my best intentions of doing so, and that I do not routinely use a single Universal App (unless you count Edge, and that's my tertiary web browser).  I dislike the Windows 10 Mail App for a number of reasons, though I could use it, but I'd love to know what others are actually using in the world of universal apps, and for what purposes (if they're not obvious, like the Mail App).

--
Brian      Version 1703, Build 15063.296, Home 64-bit

 

Suppression of expression by the government is censorship.

Suppression of expression by a publisher or broadcaster over what it disseminates is editorial oversight.

Suppression of expression of children by their parents is necessary socialization and good parenting.

 

So far the only app I use from the store is the mail app. I use skype, twitter, facebook, knfb etc. off my apple side! It was just plain easier. But I am always willing to try some apps from the store. Is there a list you want us to try? Thanks, Heather

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

If we use a universal app, I'm assuming we give feedback  to the developer, not Microsoft?  I haven't done much with the Windows 10 app store.  Is there a way to give feedback to developers from there?

Sent from my iPhone

Hi,

Agreed. Also, it would be helpful if people use the #UniversalApps hashtag when discussing apps you found interesting. Thanks.

Cheers,

Joseph

 

From: win10@win10.groups.io [mailto:win10@win10.groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4:20 PM
To: win10@win10.groups.io
Subject: Re: [win10] Head list representative steps up to the stage (please read): culture change, June 2017 is Narrator and UWP Challenge and feedback month #Narrator #MSFTEnable #AdminNotice

 

Joseph,

            Might I suggest, as part of this, that participants suggest Universal Apps that others might like to try, with a brief description?

            I will be the first to admit that I have not spent one second playing with Narrator, despite my best intentions of doing so, and that I do not routinely use a single Universal App (unless you count Edge, and that's my tertiary web browser).  I dislike the Windows 10 Mail App for a number of reasons, though I could use it, but I'd love to know what others are actually using in the world of universal apps, and for what purposes (if they're not obvious, like the Mail App).

--
Brian      Version 1703, Build 15063.296, Home 64-bit

 

Suppression of expression by the government is censorship.

Suppression of expression by a publisher or broadcaster over what it disseminates is editorial oversight.

Suppression of expression of children by their parents is necessary socialization and good parenting.

 

Hi,

Imagination is the only limit: don’t limit yourself to what’s already popular.

Cheers,

Joseph

So far the only app I use from the store is the mail app. I use skype, twitter, facebook, knfb etc. off my apple side! It was just plain easier. But I am always willing to try some apps from the store. Is there a list you want us to try? Thanks, Heather

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

If we use a universal app, I'm assuming we give feedback  to the developer, not Microsoft?  I haven't done much with the Windows 10 app store.  Is there a way to give feedback to developers from there?

Sent from my iPhone

Hi,

Agreed. Also, it would be helpful if people use the #UniversalApps hashtag when discussing apps you found interesting. Thanks.

Cheers,

Joseph

 

From: win10@win10.groups.io [mailto:win10@win10.groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4:20 PM
To: win10@win10.groups.io
Subject: Re: [win10] Head list representative steps up to the stage (please read): culture change, June 2017 is Narrator and UWP Challenge and feedback month #Narrator #MSFTEnable #AdminNotice

 

Joseph,

            Might I suggest, as part of this, that participants suggest Universal Apps that others might like to try, with a brief description?

            I will be the first to admit that I have not spent one second playing with Narrator, despite my best intentions of doing so, and that I do not routinely use a single Universal App (unless you count Edge, and that's my tertiary web browser).  I dislike the Windows 10 Mail App for a number of reasons, though I could use it, but I'd love to know what others are actually using in the world of universal apps, and for what purposes (if they're not obvious, like the Mail App).

--
Brian      Version 1703, Build 15063.296, Home 64-bit

 

Suppression of expression by the government is censorship.

Suppression of expression by a publisher or broadcaster over what it disseminates is editorial oversight.

Suppression of expression of children by their parents is necessary socialization and good parenting.

 

Hi,

I should have said: don’t limit yourself as to what apps you can try.

Cheers,

Joseph

Hi,

Imagination is the only limit: don’t limit yourself to what’s already popular.

Cheers,

Joseph

So far the only app I use from the store is the mail app. I use skype, twitter, facebook, knfb etc. off my apple side! It was just plain easier. But I am always willing to try some apps from the store. Is there a list you want us to try? Thanks, Heather

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

If we use a universal app, I'm assuming we give feedback  to the developer, not Microsoft?  I haven't done much with the Windows 10 app store.  Is there a way to give feedback to developers from there?

Sent from my iPhone

Hi,

Agreed. Also, it would be helpful if people use the #UniversalApps hashtag when discussing apps you found interesting. Thanks.

Cheers,

Joseph

 

From: win10@win10.groups.io [mailto:win10@win10.groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4:20 PM
To: win10@win10.groups.io
Subject: Re: [win10] Head list representative steps up to the stage (please read): culture change, June 2017 is Narrator and UWP Challenge and feedback month #Narrator #MSFTEnable #AdminNotice

 

Joseph,

            Might I suggest, as part of this, that participants suggest Universal Apps that others might like to try, with a brief description?

            I will be the first to admit that I have not spent one second playing with Narrator, despite my best intentions of doing so, and that I do not routinely use a single Universal App (unless you count Edge, and that's my tertiary web browser).  I dislike the Windows 10 Mail App for a number of reasons, though I could use it, but I'd love to know what others are actually using in the world of universal apps, and for what purposes (if they're not obvious, like the Mail App).

--
Brian      Version 1703, Build 15063.296, Home 64-bit

 

Suppression of expression by the government is censorship.

Suppression of expression by a publisher or broadcaster over what it disseminates is editorial oversight.

Suppression of expression of children by their parents is necessary socialization and good parenting.

 

Hi,

To the developer, yes, but preferably to both the developer and Microsoft for the month of June.

Cheers,

Joseph

Hi,

Agreed. Also, it would be helpful if people use the #UniversalApps hashtag when discussing apps you found interesting. Thanks.

Cheers,

Joseph

 

From: win10@win10.groups.io [mailto:win10@win10.groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4:20 PM
To: win10@win10.groups.io
Subject: Re: [win10] Head list representative steps up to the stage (please read): culture change, June 2017 is Narrator and UWP Challenge and feedback month #Narrator #MSFTEnable #AdminNotice

 

Joseph,

            Might I suggest, as part of this, that participants suggest Universal Apps that others might like to try, with a brief description?

            I will be the first to admit that I have not spent one second playing with Narrator, despite my best intentions of doing so, and that I do not routinely use a single Universal App (unless you count Edge, and that's my tertiary web browser).  I dislike the Windows 10 Mail App for a number of reasons, though I could use it, but I'd love to know what others are actually using in the world of universal apps, and for what purposes (if they're not obvious, like the Mail App).

--
Brian      Version 1703, Build 15063.296, Home 64-bit

 

Suppression of expression by the government is censorship.

Suppression of expression by a publisher or broadcaster over what it disseminates is editorial oversight.

Suppression of expression of children by their parents is necessary socialization and good parenting.

 

Hi joseph I thought about also creating a narrator mailing list on groups.io but was want to get people’s ideas on what features they would want to discuss on the narrator mailing list.

Kenny Peyatt jr.

Hi,

To the developer, yes, but preferably to both the developer and Microsoft for the month of June.

Cheers,

Joseph

Hi,

Agreed. Also, it would be helpful if people use the #UniversalApps hashtag when discussing apps you found interesting. Thanks.

Cheers,

Joseph

 

From: win10@win10.groups.io [mailto:win10@win10.groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4:20 PM
To: win10@win10.groups.io
Subject: Re: [win10] Head list representative steps up to the stage (please read): culture change, June 2017 is Narrator and UWP Challenge and feedback month #Narrator #MSFTEnable #AdminNotice

 

Joseph,

            Might I suggest, as part of this, that participants suggest Universal Apps that others might like to try, with a brief description?

            I will be the first to admit that I have not spent one second playing with Narrator, despite my best intentions of doing so, and that I do not routinely use a single Universal App (unless you count Edge, and that's my tertiary web browser).  I dislike the Windows 10 Mail App for a number of reasons, though I could use it, but I'd love to know what others are actually using in the world of universal apps, and for what purposes (if they're not obvious, like the Mail App).

--
Brian      Version 1703, Build 15063.296, Home 64-bit

 

Suppression of expression by the government is censorship.

Suppression of expression by a publisher or broadcaster over what it disseminates is editorial oversight.

Suppression of expression of children by their parents is necessary socialization and good parenting.

 

Citizens of Win10 forum and subgroups,



First, thanks goes to Chris G for a proposal on using Narrator for a while
in hopes of providing feedback to Microsoft. This has been accepted for two
reasons: for feedback gathering, as well as an opportunity for a culture
change. I'd like to ask Jeff Petty from Microsoft to make his formal intro
as a reply to this letter.



Background: All of us have something we believe in or behavior that's
acceptable for us, and these form our cultural worldviews. For many of us,
using what we know already is a time saver and quite efficient. But look
around us now: every day we face challenges, new forms of harm are reported
(yes, condolences to people of Manchester), and technology changes at a
remarkable pace.



As people with disabilities, we often learn alternatives, including various
assistive technologies. Sometimes, we're so into what we know that we
forget
that the world is in a constant flux. This means that, at one point or
another, we need to step outside and taste what's going on around us. In
context of Windows 10, this is more so now: the era where you can just sit
back and eat what we have is over; sometimes, we have to venture out of our
comfort zone, and this is what I mean by a "culture change" - willingness
for all of us to experiment with new things.



Therefore, I hereby declare that, for the entire month of June 2017, I'd
like to ask all of us to do the following two things:



* Use Narrator to perform tasks. If you are a Windows Insider, please
provide at least one feedback regarding Narrator in June 2017.
* Use at least ten universal apps - five you know, five you wanted to
try. At least three of these should be something you can download and/or
purchase from Windows Store.



I'm doing this for three reasons:



* Windows 10 and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) are feedback-driven
ecosystems, therefore our feedback is very important to developers.
* We need a culture change. Until now I've been asking all of you to
at least try universal apps. But I believe it is time to take it to the
next
level: use universal apps (or volunteer yourself to using them), taste
them,
and give feedback. And no, this won't be forced upon you. Sometimes a
radical change in culture is required, and I believe it is time to
implement
at least some of them; but I know that you don't want this forced upon you,
so it should be something you are willing (yes, willing) to go through.
* We need to think: don't just listen to what I and other experts say.
You should be willing to challenge my assumptions, beliefs and what not,
and
given recent events in the assistive technology landscape, we need to think
critically about the information presented to us and make wise decisions.
And yes, part of that involves having the willingness to try out new
things.



Again I'd like to request that all members of this forum cluster join this
campaign. Also, this should not be limited to this forum cluster: folks
outside should also participate and provide feedback.



Thank you.

Cheers,

Joseph

Joseph,

Might I suggest, as part of this, that participants suggest Universal Apps that others might like to try, with a brief description?

I will be the first to admit that I have not spent one second playing with Narrator, despite my best intentions of doing so, and that I do not routinely use a single Universal App (unless you count Edge, and that's my tertiary web browser). I dislike the Windows 10 Mail App for a number of reasons, though I could use it, but I'd love to know what others are actually using in the world of universal apps, and for what purposes (if they're not obvious, like the Mail App).

--
Brian Version 1703, Build 15063.296, Home 64-bit


*Suppression of expression by the government is censorship.
*

*Suppression of expression by a publisher or broadcaster over what it disseminates is editorial oversight.*

*Suppression of expression of children by their parents is necessary socialization and good parenting.*

I have been wanting to try using narrarator, but don’t know anything about using it except turning it on and off. Is there a tutorial on using it anywhere so that I can participate in this.

Thanks,

Kurt


From: win10@win10.groups.io [mailto:win10@win10.groups.io] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 7:55 PM
To: win10@win10.groups.io
Subject: Re: [win10] Head list representative steps up to the stage (pleaseread): culture change, June 2017 is Narrator and UWP Challenge and feedbackmonth #Narrator #MSFTEnable #AdminNotice


Hi,

I should have said: don’t limit yourself as to what apps you can try.

Cheers,

Joseph


From: win10@win10.groups.io [mailto:win10@win10.groups.io] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4:54 PM
To: win10@win10.groups.io
Subject: Re: [win10] Head list representative steps up to the stage (pleaseread): culture change, June 2017 is Narrator and UWP Challenge and feedbackmonth #Narrator #MSFTEnable #AdminNotice


Hi,

Imagination is the only limit: don’t limit yourself to what’s already popular.

Cheers,

Joseph


From: win10@win10.groups.io [mailto:win10@win10.groups.io] On Behalf Of heather albright
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4:52 PM
To: win10@win10.groups.io
Subject: Re: [win10] Head list representative steps up to the stage (pleaseread): culture change, June 2017 is Narrator and UWP Challenge and feedbackmonth #Narrator #MSFTEnable #AdminNotice


So far the only app I use from the store is the mail app. I use skype, twitter, facebook, knfb etc. off my apple side! It was just plain easier. But I am always willing to try some apps from the store. Is there a list you want us to try? Thanks, Heather


Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10


From: Ryan Mann <mailto:rmann0581@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 6:42 PM
To: win10@win10.groups.io
Subject: Re: [win10] Head list representative steps up to the stage (pleaseread): culture change, June 2017 is Narrator and UWP Challenge and feedbackmonth #Narrator #MSFTEnable #AdminNotice


If we use a universal app, I'm assuming we give feedback to the developer, not Microsoft? I haven't done much with the Windows 10 app store. Is there a way to give feedback to developers from there?

Sent from my iPhone


On May 24, 2017, at 7:21 PM, Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

Agreed. Also, it would be helpful if people use the #UniversalApps hashtag when discussing apps you found interesting. Thanks.

Cheers,

Joseph


From: win10@win10.groups.io [mailto:win10@win10.groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4:20 PM
To: win10@win10.groups.io
Subject: Re: [win10] Head list representative steps up to the stage (please read): culture change, June 2017 is Narrator and UWP Challenge and feedback month #Narrator #MSFTEnable #AdminNotice


Joseph,

Might I suggest, as part of this, that participants suggest Universal Apps that others might like to try, with a brief description?

I will be the first to admit that I have not spent one second playing with Narrator, despite my best intentions of doing so, and that I do not routinely use a single Universal App (unless you count Edge, and that's my tertiary web browser). I dislike the Windows 10 Mail App for a number of reasons, though I could use it, but I'd love to know what others are actually using in the world of universal apps, and for what purposes (if they're not obvious, like the Mail App).

Citizens of Win10 forum and subgroups,

First, thanks goes to Chris G for a proposal on using Narrator for a while in hopes of providing feedback to Microsoft. This has been accepted for two reasons: for feedback gathering, as well as an opportunity for a culture change. I’d like to ask Jeff Petty from Microsoft to make his formal intro as a reply to this letter.

Background: All of us have something we believe in or behavior that’s acceptable for us, and these form our cultural worldviews. For many of us, using what we know already is a time saver and quite efficient. But look around us now: every day we face challenges, new forms of harm are reported (yes, condolences to people of Manchester), and technology changes at a remarkable pace.

As people with disabilities, we often learn alternatives, including various assistive technologies. Sometimes, we’re so into what we know that we forget that the world is in a constant flux. This means that, at one point or another, we need to step outside and taste what’s going on around us. In context of Windows 10, this is more so now: the era where you can just sit back and eat what we have is over; sometimes, we have to venture out of our comfort zone, and this is what I mean by a “culture change” – willingness for all of us to experiment with new things.

Therefore, I hereby declare that, for the entire month of June 2017, I’d like to ask all of us to do the following two things:

• Use Narrator to perform tasks. If you are a Windows Insider, please provide at least one feedback regarding Narrator in June 2017.
• Use at least ten universal apps – five you know, five you wanted to try. At least three of these should be something you can download and/or purchase from Windows Store.

I’m doing this for three reasons:

• Windows 10 and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) are feedback-driven ecosystems, therefore our feedback is very important to developers.
• We need a culture change. Until now I’ve been asking all of you to at least try universal apps. But I believe it is time to take it to the next level: use universal apps (or volunteer yourself to using them), taste them, and give feedback. And no, this won’t be forced upon you. Sometimes a radical change in culture is required, and I believe it is time to implement at least some of them; but I know that you don’t want this forced upon you, so it should be something you are willing (yes, willing) to go through.
• We need to think: don’t just listen to what I and other experts say. You should be willing to challenge my assumptions, beliefs and what not, and given recent events in the assistive technology landscape, we need to think critically about the information presented to us and make wise decisions. And yes, part of that involves having the willingness to try out new things.

Again I’d like to request that all members of this forum cluster join this campaign. Also, this should not be limited to this forum cluster: folks outside should also participate and provide feedback.

Thank you.

Cheers,

Joseph

Joseph,

Great suggestion. I use Narrator sometimes and find it works better

with some onboard apps better than JAWS and NVDA. I downloaded a

calendar app for a friend the other day called Power Calendar. It did

pretty ok with Narrator. Now I will download some apps for myself and

give feedback.

Kindest regards

Allen

On 5/24/17, Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@...> wrote:

> Citizens of Win10 forum and subgroups,

> 

> 

> 

> First, thanks goes to Chris G for a proposal on using Narrator for a while

> in hopes of providing feedback to Microsoft. This has been accepted for two

> reasons: for feedback gathering, as well as an opportunity for a culture

> change. I'd like to ask Jeff Petty from Microsoft to make his formal intro

> as a reply to this letter.

> 

> 

> 

> Background: All of us have something we believe in or behavior that's

> acceptable for us, and these form our cultural worldviews. For many of us,

> using what we know already is a time saver and quite efficient. But look

> around us now: every day we face challenges, new forms of harm are reported

> (yes, condolences to people of Manchester), and technology changes at a

> remarkable pace.

> 

> 

> 

> As people with disabilities, we often learn alternatives, including various

> assistive technologies. Sometimes, we're so into what we know that we

> forget

> that the world is in a constant flux. This means that, at one point or

> another, we need to step outside and taste what's going on around us. In

> context of Windows 10, this is more so now: the era where you can just sit

> back and eat what we have is over; sometimes, we have to venture out of our

> comfort zone, and this is what I mean by a "culture change" - willingness

> for all of us to experiment with new things.

> 

> 

> 

> Therefore, I hereby declare that, for the entire month of June 2017, I'd

> like to ask all of us to do the following two things:

> 

> 

> 

> *          Use Narrator to perform tasks. If you are a Windows Insider, please

> provide at least one feedback regarding Narrator in June 2017.

> *          Use at least ten universal apps - five you know, five you wanted to

> try. At least three of these should be something you can download and/or

> purchase from Windows Store.

> 

> 

> 

> I'm doing this for three reasons:

> 

> 

> 

> *          Windows 10 and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) are feedback-driven

> ecosystems, therefore our feedback is very important to developers.

> *          We need a culture change. Until now I've been asking all of you to

> at least try universal apps. But I believe it is time to take it to the

> next

> level: use universal apps (or volunteer yourself to using them), taste

> them,

> and give feedback. And no, this won't be forced upon you. Sometimes a

> radical change in culture is required, and I believe it is time to

> implement

> at least some of them; but I know that you don't want this forced upon you,

> so it should be something you are willing (yes, willing) to go through.

> *          We need to think: don't just listen to what I and other experts say.

> You should be willing to challenge my assumptions, beliefs and what not,

> and

> given recent events in the assistive technology landscape, we need to think

> critically about the information presented to us and make wise decisions.

> And yes, part of that involves having the willingness to try out new

> things.

> 

> 

> 

> Again I'd like to request that all members of this forum cluster join this

> campaign. Also, this should not be limited to this forum cluster: folks

> outside should also participate and provide feedback.

> 

> 

> 

> Thank you.

> 

> Cheers,

> 

> Joseph

> 

> 

Citizens of Win10 forum and subgroups,

First, thanks goes to Chris G for a proposal on using Narrator for a while in hopes of providing feedback to Microsoft. This has been accepted for two reasons: for feedback gathering, as well as an opportunity for a culture change. I’d like to ask Jeff Petty from Microsoft to make his formal intro as a reply to this letter.

Background: All of us have something we believe in or behavior that’s acceptable for us, and these form our cultural worldviews. For many of us, using what we know already is a time saver and quite efficient. But look around us now: every day we face challenges, new forms of harm are reported (yes, condolences to people of Manchester), and technology changes at a remarkable pace.

As people with disabilities, we often learn alternatives, including various assistive technologies. Sometimes, we’re so into what we know that we forget that the world is in a constant flux. This means that, at one point or another, we need to step outside and taste what’s going on around us. In context of Windows 10, this is more so now: the era where you can just sit back and eat what we have is over; sometimes, we have to venture out of our comfort zone, and this is what I mean by a “culture change” – willingness for all of us to experiment with new things.

Therefore, I hereby declare that, for the entire month of June 2017, I’d like to ask all of us to do the following two things:

• Use Narrator to perform tasks. If you are a Windows Insider, please provide at least one feedback regarding Narrator in June 2017.
• Use at least ten universal apps – five you know, five you wanted to try. At least three of these should be something you can download and/or purchase from Windows Store.

I’m doing this for three reasons:

• Windows 10 and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) are feedback-driven ecosystems, therefore our feedback is very important to developers.
• We need a culture change. Until now I’ve been asking all of you to at least try universal apps. But I believe it is time to take it to the next level: use universal apps (or volunteer yourself to using them), taste them, and give feedback. And no, this won’t be forced upon you. Sometimes a radical change in culture is required, and I believe it is time to implement at least some of them; but I know that you don’t want this forced upon you, so it should be something you are willing (yes, willing) to go through.
• We need to think: don’t just listen to what I and other experts say. You should be willing to challenge my assumptions, beliefs and what not, and given recent events in the assistive technology landscape, we need to think critically about the information presented to us and make wise decisions. And yes, part of that involves having the willingness to try out new things.

Again I’d like to request that all members of this forum cluster join this campaign. Also, this should not be limited to this forum cluster: folks outside should also participate and provide feedback.

Thank you.

Cheers,

Joseph

Hi Joseph and all,

I would very much like to participate in the Culture challenge in June. I love experimenting with Narrator already in different apps, and even with IE and Chrome browsers. I have a lot of input for Narrator. I have already sent some win10 feed back on the modifier keys like the arrow keys, and alt, and the like, always speaking. This is exciting, and I will give you guys a lot of feed back about narrator, I will follow Jeff Petty on Twitter.

David Moore

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Citizens of Win10 forum and subgroups,

First, thanks goes to Chris G for a proposal on using Narrator for a while in hopes of providing feedback to Microsoft. This has been accepted for two reasons: for feedback gathering, as well as an opportunity for a culture change. I’d like to ask Jeff Petty from Microsoft to make his formal intro as a reply to this letter.

Background: All of us have something we believe in or behavior that’s acceptable for us, and these form our cultural worldviews. For many of us, using what we know already is a time saver and quite efficient. But look around us now: every day we face challenges, new forms of harm are reported (yes, condolences to people of Manchester), and technology changes at a remarkable pace.

As people with disabilities, we often learn alternatives, including various assistive technologies. Sometimes, we’re so into what we know that we forget that the world is in a constant flux. This means that, at one point or another, we need to step outside and taste what’s going on around us. In context of Windows 10, this is more so now: the era where you can just sit back and eat what we have is over; sometimes, we have to venture out of our comfort zone, and this is what I mean by a “culture change” – willingness for all of us to experiment with new things.

Therefore, I hereby declare that, for the entire month of June 2017, I’d like to ask all of us to do the following two things:

• Use Narrator to perform tasks. If you are a Windows Insider, please provide at least one feedback regarding Narrator in June 2017.
• Use at least ten universal apps – five you know, five you wanted to try. At least three of these should be something you can download and/or purchase from Windows Store.

I’m doing this for three reasons:

• Windows 10 and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) are feedback-driven ecosystems, therefore our feedback is very important to developers.
• We need a culture change. Until now I’ve been asking all of you to at least try universal apps. But I believe it is time to take it to the next level: use universal apps (or volunteer yourself to using them), taste them, and give feedback. And no, this won’t be forced upon you. Sometimes a radical change in culture is required, and I believe it is time to implement at least some of them; but I know that you don’t want this forced upon you, so it should be something you are willing (yes, willing) to go through.
• We need to think: don’t just listen to what I and other experts say. You should be willing to challenge my assumptions, beliefs and what not, and given recent events in the assistive technology landscape, we need to think critically about the information presented to us and make wise decisions. And yes, part of that involves having the willingness to try out new things.

Again I’d like to request that all members of this forum cluster join this campaign. Also, this should not be limited to this forum cluster: folks outside should also participate and provide feedback.

Thank you.

Cheers,

Joseph

Hi guys!

I want to know if the modifier keys can be turned off in Narrator speech. I keep hearing right arrow, for example, when I read character, and I can’t hear the characters with Narrator saying right arrow every time. Is this something that still needs to be updated in Narrator. I already put this in the win10 feed back, but I just want to be sure that I am not missing anything to turn off those keys like windows, alt, and those keys from being said.

David Moore

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Joseph,

Great suggestion. I use Narrator sometimes and find it works better

with some onboard apps better than JAWS and NVDA. I downloaded a

calendar app for a friend the other day called Power Calendar. It did

pretty ok with Narrator. Now I will download some apps for myself and

give feedback.

Kindest regards

Allen

On 5/24/17, Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@...> wrote:

> Citizens of Win10 forum and subgroups,

> 

> 

> 

> First, thanks goes to Chris G for a proposal on using Narrator for a while

> in hopes of providing feedback to Microsoft. This has been accepted for two

> reasons: for feedback gathering, as well as an opportunity for a culture

> change. I'd like to ask Jeff Petty from Microsoft to make his formal intro

> as a reply to this letter.

> 

> 

> 

> Background: All of us have something we believe in or behavior that's

> acceptable for us, and these form our cultural worldviews. For many of us,

> using what we know already is a time saver and quite efficient. But look

> around us now: every day we face challenges, new forms of harm are reported

> (yes, condolences to people of Manchester), and technology changes at a

> remarkable pace.

> 

> 

> 

> As people with disabilities, we often learn alternatives, including various

> assistive technologies. Sometimes, we're so into what we know that we

> forget

> that the world is in a constant flux. This means that, at one point or

> another, we need to step outside and taste what's going on around us. In

> context of Windows 10, this is more so now: the era where you can just sit

> back and eat what we have is over; sometimes, we have to venture out of our

> comfort zone, and this is what I mean by a "culture change" - willingness

> for all of us to experiment with new things.

> 

> 

> 

> Therefore, I hereby declare that, for the entire month of June 2017, I'd

> like to ask all of us to do the following two things:

> 

> 

> 

> *          Use Narrator to perform tasks. If you are a Windows Insider, please

> provide at least one feedback regarding Narrator in June 2017.

> *          Use at least ten universal apps - five you know, five you wanted to

> try. At least three of these should be something you can download and/or

> purchase from Windows Store.

> 

> 

> 

> I'm doing this for three reasons:

> 

> 

> 

> *          Windows 10 and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) are feedback-driven

> ecosystems, therefore our feedback is very important to developers.

> *          We need a culture change. Until now I've been asking all of you to

> at least try universal apps. But I believe it is time to take it to the

> next

> level: use universal apps (or volunteer yourself to using them), taste

> them,

> and give feedback. And no, this won't be forced upon you. Sometimes a

> radical change in culture is required, and I believe it is time to

> implement

> at least some of them; but I know that you don't want this forced upon you,

> so it should be something you are willing (yes, willing) to go through.

> *          We need to think: don't just listen to what I and other experts say.

> You should be willing to challenge my assumptions, beliefs and what not,

> and

> given recent events in the assistive technology landscape, we need to think

> critically about the information presented to us and make wise decisions.

> And yes, part of that involves having the willingness to try out new

> things.

> 

> 

> 

> Again I'd like to request that all members of this forum cluster join this

> campaign. Also, this should not be limited to this forum cluster: folks

> outside should also participate and provide feedback.

> 

> 

> 

> Thank you.

> 

> Cheers,

> 

> Joseph

> 

>