Unreal, I read today that Microsoft has started rolling out table support for Notepad. But guess what, if you are using a screen reader, the fact that you are in a table when editing is not communicated at all. This despite the fact that Office has clearly communicated tables when editing for many years with screen readers, including Narrator. So, clearly technical solutions exist and have been used for a long time. Why is something this basic once again left out for accessibility?
If you are so inclined, you can up vote feedback I submitted on this issue at this feedback link.
This is another example of why I say we need more accountability around accessibility. If Microsoft is going to enhance Notepad, accessibility needs an equal seat at the table, not something missed yet again.
Well, this update was just announced today, and as part of Insider builds, which should be considered beta builds, and often those involve the release of versions that will continue to be tweaked based upon user feedback, often multiple times, before ever reaching wide release.
Your point about accessibilty is well taken, but it’s premature to say it has not been considered at all in the first released version of something within an Insider build. Insider builds can get quite a few tweaks and additions as they move along.
Also, as a side note, Feedback Hub links done on Insider Builds cannot be accessed by anyone who’s not a Windows Insider, and I am not. I have complained to Microsoft about this over a year ago, and others have written comments of support that access to Feedback Hub feedback should be “universal.” Insiders feedback should be available to the broader public and vice versa. If you feel the same, then add a comment of support to https://aka.ms/AAbjtpt (using a non-Insider account).
Thanks for the reply. I do recognize this is an insider build but I’m of the opinion that as I said, accessibility deserves an equal seat at the table. If you are releasing the feature, then you should be releasing the accessibility support at the same time. Otherwise by the team people who need accessibility support get access we run into the next roadblock where we are told that it is too late to make adjustments.
And I will up vote on comments being available for all as well. I think overall Microsoft makes it far too difficult to see product feedback.