[Blindtlk] jaws and norton 2008

dewey bradley dewey.bradley at att.net
Mon May 5 22:33:16 CDT 2008


I didn't know this about norton, I heard that It was the best.
As soon as I find something els, I'm going to see If they will return this 
norton crap.
What the worse part Is that.
With my DSL service, they give me norton for free, but I still can't use It.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <tjosephcarter at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] jaws and norton 2008


> Diane,
>
> They also aren't aware that Symmanetc Norton Anti-Virus is the least
> effective virus scanner on the market, handily beaten by ALL OTHER
> competitors, including AVG Free Edition and non-resident scanner ClamAV.
>
> How do they justify spending taxpayer money on industry-proven total crap,
> particularly if that total crap is inaccessible?
>
> Joseph
>
> On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 01:15:19PM -0400, Graves, Diane wrote:
>> Hi Dewey,
>>
>> Actually, I have never heard of VR paying for bus passes or
>> transportation once you are employed.  They certainly don't do that in
>> Indiana. I consider that expense my responsibility.  Just as I would
>> have to pay my own car maintenance and gasoline expenses, if I were a
>> sighted person driving to work, or, for that matter, my own public
>> transit expenses if I were a sighted person commuting that way.
>>
>> However, if this virus software does not work with Jaws, it definitely
>> seems to me that you  have just cause to challenge this counselor.  If
>> you can't get through to him, I would take it to his supervisor. They do
>> have to provide you with equipment that is accessible.
>>
>> Jaws being the most utilized of the screen readers, it is amazing to me
>> that they didn't know about this incompatibility prior to purchasing the
>> Norton for you.
>>
>> Diane Graves
>> Civil Rights Specialist
>> Indiana Civil Rights Commission
>> Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
>> 317-232-2647
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