Microsoft waives July's Windows 10 upgrade deadline for assistive-tech users

While Microsoft may be sounding the alarm about the end of the free upgrade period for Windows 10, one group of users shouldn’t have to worry: those who use assistive technologies.
Microsoft plans to end its one-year free upgrade program on July 29, after which Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users will have to pay for the privilege of using Windows 10. But that deadline will not apply to users of technologies designed for disabilities, Microsoft said in a blog post.
“We are continuing to