[tbb-bugs] #27503 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Disabling accessibility on Windows breaks screen readers

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#27503: Disabling accessibility on Windows breaks screen readers
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:
                                                 |  pospeselr
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-8.0-issues, tbb-regression,      |  Actual Points:
  GeorgKoppen201903, TorBrowserTeam201906R,      |
  tbb-8.5                                        |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:  boklm                                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by pospeselr):

 Replying to [comment:72 pospeselr]:
 > Test builds:
 >
 > i686: https://people.torproject.org/~richard/builds/torbrowser-install-
 tbb-nightly_en-US-i686-27503-candidate2.exe
 > amd64: https://people.torproject.org/~richard/builds/torbrowser-install-
 tbb-nightly_en-US-amd64-27503-candidate2.exe
 >

 Verified these both now working as expected on 64 bit windows: NVDA screen
 reading and navigation working, and pounding a representative sample of
 the IA2 apis no longer causes a crash. If any screen reader users could
 try these out that'd be great.

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