os.access now returns True on Windows for any existing directory.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 7172f83..735b073 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 Library
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+- os.access now returns True on Windows for any existing directory.
+
 - Issue #1531: tarfile.py: Read fileobj from the current offset, do not
   seek to the start.