[bcab] Re: Are Macs viable for VIs?

MessageBeing a Mac owner and knowing a thing or two about screen readers I 
would say in general it is isn't viable yet.  There are still a lot of things 
tbat are not accessible.  It may be worth holding off until you see OS 10.5 and 
guage opinion from there, whilst publically they have announced the 
improvements made to VoiceOver application support was not one of them unless 
they are keeping something back.  Ironically at present Apples iTunes is less 
accessible on a Mac than it is on a PC.

Regards.

Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Geoff Madge IS Contracts Manager 
  To: 'bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' 
  Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 9:31 AM
  Subject: [bcab] Are Macs viable for VIs?


  Hello All.

  I am considering buying a new system at home and I am interested to know if 
anybody is using a Mac successfully as their home system.  Is OSX 10.4 and all 
the associated applications accessible to a totally blind person now?  Also, 
can it support braille output reliably.  I look forward to hearing views both 
for and against.


  Regards,

  Geoff Madge
  Contracts Manager
  Information Services
  Essex County Council
  County Hall
  Chelmsford CM1 1LX
  Tel 01245 431332 (Ednet 21332)
  Email geoff.madge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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