[bcab] Re: Are Macs viable for VIs?

Tristram,
 
Thanks very much for the insight on this.  I would like to know whether Macs
are as good as everybody who uses them keep telling me they are.  What do
you think?
 
 
 
 
 
Regards,
 
Geoff Madge
Contracts Manager
Information Services
Essex County Council
County Hall
Chelmsford CM1 1LX
Tel 01245 431332 (Ednet 21332)
Email geoff.madge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Tristram Llewellyn
Sent: 29 January 2007 10:49
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: Are Macs viable for VIs?


Being 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 <http://www.sightandsound.co.uk> 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Geoff Madge IS Contracts Manager <mailto:Geoff.Madge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
To: 'bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' <mailto:'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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