[bcab] Re: Are Macs viable for VIs?

Hello

 

The impression I get having lookked into this is that if one relies on
screen magnification, the Mac can be a good alternative.  If one relies on a
screen reader, not yet.

 

Regards

Isaac

  

 

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From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Geoff Madge IS Contracts Manager
Sent: 29 January 2007 11:09
To: 'bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [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

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Geoff <mailto:Geoff.Madge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  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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