Re: Pro Tools Petition Promo
- From: "Gary Wood" <k8hlx@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 01:11:51 -0400
Thanks, Jerry! Well from what I hear, the Mack is working to make things
accessible out of the box with it's Tiger. I'm not sure how many people will
go over to the Mack after using Windows for all these many years. I've never
used anything like it, but judging from people who use it, Protools is a great
program, and I hope that it will become more accessible for those who like to
use its features.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry Halatyn
To: blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: Pro Tools Petition Promo
Pro Tools has been around for Windows for years. Since it was not natively a
Windows application, it doesn't work well with any screen reader. We've had
several people look into scripting it for JAWS, for example, and they all said
it would not be feasible. The overwhelming majority of studios and academic
institutions use Macs for Pro Tools. Given the fact that VoiceOver is built
into the OS, having the application be compatible with VoiceOver on the Mac is
the most efficient and cost-effective solution, accessibility without having to
jump through extra hoops of development by third parties.
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Wood
To: blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 2:30 AM
Subject: Re: Pro Tools Petition Promo
I don't know if this has been done yet, but there should be a Protools for
Windows. Maybe that'll make things a lot easier for blind people who want
to use the product!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Byron J. Lee" <byron@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 5:39 PM
Subject: Pro Tools Petition Promo
> Hey Folks,
> Here is a promo that everyone is welcome to play on their podcasts or
> radio shows. It is 1 minute and 37 seconds long. I know that's a lot of
> time for a PSA, but if it's important to you then please play it. Pro
> Tools is a program that is used by virtually every broadcasting and audio
> engineering course in the world. The blind do not have complete access to
> this program because with the demise of OutSpoken and the release of OS X
> and VoiceOver, Pro Tools has become unaccessible. Those of us who still
> use Pro Tools are stuck using an older version that is designed for OS 9
> and OutSpoken. The world of audio engineering has moved foward and we
> simply want to keep up. Please visit www.protoolspetition.org
> <http://www.protoolspetition.org> and sign the petition.
>
> You can download my promo at:
>
> http://mallard.dishnuts.net/%7Ebyron/podcasts/ProToolsPetition.mp3
> <http://mallard.dishnuts.net/%7Ebyron/podcasts/ProToolsPetition.mp3>
>
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