Re: Pro Tools Petition Promo
- From: "Jerry Halatyn" <jhalatyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 18:00:54 -0400
Hey gary,
Well, aside from the existing blind Mac users, there are more and more Windows
users switching to the Mac platform. Especially now that Macs can also run
Windows if necessary and, more so, since virtualization allows the Mac OS to
run Windows applications without actually running the Windows operating system,
things might change quite a bit. More than anything, though, for a student to
be able to use any Mac within an academic environment is just the absolute
best. One last thing I forgot to mention is the price. The VoiceOver screen
reader is, uh, free! Yes, that's right, free. LOL.
Anyway, let's hope this all works out for the best and becomes an example of
what can happen when we raise our voices.
Cheers.
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Wood
To: blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 1:11 AM
Subject: Re: Pro Tools Petition Promo
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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