[mac4theblind] Re: when checking Voiceover "to be controlled by apple scripts", are there any that come with it by default?

  • From: John Panarese <jpanarese@xxxxxx>
  • To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:55:57 -0500

     The important thing is not to get overwhelmed.  Learning the Mac is like 
any other new task.  It's a process that you have to take at your own pace.

     I would try to learn some VoiceOver basics first.  Use the quick start 
guide with control-option-command-F8 and go through that entirely to get 
comfortable with VoiceOver basics.

     Once you do that, make your goals small at first.  Pick an application to 
start with, like Mail or Text Edit, and try to get familiar with it using what 
you have learned with VoiceOver.

     Study the material that is on my website and in many other places and 
listen to the podcasts that are available.  Vision Australia is a good place to 
start, as well as those on the Blind Cool Tech website.  I have some Lion 
basics demonstrations in my demonstrations section.


    Just keep in mind that every little battle you win is one step in the right 
direction.  Just don't let yourself get flustered.  If you start to feel 
frustrated, walk away from the Mac for a time and come back when you clear your 
mind.

   If you are a Windows user, do your best to separate your thinking from the 
Windows screen reader way of doing things.  Yes, if similar concepts help you 
get things straight in your mind, that's fine, but don't think VoiceOver will 
or should act like JAWS or Window-Eyes and that the Mac OS is like Windows.  
This attachment will only make the learning process more difficult and slow 
your progress significantly.  Trust me on that, as I was there.


Take Care

John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
Tel, (631) 724-4479
Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com


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MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT




On Jan 28, 2012, at 12:38 AM, Catnip wrote:

> Oh God!  I'm reading all your tips, tricks and problems and still sitting 
> here with the OSX lion and have no idea how or where to start.  So just 
> plunge in?  Would that be your suggestion?
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