Olivia, I think you hitthe nail on the head in your last message. I think they just don't know. You insight has given me hope to know that ths is possible. I appreciate it. What is your degree in? On Mar 20, 2011, at 11:30 PM, Olivia Norman wrote: > Hi Justin, > I used keyNote and Pages for papers and presentations with great success. I > simply saved files in what ever format they needed to be in, PPT, .Doc, etc, > no one ever experienced problems working with my documents on Pc's. I used > Safari to work with Blackboard, again with no problems. > I can't comment on online classes because I was in a campus setting, but I'd > hope that safari would work there, too. Do you know why your DSS people are > saying you have to use Jaws? I really hope this isn't the case! Let me know > if you've got any more questions about how the mac worked for me in school! > Olivia > > "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", Steve Jobs > > On Mar 20, 2011, at 11:11 PM, Justin Mann > >> Olivia, >> How did you work with presentations etc? What did you use to write papers >> etc? I'm just trying to get a feel for what I might need. What about >> online classes etc? >> Thanks >> >> On Mar 20, 2011, at 10:59 PM, Olivia Norman wrote: >> >>> Hi Justin, >>> Don't let your DSS people tell you that! I got through some college and >>> grad school on a mac with no issues. I was mostly writing papers, using >>> web data basis, and doing presentations. >>> My disabilities people tried to tell me the same thing, I think a lot of >>> the issues is that DSS offices just aren't aware of the mac, and all the >>> amazing things it can do! >>> Good luck, and keep us posted! >>> Olivia >>> "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", Steve Jobs >>> >>> On Mar 21, 2011, at 1:54 AM, Justin Mann wrote: >>> >>>> Hi list, >>>> Has anybody used a mac in college? I am considering going back to school >>>> and some of the university disabled student people are telling me that I >>>> may have no choice but to use jaws? Is there anybody using a mac in a >>>> college setting that could comment on this? >>>> Thanks, >>>> Justin >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>>>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>>>> >>>>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>>>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>>> >>>>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>>>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>>>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>>> >>> >>>> >>>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>>> >>>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>> >>>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>> >> >>> >>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>> >>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> >>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> > >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >