From: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: September 1, 2011 5:21:34 PM EDT
To: VO List <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: what do we do about productivity on the mac?
Reply-To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Please don't contact Microsoft about any of this! They've messed up
Office 2007 in Windows badly enough in addition to doing a bad copy of
the Macintosh environment for Windows I don't want them making anything
on the mac accessible. Better they should make Windows as installable
as Mac OSX is with speech coming on at the beginning of that process
first. Then those that must use windows at home at least will be able
to reinstall it without sighted assistance when it gets compromised by
the latest malware. One of the reasons I look forward to retirement is
I'll be able to go through a whole day with a computer and not be
required to use anything made by Microsoft. Accessible versions of
OpenOffice have been available for some time by now and OpenOffice has
the active support of 10 corporations behind it rather than one
corporation. The more brains, the better the product.
On Thu, 1 Sep 2011, Marcy Weinberg wrote:
Hello, everyone,
I saw this message on another list, and felt it was important enough to
post here.
spreadsheets and documents and presentations, oh my!
Many blind folk are successfully employed for performing tasks which
involve the above and have been for many years. Few if any though are
using the mac for many reasons but I want to focus on moving forward in
areas in which we can move forward and to focus your attention and seek
your assistance with those.
We need gallant folk to step up to Microsoft and shout out that office
needs to be made accessible in order that the market for blind employees
will be wider. To do this, folk must provide concrete detailed and
factual information about the issues of using Microsoft office on the
mac. You can even find some good stuff that is already written and
submit it to them. I don't have a handle on the Microsoft stream and
cannot purchase the product so cannot help directly but am willing to
help in any other way I can.
We need to provide solid feedback to apple on issues related to IWork
from a productivity standpoint. Some employers will be willing to
accept a blind person with a mac since we can export office formats and
they would be willing to mix systems if they are able.
We need to locate employers willing to work with us and rehab or other
agencies who are willing to take on the challenge if for nothing less
than the potential cost savings.
I know that there are a myriad of issues which we face with regard to
this ultimate goal of prominent positioning of mac in the work place of
the blind, but if we work together, perhaps we can move forward and
provide assistance in this important effort.
I know that there are efforts ongoing at apple and lots of feedback
coming to them which they are paying attention to and which is helping
to guide them toward better accessibility. I'd like though to discuss
experiences and desires and perhaps translate some of those into
meaningful dialog with apple and microsoft.
--
Marcy
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