Hi Sean,
Great points, though I fear you are wasting your time here. Just to
be clear though, you are a low vision user of VO and not blind? I
tried MS Word out a while back without success. If you know
something that has not been documented, that would be very helpful.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Managing Director
Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc.
9 Nolan Court
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Tel/Fax, (631) 724-4479
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On Jun 20, 2007, at 2:59 PM, Sean Tikkun wrote:
Sincerely Abdul I was taken aback by your reply. I hope folks can
remain civil here.
With regard to applications:
- criticizing Mac when the true responsibility of accessibility
lies with the application manufacturer is falling for the age old
excuse that has made screen readers the standard. I repeat, VO is
not a screen reader... It is an audible interface. A screen
reader is a third party application that interprets visual
information and converts it to audible. VO has options and
interface abilities the standard GUI user doesn't get. It is a
whole new creature!
- MS could make all of their apps accessible tomorrow. We all
know this is true. I watched as a programmer tinkered with an app
for 10 minutes and gave me access via VoiceOver to certain menu
items. The fact remains as it has always been the case. MS is not
interested in accessibility, if they were they would make their OS
fully accessible out of the box. Perhaps Vista is, but from the
rush for JAWS and WindowEyes to get betas out I gather this is not
true.
- The case remains that the person ordering the computer relies on
experience and prejudice, frequently sighted prejudice. MSWord
remains a standard argument, and yet I have used MSWord on mac
since 1998 and never noticed a compatibility problem. Most people
don't know Office works on mac! How is this possible if the person
is actually knowledgeable about computer options?
- I'm not savvy with the rehab field, but in education specific
products and computers can not be noted. Parameters and function
can be noted. It should be noted that these rules are not
followed, but the rules remain there to combat prejudice and
encourage objective comparison.
With regard to Apple Computers:
- When the cost of a machine that runs a screen reader (additional
memory and Mhz) is compared to a bottom line mac I think the
numbers come in pretty close. (If not please post the numbers so I
can be more accurate) Not to mention that the machine will most
likely come with a possibly unnecessary monitor (Mac Mini
anyone?). So having access to 2 platforms at the same cost would
seem to be a more responsible use of funds.
I have used both platforms in my professional training. My
recommendations are always to go with what is most familiar and
comfortable to the user. The philosophy of compatibility with the
work environment certainly is not true in education as I've seen
more all mac schools buying PC's
I'm going long... I'll stop here
Your Friend,
Sean Richards Tikkun
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Your Friend,
Sean Richards Tikkun
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