This discussion does help me with a similar question. I get NFB newsline emails and found out I cannot use them without a daisy reader on my mac. Any ideas? Also, I wanted to mention that if the BookShare browser plug in does not do white on black, the Mac OS built-in accessibility does. I am not sure how helpful that is though. :)
Christina On Sep 15, 2014, at 1:12 PM, Eileen Misrahi <eileen.misr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > The Humanware Companion is not compatible with the Mac OS environment. Using > the Bookshare Reader that was just recently suggested would be the best > method to read a book. I usually read my books either on my iPhone through > Voice Dream reader or on either my Victor Reader Stream NG or my PlexTalk > Pocket. Both of these devices have way better battery life than my iPhone. > JMO. > > Eileen > On Sep 15, 2014, at 9:12 AM, "Kathy Brack" <kmbr...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > >> Hi, I have just joined this group and I'm planning on switching to a Mac. >> You are discussing book share and that was one of my questions. Although I >> download books to my phone I also download books from Book share to my >> stream. I wrote humanware if the companion was compatible to the Mac. To >> date I have not heard back. Hearing what you are saying I guess they are >> not. >> >> Kathy and Seeing Eye dog Wilda >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marianne Denning >> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 11:19 AM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Bookshare Daisy Reader >> >> It is frustrating because they have programs for people with learning >> disabilities. >> >> On 9/15/14, Daniel <topdog2...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I myself asked bookshare the same question. They have no readers for >>> the Mac. They do have a browser based plugin, but hat, I doubt, will >>> help your student. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA >> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired >> (513) 607-6053 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
