Hi mike, You could refer him to Ebony consulting. I'm based out of toronto Ontario and have some experience in this regard. I'll have to speak with him directly though. There are a lot of variables. My Toll-free number is 1-888-255-5194. The first consultation is free.
Best, Erik Burggraaf Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2013-07-15, at 8:19 AM, Mike Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > From time to time, I assist people via Skype who would like to become > familiar with VoiceOver. Thus far, all of those whom I have assisted have > been unable to avail themselves of any visual cues from the screen, i.e. they > depend exclusively on speech, Braille or both. > > I recently met an individual who has Macular Degeneration, and he is now > losing his ability to quickly and effectively visually navigate his MacBook's > screen. Since he lives in Canada and I live in Austria, we have agreed that > if possible, I would assist him in his attempt to migrate from a strictly > visual environment to one where accessibility options are utilized. It has > occurred to me, however, that my assisting him might not be in his best > interest since he will want to continue to use his vision wherever possible > and only gradually transition to an entirely speech, non-visual environment. > > While I am totally comfortable helping blind people, I know nothing about > configuring the Mac so that it can best meet his needs. He wants to use his > vision in conjunction with VO but at some time, totally transition to > screenless use of his Mac. > > Does anyone know if there is special documentation for situations like this? > While I am basically a can-do person, is it unrealistic for me to render > useful assistance? Knowing this person, I know that he will insist on using > his residual vision for as long as possible. > > Any thoughts would be most definitely appreciated. > > With kind regards, > > Mike > > > -- > 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/groups/opt_out. > > -- 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/groups/opt_out.
