Hello Erik,

I will tell my acquaintance about your company.  He lives in Western Canada.

Thank you.

Mike

On 15,Jul,2013, at 2:50 PM, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote:

> 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
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> 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
>> 
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