Hello: Firs of all, it is very important to determine if he wants to use VoiceOver, or may be use zoom with VoiceOver. If you activate zoom, but not VoiceOver, you can have the mouse to read what is under it with speech, using the system voice. In that way, he can get used to using speech, but also use his sight. Zoom can be activated and deactivated with keystrokes, and you can select either the full screen, or picture in picture, which is like a magnifying glass that can scroll on the screen and amplify exactly what you want. I also assist people who use their sight in different ways, and the combination between zoom and VO has worked fine for me. Also, try to play with him using the visual elements pane in VoiceOver Utility, he can find some interesting options there depending on his condition. Take care and hope it helps! Best
Daniela Rubio T Distinguished Educator iPhone: +34662328507 El 15/07/2013, a las 14:19, Mike Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> escribió: > 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.
