Hi there, I suggest she contacts VisAbility They can give her lots of help. Some of my friends there are in the web accessibility network that i belong to. They have told me they do lots of hands on, one to one peer support help for people in your friend’s position.
[1]https://www.visability.com.au/ Personalised support for people with low or no vision Phone [2](08) 9311 8202 or 1800 847 466 Email [3][email protected] Address 61 Kitchener Avenue, Victoria Park She can also become a member (it’s free) Blind Citizens WA by completing this downloadable [4]BCWA-Membership-Form and send to the Blind Citizens WA office via mail or email to [5][email protected] They are also into peer to peer help. [6]http://bcwa.org.au/ Postal address is Blind Citizens WA PO Box 101 Victoria Park WA 6979 These could be places to start. Cheers Rosemary Spark PO Box 781 South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia 0414268043 [7][email protected] On Tue, 24 Jun 2025 at 10:09, Kaye and Geoff via WAMUG <[8][email protected]> wrote: Hi, I have a friend who uses Mac computers, but who has just gone from partly sighted to totally blind. She has been trying to navigate her way around Siri and Voice Control, but has a lot of problems getting it to work for her. To complicate matters she is bi-lingual - French and English - and uses the computer with both languages (native born French). Her laptop is old, and runs Monterey (10.12). I checked, and it can't be upgraded beyond that. She has tried to list her needs, and I'll show you what she sent me (this email from her was dictated, hence the odd words): > I still have a problem switching from voice control to dictation. > When I disable voice control I do not manage to go on dictation even if I click dictation. > There might be another Parramatta I cannot find. The micro Image does not appear and it doesn't take my voice. > I haven't managed together things read to me in French either . > I am also trying to analyse exactly what my needs are and what I will use from now on. > I would not use graphics any more. I will not use spreadsheets or calculations any more. I will use emails and write them and I want to be able to classify them in different boxes. I want to be able to keep documents and classify them so that I could find them easily my topic. > I want to be able to photo Graaf important documents and keep them together in case I lose them. > I want to be able to Connect whatever device I have to a bigger monitor but I don't know for how long it will keep helping me. > I still want to be able to write texts who is kind of the word processor and keep it if I want to write a book for example. > I want to be able to transfer documents with a USB key or whatever works now. > I want to have the latest possibilities with AI so that I can do everything by voice. > I start thinking that a computer might be and overkill for all those requirements. > I do not know if an iPad or the latest iPhone can do all that. > I truly want to upgrade to the latest know. But I want to choose the right device with maximum efficiency for my needs now. > Maybe you can help me disentangled all that. Can anyone help with information about any of this, especially about what device might be most useful for her. In particular, if she could get a single device that would let her use dictation and speech and act as a phone at the same time. She is also interested in getting a stand-alone device to scan and read back letters and books - does anyone know of anything that might suit? Cheers, Kaye -------------------- Kaye and Geoff [9][email protected] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <[10]https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Guidelines - <[11]http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <[12]https://lists.wamug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wamug> References 1. https://www.visability.com.au/ 2. tel:+618-93118202or1800847466 3. mailto:[email protected] 4. http://bcwa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Membership_Form_BCWA_2023.docx 5. mailto:[email protected] 6. http://bcwa.org.au/ 7. mailto:[email protected] 8. mailto:[email protected] 9. mailto:[email protected] 10. https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 11. http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 12. https://lists.wamug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wamug
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