[gui-talk] Voiceover

[Baracco, Andrew W]

Because Mac's now use the Intel chipset, Windows can be run on the Mac.
There is a program called Fusion which allows you to run Windows in a
separate window with your Windows screen reader.  Also, there is a dual
boot utility called Bootcamp. Apple offers tools to read PDF documents,
and Open Office runs on the Mac, and works quite well with Voiceover.
Andy

-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of albert griffith
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 4:05 PM
To: 'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Voiceover

Hello Curtis:
If someone needs to access, Ms. Office, a media player to rip, burn,
organize and play files along with managing place markers in a wide
range of
file types
will the voiceover work? This person has to access the acrobat reader,
an
instant messenger and an internet browser.  
-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
Behalf Of Curtis Chong
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 5:56 PM
To: 'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'
Subject: [gui-talk] Voiceover

On July 25, 2009, Kevin Fjelsted wrote in relevant part:

"The fact that the NFB technology center chooses to publish inaccuracies
and
propaganda which is so misleading must mean that the existing companies
like
Freedom Scientific are running scared and trying to rally resources to
quash
VoiceOver usage."

Having managed the International Braille and Technology Center for five
years, I think I can say with some credibility that the Braille Monitor
article which Kevin refers to was not intended to be deliberately
inaccurate.  Nor was it intended to (as he says) "quash VoiceOver
usage."

The article that was published in the June edition of the Braille
Monitor
was clearly written from the perspective of a community which, in the
main,
has strong familiarity with the Windows operating system, Windows-based
screen access technology, and Windows conventions.  Having read the
article
myself and reviewed some of the responses to it, I would acknowledge
that
the article can be said to contain some inaccuracies and erroneous
conclusions.  However, the perspective of the author, while not that of
a
VoiceOver user, is reflective of the majority of blind computer users
who,
today, are familiar with Windows.  Clearly, the author of the article
was
not aware that there is a very dedicated community of blind people who
have
developed a high degree of understanding, competence, and sophistication
with VoiceOver and the Macintosh.  The article would have been well
served
if the author had been able to talk with some of these people.

This may have been the case when the article was written, but I am
confident
that the voices of the Macintosh and VoiceOver community have been heard
and
are even now being consulted.

Cordially,

Curtis Chong



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