off topic: accessibility with mac stuff?

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John G. Heim" <jheim at math.wisc.edu>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: off topic: accessibility with mac stuff?


> This is not a complaint about the OT thread. In fact, I'm kind of glad it 
> came up. I work at the University of Wisconsin  in the Math department. 
> The department gave me a Macintosh to take home with the idea that I'd 
> learn how to use VoiceOver.  never having used a Mac before, I am having a 
> real hard time just getting started.
>
> Is there a blind Mac  users list? How about just a general Mac users list?
>
>
>
> At 04:01 PM 10/24/2005, Sean McMahon wrote:
>>There was a voiceover review demo type thing on the acbradio archives.  Go 
>>to
>>the acbradio site and search for mainmenu  under on-demand radio.  I can 
>>also
>>give you an email of someone who uses the voiceover or has tested some of 
>>it if
>>that person gives you permission and you need that.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Deedra Waters" <dmwaters at gentoo.org>
>>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>>Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 11:22 AM
>>Subject: off topic: accessibility with mac stuff?
>>
>>
>> > This is offtopic, but not real sure where to ask this.  I know a while
>> > back apple was doing accessibility beta testing with tiger when it was
>> > in the testing faze.
>> >
>> > I'm wondering wether anyone knows how accessible mac osx is. I've heard
>> > both that tiger is good, and that it needs improvement. I'm looking at
>> > buying a new laptop soon, and i'd rather aim for a mac this time.
>> >
>> > If anyone has been brave enough to test this, or is using it, i'd be
>> > interested in feedback offlist. Thanks!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Deedra Waters - Gentoo developer relations, accessibility and
>> infrastructure -
>> > dmwaters at gentoo.org
>> > Gentoo linux: http://www.gentoo.org
>> >
>> >
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