Welcome to the list. I agree with your point about using mainstream products where appropriate. Mac and Linux AT are two very good examples of this. However, Windows is now also coming to the same place with NVDA which is brilliant.
TC James On 5 Dec 2009, at 21:55, Jessi and Goldina wrote: > enjoy your mac!! you'll love it!! and I completely agree. if there's a > mainstream solution, people should use that. these note takers and > screenreaders are okay if there's no other solution, but people already see > blind people as bad different as it is and it seems to me like people don't > take the time to understand what they don't know about. everyone knows about > apple computers and computers in general, and I think the more sighted people > see us using regular technology the better. I just love when I'm sitting > somewhere in public with my mac and people ask me how I use it! > On 2009-12-05, at 1:06 PM, Matt Roberts wrote: > >> I just got my Mac a couple of days ago. I have extensive computer >> knowledge, starting on the old Apple II, and moved to MSDOS, not by choice, >> but out of necessity. The switch to Windows took place, and with it the >> cost of the screen readers came as well. Every time you changed operating >> systems, you had to buy a new version of the screen reader. Once I had a >> problem with a screen reader, and had to install a later version. I didn't >> have the stupid authorization disk, so guess what I had to do? You guessed >> it, spend more money. >> I'm learning the Mac because I don't choose to give more money to assistive >> technology manufacturers. I believe if a mainstream solution for access >> exists, we should use that. Only go to the AT companies if no other >> solution exists to complete a particular task. >> >> Matt Roberts n9gmr...@gmail.com >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
