Hello David,
I have traveled the same road as you. I still have some vision,
however my vision is in the more advanced stages than you. I must use a
screen reader in order to effectively navigate my computer. I am also an
Adaptive Technology specialist. This thread has been incredibly fascinating to
read. I purchased my Mac book pro nearly two years ago, even at that time I
was a voice over user and Jaws user. I found the switch from magnification to
voice an incredibly hard switch. The most frustrating part is the linear way
that one must use a computer while working with a screen reader. This slows
productivity down so much. On a totally different point I unfortunately find
that I must still frequently complete work in windows. The positive to this is
that I can run bootcamp. The down side is it is really annoying to switch back
and forth. I have fusion, however the quirky keyboard configuration and the
Jaws ilm configuration is not very optimal. I did find the post about the
application for Mac color configuration very intriguing. I must agree with you
david, in your analysis, I feel that you are spot on. The most exciting aspect
is that the technology is only going to become better, the machines are going
to get faster. Finally whether you get a Mac today or a Mac tomorrow it is
just another computer, unlike common lore Macs are no more magical than a PC.
Sincerely,
Scott to Oct 8, 2010, at 6:59 AM, David Goodwin wrote:
> Hi Ricardo and Nic,
>
> Thank you both for your recent posts. I had been considering how best to
> respond to some of the comments made elsewhere in this thread, but I think
> you guys have just about covered things for me <smile>.
>
> All that I am trying to do is determine the combination of tools that will
> make using a desktop computer as easy and efficient as possible. At the
> moment my residual vision is such that it should be regarded as one of the
> 'tools' available to me (and will continue to be so for some time). And no,
> this is not me in some kind of denial about the state of my vision (as some
> others have hinted at). It is simply the way that things are for me.
>
> On something as small as an iPhone my residual sight has little to offer, so
> VoiceOver is my only real choice. However, things are less clear-cut on a
> desktop. A screen reader on its own would not be the most efficient option
> for me at this time. So, I need to decide whether having VoiceOver available
> as an option, along with the more important (to me) screen magnification and
> colour inversion, offers any advantages over my current set-up on a PC.
> Having now seen the colour inversion feature in operation, the decision is
> not as clear as I had anticipated. Looking at my screen right now, everything
> is displayed in colours that are optimized for my sight problems. This would
> not be the case if I were typing this on a Mac.
>
> David
>
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