I really enjoyed your message especially when you said all you need was a Apple Logo on your door! On 8 Oct 2010, at 19:39, Charlie Doremus wrote:
> Thank you Scott for capturing my thoughts and putting them into words. I'm > what is commonly referred to as a "high partial" by my friends. (Hope I > spelled that correctly. It's early and I just woke up.) I use all the tools > offered through Apple products. I use vo when I am proofreading large content > and when I settle my lazy butt down and dive into iBooks. I am also known to > use magnification on site that have smaller fonts and when my eye gets tired. > It ain't easy being a Cyclopes in a sighted world, but I make the best of it. > > Hang in there david, and explore all you options. I fought tooth and nail > with my partner over Apple stuff for 10 years before we took the plunge. Now > we own so many Apple devices that it seems the only thing we are lacking is > an Apple logo on our front door. > > Take your time, research and ask questions. Throw your impressions and ideas > at this list and keep in mind that this is a diverse group made up of people > of differing needs and skill levels. Many of us have been at this for years > and others only months, but we all all have one thing to offer, support. > We're here to help you out > > Aloha, > > Charlie > > Check out our website www.giantdolphin.com > Look for our new book coming soon! > > > > On Oct 8, 2010, at 4:31 AM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> David, don't worry about it, there are radicals in every crowd. Some folks >> feel that being blind is like being part of some sort of race and view >> vision or people who use vision as inferior. People of the same ilk who >> would with hold medical treatment from their children so they would be blind >> and thus of the "same race" that they are. It's dangerous radicalism that >> colors advise. I think everyone's response though with out exception had >> good intentions and your interests at heart it's just some viewpoints are >> farther on the edge than others. >> >> Personally you need to make the call for the best tool for the job. I'd >> love to see you become a Mac user simply because for me it's been a great >> switch and the accessibility features are super. That's for me though, I'm >> a totally blind user and my needs differ from yours. If you can get away >> with screen mag or high contrast then I say go for it. The least >> accessibility tools you'll need to use the better and more mainstream your >> experience and the least number of compatability / accessibility issues >> you'll run in to. Keep it simple and if your vision changes deal with it >> then. We'll be glad to help no matter what stage you're in. >> >> Good luck and please do ask questions. This is a wonderful list with a lot >> of really sharp folks on it and all sorts of viewpoints so you'll find the >> answer that fits your needs. >> >> Take care >> Scott >> >> On Oct 8, 2010, at 3:59 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. 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