Erik, Are you saying that the braille sense works as a braille display with the Mac? I had so many headaches trying to get it to work with JAWs that I didn't even try. This would be very handy if it does. Thanks, Donna On Nov 19, 2010, at 6:27 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:
> Hum, Well, the victor stream and booksense both work on the mack. > Braillesense works. Braille note apex works as a braille terminal. I > haven't tested file transfering capabilities. I haven't tested packmate, but > so far that looks to me like more than 10% of notetaking devices right there, > more like 50 percent between compatible and non. Then add the braille > display support with read/write. Not everything works beautifully, but then > it doesn't do that under windows either. Your vr might want to do a little > more research. > > On the other hand, it's much easier to justify the mac for a student if the > student is in a mac school. If the school is all outfitted with windows and > all the classes are geared to windows, then it doesn't follow that a mac > won't work, it just seems to make it easier on the student and their teachers > and support people to be using windows like everyone else in the class. > > And before the uproar hits, I know just as many die hard mac users blind and > sighted who got there in this exact way. Their school used macs, so they > used macs and never dealt with windows. > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > User support consultant, > One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in person, > 1-888-255-5194 > http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2010-11-18, at 6:01 PM, eddy wrote: > >> hey eveyone, I am a mac os x user who really likes the way voice over >> works. I have organizations like. DBS division of blind servises and >> other giving their clients who request computers Dell laptops with >> Jaws screen reader installed. what I am aware of is that Jaws alone is >> more than a thousand dollars recently I her two thousand. I wonder why >> organizations like DBS don't just give their client a macbook or a >> machbook pro and be done with it. then they whon't have to pay for >> Jay. and the client can use voice over which in my opinion has a >> shorter learning curve. I also recently asked a Vision teacher or V.I >> teacher and she answered that at leat 70=90 percent of note takers, >> and all other digital devices are not comopatible with mac os x. >> I would like to know what you guys think about this. and if there are >> any high school and college students who are blind or visually >> impaired, Is a Mac with voice over sufficient enough for all school >> work or do you still need a note taker? >> >> >> thank you >> >> -- >> 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.
