Hello David, Different people learn in different ways. I usually explain the structure of the Mac (Home folder for each user and what it contains, Dock, Desk top, Side bar, etc.). Then I talk about the basic applications and how they work together. I try to get new Mac users to go through the built-in tutorial, too.
I explain the difference between VO commands and standard keyboard short cuts and teach them the basic VO commands including First visible item and Last visible item, as well as Next table and Previous table. I then teach them about VO-h-h and Keyboard help. I provide them with a résumé of what we've covered as a text file, an audio file or pages of Braille. I teach the commands using the basic VO key combinations, but explain about Quick Nav and the other commanders. I often help them set up a couple of commands using Keyboard commander to provide commands for which there is no predefined VO key combination, or for which the French keyboard does not provide a usable combination. Switchers who've been competent Windows users usually get on fine after 4 hours of tuition, others need much more time. People who've never seen and have difficulty visualising the screen seem to find it harder to switch to Mac. Cheers, Anne On 9 Jan 2013, at 18:28, David Hole <balubathebr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks. > > As far as I know, there are many here in this group who are helping > blind people switching from Windows to Mac. > Do you have any strategies to help them get fast into the VoiceOver > commands, and how they can "distance" them selves from the Windows > platform, and learn Mac the best way there is? > For example, is the best way to first learn to use VoiceOver with the > QuickKeys, or the hard way with so many keys pressed at once some > times? > What about what to learn first, do you learn them a piece of software > (such as Mail or Safari) or how the OS and how VoiceOver interacts > with it before going into apps? > > All comments on this is really welcome. > > Best regards David > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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.
