Hello, Thanks for your kind response. I understand Zim text is not a screen reader per se. I use a combination of speech and screen magnification. My concern is with the idea that Apple would allow someone else into their API therefore allowing a third-party vendor to take over their accessibility for which they have done quite well. As a friend of mine stated earlier today, everyone is looking to cut costs somewhere. Conceivably Apple could be looking at excess ability as a Means of attempting to cut costs of their product. I pray that is not the case. Be at screen magnification or speech, I certainly do not want to go back to the world of SMA agreements with third-party vendors. If AI squared can make a product that is an adjunct to what Apple offers rather than a direct competitor, I have no problem. However if it is the first step of taking over accessibility in one form or another I have an issue.
Pam Francis On Feb 8, 2013, at 5:20 PM, Tom Frank <vermont...@gmail.com> wrote: ZoomText is not a screen reader, and as there questions and answers state, they have no interest in making a screen reader for the Mac. AI squared only makes products for low vision users. Their Windows products include some text to speech features, but, no matter what, you need some vision to navigate. although Voice Over is fantastic, Apple has not done a very good job on Screen magnification software. Therefore, I believe there is a definite void for third party developers to fill. Frank Tom vermont...@gmail.com On Feb 8, 2013, at 11:08 AM, Pam Francis <ppowell...@aol.com> wrote: > Hi folks, > I also downloaded the file. It seems to work, yet needsa little work with > reference to its layout. Not sure how I feel about 3rd party developers > getting in to the mac OS with referenced to Apple seems to do an admirable > job thus far. I am afraid if 3rd party developers are allowed in to their > API, it will be the death of mac accessibility as we know it. We will be > expected to pay outrageous prices for screen readers as has been the norm on > the windows side.accessibility. > On Feb 7, 2013, at 5:04 PM, Tom Frank <vermont...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I downloaded Zoomtext successfully last night and took it for a short spin. >> It seems to work quite well. I went to the products link on the AI Squared >> website and found the Mac download link there. I had to enter my name, email >> and a few other details and it then downloaded the file to my download >> folder. The process was quite painless. >> Tom >> vermont...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> On Feb 7, 2013, at 12:26 PM, "Emilio S. Hernandez" >> <emilio.s.hernan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hey everyone, >>> >>> I have recently tried to download the demo for Zoom text. >>> I went to the developer website, which was provided as a link in the >>> Applevis News feed I am subscribed to. >>> Upon entering in my information, I was taken to a page where I could >>> download a trial version. I was not able to find a Mac specific download >>> file. Everything pointed me to Windows only. >>> Would anyone know what I have not done correctly? Would anyone be willing >>> to guide me in the direction I need to go in order to download this demo? >>> >>> Thanks for any help anyone can provide. >>> >>> >>> Sent from Emilio's iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
