From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc14.comcast.net ([204.127.198.54] helo=rwcrmhc12.comcast.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EUTij-0002U3-00 for ; Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:40:26 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.103] (unknown[68.49.11.69](misconfigured sender)) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc14) with SMTP id <20051025142321014006b971e>; Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:23:21 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v734) In-Reply-To: <6.2.1.2.2.20051025082720.0291ce40@mailhost.math.wisc.edu> References: <002901c5d8de$177aa4a0$77ac7682@azwaterDOM.wr.usgs.gov> <6.2.1.2.2.20051025082720.0291ce40@mailhost.math.wisc.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <0D7F0CF5-CE37-4960-A83C-4623CC8EB0AB@handsontechnologeyes.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: David Poehlman Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:23:20 -0400 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.734) Subject: Re: off topic: accessibility with mac stuff? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:40:26 -0000 yes, go to: http://www.macvisionaries.com and sign up for the discuss list. -- Jonnie Apple Seed With his: Hands-On Technolog(eye)s On Oct 25, 2005, at 9:31 AM, John G. Heim wrote: This is not a complaint about the OT thread. In fact, I'm kind of glad it came up. I work at the University of Wisconsin in the Math department. The department gave me a Macintosh to take home with the idea that I'd learn how to use VoiceOver. never having used a Mac before, I am having a real hard time just getting started. Is there a blind Mac users list? How about just a general Mac users list? At 04:01 PM 10/24/2005, Sean McMahon wrote: > There was a voiceover review demo type thing on the acbradio > archives. Go to > the acbradio site and search for mainmenu under on-demand radio. > I can also > give you an email of someone who uses the voiceover or has tested > some of it if > that person gives you permission and you need that. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Deedra Waters" > To: > Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 11:22 AM > Subject: off topic: accessibility with mac stuff? > > > > This is offtopic, but not real sure where to ask this. I know a > while > > back apple was doing accessibility beta testing with tiger when > it was > > in the testing faze. > > > > I'm wondering wether anyone knows how accessible mac osx is. I've > heard > > both that tiger is good, and that it needs improvement. I'm > looking at > > buying a new laptop soon, and i'd rather aim for a mac this time. > > > > If anyone has been brave enough to test this, or is using it, i'd be > > interested in feedback offlist. Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Deedra Waters - Gentoo developer relations, accessibility and > infrastructure - > > dmwaters@gentoo.org > > Gentoo linux: http://www.gentoo.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- John G. Heim jheim@math.wisc.edu 3-4189 _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup