From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu ([144.92.166.194]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EUOvJ-0000vG-00 for ; Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:33:19 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 802EF740B2 for ; Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:31:36 -0500 (CDT) Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mta1 [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 01295-20 for ; Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:31:35 -0500 (CDT) Received: from mailhost.math.wisc.edu (lcyoung.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.90]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E023740AC for ; Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:31:35 -0500 (CDT) Received: from yoda.math.wisc.edu (yoda.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.12]) by mailhost.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37BB0100452 for ; Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:31:35 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.2.1.2.2.20051025082720.0291ce40@mailhost.math.wisc.edu> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.1.2 Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:31:34 -0500 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca From: "John G. Heim" In-Reply-To: <002901c5d8de$177aa4a0$77ac7682@azwaterDOM.wr.usgs.gov> References: <002901c5d8de$177aa4a0$77ac7682@azwaterDOM.wr.usgs.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-UWMath-MailScanner: amavisd-new at math.wisc.edu 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 13:33:19 -0000 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