Hi,
There are plenty of tutorials and podcasts done by people using Mac with Voiceover. 1. Go to BCT www.blindcooltech.com and search for the phrase “Mac Demo” It’s a 7 part series. 2. Go to http://www.icanworkthisthing.com/docs/mac_with_voiceover/index.shtml and find the tutorials for Mac Regards "As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality." ~ Albert Einstein --- On Fri, 6/12/09, Amiyo Biswas <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Amiyo Biswas <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AI] Voice Over ---begin guide:--- > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 6:12 AM > How many of us r using apple computer > with voiceover? It is difficult to switch over after using > ms windows for so many years. But an entire systrem with > in-built screen-reader sounds attractive and, of course, > very cheap. Are you using it? Is there any user of voiceover > on our list? > > Best regards, > Amiyo Biswas. > > Cell: +91-9433464329 > Skype ID: amiyo11 > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "phani srikanth" <[email protected]> > To: "accessindia" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:06 PM > Subject: [AI] Voice Over ---begin guide:--- > > > ---begin guide:--- > > Every Mac comes standard with a wide range of assistive > technologies > that help people with disabilities experience what the Mac > has to > offer. We call this Universal Access, and it includes many > features > you won't find in other operating systems at any price. In > Mac OS X, > they’re built right in. And now, the innovations in Snow > Leopard > advance accessibility even further. > > VoiceOver screen-reading built in. > Mac OS X is the first operating system to include as a > standard > feature an advanced screen-reading technology, which is > called > VoiceOver. Much more than simply a text-to-speech tool, > VoiceOver > makes it possible for those who are blind or have low > vision to > control their computer. It features a unique voice — > based on speech > technology invented by Apple — that delivers amazing > intelligibility > and natural intonation even at speaking rates up to 700 > words per > minute. And with Snow Leopard, VoiceOver gets more powerful > and > easier to use. > > Now the trackpad is the screen. > > VoiceOver in Mac OS X Snow Leopard offers a breakthrough > new > capability: You can control your computer using gestures on > a Multi- > Touch trackpad even if you can't see the screen. The > trackpad > surface on your Mac notebook represents the active window > on your > computer, so you can touch to hear the item under your > finger, drag > to hear items continuously as you move your finger, and > flick with > one finger to move to the next or previous item. You'll > hear how > items are arranged on the screen, and you can jump directly > to an > item just by touching the corresponding location on the > trackpad. > For example, you can drag your finger around the trackpad > to learn > how items are arranged in a web page, a spreadsheet, a > presentation, > or any document with text. The more you touch, the more > information > you gather. > > More braille support, > greater collaboration. > The Mac is the only computer that supports braille displays > right > out of the box. Snow Leopard broadens this built-in support > by > including the latest drivers for over 40 models, including > wireless > Bluetooth displays. Just connect one and start using it — > no > additional software installation necessary. > > Snow Leopard also introduces a new feature, called braille > mirroring, that enables multiple USB braille displays to > be > connected to one computer simultaneously. It’s perfect > for classroom > settings, where teachers can lead all of their students > through the > same lesson at the same time, even if the students are > using > different display models. > > World-class web browsing. > VoiceOver in Snow Leopard offers new capabilities that make > web > browsing easier, faster, and more enjoyable. VoiceOver has > been > updated to take full advantage of powerful multicore > processors, so > it can scan and analyze large, complex web pages quickly > and allow > you to enter commands right away. > > VoiceOver will begin reading an entire web page > automatically after > it loads, and you can use key commands or gestures to > control > VoiceOver as it’s talking. To help you more quickly size > up web > pages you haven't visited before, VoiceOver can provide a > customizable web page summary, including the title, number > of > tables, headers, links, form elements, and more. > > Snow Leopard fully supports HTML web tables without the > need for a > forms or table mode. You navigate tables using the same > commands you > already know. You can hear the contents of a table, > including the > column title and column and row number, by dragging your > finger > across the trackpad or using simple keystrokes. > > The rotor. > Instead of forcing you to memorize keyboard shortcuts to > navigate > around the screen, VoiceOver offers a unique virtual > control called > a rotor. When you turn it — by rotating two fingers on > the trackpad > as if you were turning a dial — VoiceOver moves through > text based > on a setting you choose. For example, after setting the > rotor to > “Word” or “Character,” each time you flick, > VoiceOver moves through > the text one word at a time or one character at a time — > perfect > when you’re proofreading or editing text. > > You can also use the rotor to navigate web pages. When > you’re on a > web page, the rotor contains the names of common items, > such as > headers, links, tables, images, and more. You select a > setting, then > flick up or down to move to the previous or next occurrence > of that > item on the page, skipping over items in between. > > Faster keyboard navigation. > A new feature called Quick Nav uses arrow key combinations > to move > the VoiceOver cursor so you can control the computer using > just one > hand without the need for modifier keys. For example, you > can move > up, down, left, and right by pressing the arrow keys > individually, > or press the up and down arrows together to press a button > or click > a web link. Other combinations let you adjust the rotor and > move the > VoiceOver cursor according to the setting. With Quick Nav, > you'll be > navigating and reading documents and web pages in no time. > > Find information fast with auto web spots. > Many web pages are filled with complex design elements or > lack > useful HTML tags, making them difficult to convey through a > screen > reader. So Apple invented new technologies to comprehend > and > interpret the visual design of web pages, then use the > information > to assign virtual tags called “auto web spots” to mark > important > locations on the page. If you’re on a newspaper website, > for > example, there might be an auto web spot for each lead > story, > another for a box containing weather or sports scores, and > so on. > You can jump from web spot to web spot with a keystroke or > the flick > of a finger. And if there’s a particular feature on a > site you visit > often, you can assign a “sweet spot” on that page so > that VoiceOver > will go there first when the page opens. > > Create custom labels. > Sometimes items in applications are not well labeled, so > VoiceOver > can describe them only with vague terms like “blank,” > “empty,” or > “button.” If you know what the item is or have sighted > assistance, > you can assign a custom label. The next time you visit the > item, > VoiceOver will describe it using your label. You can add as > many > labels as you like and export your labels to a file that > can be > shared with other VoiceOver users. > > More customization options. > Now you have even more ways to customize VoiceOver. You can > change > the way VoiceOver speaks punctuation, identifies changes in > text > attributes, announces links, and more. Choose one of three > standard > verbosity levels — high, medium, and low — or customize > them by > adjusting 30 separate settings. You can also change the > order in > which descriptions are spoken and how much description you > hear. > > Snow Leopard also introduces VoiceOver Commanders, a new > category in > VoiceOver Utility that lets you assign keys and gestures to > open an > application, utility, or file; run an AppleScript or > Automator > workflow; or perform a VoiceOver command. Commanders can > help > those with physical and learning disabilities by > simplifying complex > multikey shortcuts and making commands easier to reach and > enter. > Choose the Numpad Commander, Keyboard Commander, or > Trackpad > Commander and begin customizing VoiceOver to suit the way > you work. > > Every Mac includes a built-in VoiceOver tutorial called > Quick Start. > It’s the fastest way to learn VoiceOver. Your Mac starts > talking > soon after you turn it on and teaches you how to begin the > Quick > Start tutorial. If someone sets up your computer for you, > you'll get > an invitation to open Quick Start the first time you > activate > VoiceOver. Quick Start teaches you the keys on the > keyboard, basic > VoiceOver commands, and gestures, and it provides an > environment > where you can learn at your own pace and practice your > skills. It’s > localized in 18 languages, including nine new ones, so when > you add > voices to your Mac (sold separately), you can hear Quick > Start in > your native language. > > All features of Snow Leopard are subject to change. > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any > other changes, please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version > of virus signature database 4149 (20090611) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any > other changes, please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. 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