That is a really good question. In the audio demonstration, the college student got the librarian to help him at first. Good question. Janet
---------------------------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Web Anywhere Screenreader > Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:27:38 -0400 > > but if you don't have a screen reader, how do you get to it? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janet and Felix *" > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by > theblind" > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 12:04 PM > Subject: RE: Web Anywhere Screenreader > > > > The idea behind it is that you could use anyone's computer, or a public > computer like at the library or college. It's assuming you don't have your > own computer with you. Supposedly all you have to do it to go to their > website, and then you can access other websites from there, and the screen > reader will read it. > > Felix and I played with it. It worked okay on Mac, except I don't know > which key corresponds to the "home" key. I put in an address for another > website in the text box and it took me there, I tried My Space, but I > couldn't get it to read anything. Not sure why. Cus it went there, and > kept the field where I typed the address still on the page, as though I was > accessing My Space through their page. So I need to play with it more I > guess. Or maybe My Space needs to already have a copy on their sever before > it can work? Not sure. > > Janet > > ---------------------------------------- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Web Anywhere Screenreader >> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:41:47 -0400 >> >> Even though it may work on the mac, why would youwant it if you were >> using a Mac? I could understand it if you went to a windows PC that >> didn't have JAWS or Window-eyes on it, but with the mac, we have VO >> right there and all somebody would have to do is hit command f5. Just >> trying to swing discussion back to the mac, and VO lol >> >> On Jun 27, 2008, at 11:14 PM, Brandon Misch wrote: >> >>> it works on the mac. i've tried it earlier today. >>> >>> >>> On Jun 27, 2008, at 8:21 PM, Richie Gardenhire wrote: >>> >>>> From what I have read, it only works on Windows-based machines. I >>>> don't think it works on the Mac; at least, it didn't say it did. >>>> Richie Gardenhire, anchorage, Alaska. >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > The other season of giving begins 6/24/08. Check out the i’m Talkathon. > http://www.imtalkathon.com?source=TXT_EML_WLH_SeasonOfGiving > > > _________________________________________________________________ Introducing Live Search cashback . It's search that pays you back! http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=introsrchcashback
