I aggree darin.
There was a time where we had to fight for access.
Now that the seed is in some companies they are managing to get it to
work for them and are doing quite well in it.
Apple started it then all those games in the istore.
Then android, google was slow but they are catching on now.
Finally we have ms and windows and they are patchy, I do believe win8
will actually improve over time as ms stabelises the interface.
Its just been announced to me by my dad that our builder is going to
rebuild our system with the current xp software, so upgrading seems
to be on the bench for now.
And when we do upgrade it will be 7 or 8 not sure.
If we all do go to 8, I am definately going to have to start using touch.
Metro access in a desktop is just bad and pointless.
I guess in a way its going to push everyone including us lazy stupid
backward keyboarders like me to use touch.
And that in turn will push those that make touch systems and programs
to make them work for us.
I am not happy about that, but we have been using querty for so long
this new system is bound to be a shock.
At 01:42 p.m. 7/08/2012 +0100, you wrote:
Well this is something I've been hoping that would come to pass for years
now, mainstream companies like apple kicking the butts of the adaptive tech
industry.
Personally I find it highly amusing to think that the likes of fs are going
to be hard put to it to compete now that apple have a fully fledged screen
reader as an integrated part of the operating system. It's certainly going
to stop them from ripping people off as well as organizations. But to have
accessibility out there on mainstream products can only be a benefit in the
long run because either by accident or design, accessibility is finally out
there and as such more and more people are becoming aware of it. so as well
as forcing the adaptive tech companies into line which the governments and
charitable organizations should have done years ago, it's also bringing more
exposure to accessibility which can only be a good thing.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Thomas Ward
Sent: 07 August 2012 12:28
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] N A Soft is back and I'm looking for some
testerswith Braille displays.
Hi Darren,
Oh, absolutely. That's why I use Linux as my primary operating system
these days. The cost of computer hardware has come down, most Windows
software is reasonably priced, but the cost of adaptive tech such as
screen readers and OCR programs like Openbook remain extremely high in
contrast. For a Linux user the Orca screen reader comes with the OS,
the way Voiceover comes with Mac, and there are free OCR solutions
such as Easy OCR which is free as well. I don't see continuing to pay
for Jaws, Openbook, Window-Eyes, etc for the prices they are charging
when there are cheaper alternatives available.
In addition to Linux I've been looking at investing in an Apple
computer. Mac OS really has come up in the world of accessibility and
the way accessibility is integrated into the OS plus the stability of
the software is certainly something to consider. I think if Freedom
Scientific, GW Micro, Dolphin, etc aren't careful they may have their
socks blown off by Apple because having to purchase a screen reader
for $1,000 quid just isn't financially feasible or necessary these
days. /Especially, not with access technology coming down in price for
non-Windows platforms.
So the sooner more people realize that, get free of their high priced
access software in favor of less expensive alternatives, the more
those companies will have to come down in price or risk of going out
of business. Just look at the popularity of NVDA which is definitely
the cost effective solution for Windows. I think the only reason NVDA
isn't more popular is many people are dissatisfied with the screen
review which is a bit clunky compared to Jaws or Window-Eyes, but is
functional once a person figures out how to use it correctly.
Cheers!
On 8/7/12, Darren Harris <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi tom,
>
> But you see this is the problem, computer tech prices have come down
> dramatically over the years as you've pointed out, but the likes of screen
> readers, braillers, displays etc haven't. they've stayed the same almost
or
> gone up in price and the companies wonder why people aren't buying?
>
> Also the likes of fs and gw micro are going to get into even more trouble
> now that apple is really coming up in the world of accessibility. To ditch
> windows is 1 of my next major financial projects to be honest with you.
The
> sooner I can be rid of windows and go over to apple exclusively the
better.
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