And, though it's off topic, I've tried to get the media access group
at wgbh to market their dvs videos to sighted folks as well, for
exactly those same kinds of reasons. Watching a movie in the car
while going to work? Wow, helping adhd kids concentrate on what's
going on? check, helping folks keep track of the action while they're
away from the set? yep.
There's all kinds of things sighted folks could find to do with such
a thing, but for whatever reason, they just don't seem interested.
<shrug>
I suspect vo will be similar. Sure apple mentions it in their
marketing material, but how many sighted folks do you know that
actually use it?
I've seen posts on other apple lists where folks accidentally turned
it on, and didn't know how to turn it off, and trust me, they weren't
happy the computer was talking.
It's all about education, and I honestly think apple has tried, but
most of the apple stores I've been in don't even know about vo, and
those that do haven't a clue how full featured it actually is.
That's a real shame, all sorts of folks could benefit from it's use,
but too many just don't ever find out about it, or of those who do,
most never learn how it works.
<sigh>
I know it's human nature, but I really wish folks were better
informed about it.
I actually pointed out the accessibility of apple products off the
shelf on a post about Steve Job's death, and though it did warant a
reply by the article's author, it was merely to indicate that he'd
not thought about that aspect of things. <sigh>
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