Hi Tim, I certainly wouldn't relish going back to Windows, but for me it would be a matter of principle. Having access to battery information is for me a non-negotiable component of portable computing, and if a company thinks that blind users should be OK living without that, I'm not OK with them. This is all the more true in the wake of that video that was shown at the last Apple event where they touted their commitment to accessibility. So, I wouldn't want to go back to Windows, but I would feel that this decision by Apple flies in the face of their own stated values, and leaves me with a computer I'm not comfortable trusting when i don't have access to AC.
At any rate, hopefully this will be fixed soon, and so will be moot point. Cheers, Donna > On Dec 15, 2016, at 2:56 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I agree with Donna that it is a step backwards to have something visible to > the sighted user, but not present to the VO user. Scott, that's pleasing if > they're working on it in 10.12.3. All they really need to do is make the > indicator announce/display things exactly the same for when the machine is > using the power adaptor or the battery. It does announce things just fine in > 10.12.2 if you're plugged in, but it's absent when on battery power. > > I wouldn't go quite so far as to purchase a Windows laptop just because of > this, as there's far too many advantages to my Mac experience to go that > direction. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Dec 15, 2016, at 13:45, Scott Granados <[email protected]> wrote: > > Actually strike that, it’s not quite but it looks like work is being done in > that area. > > Stay tuned it’s at least reporting the charging state but no percentage yet. > >> On Dec 15, 2016, at 3:43 PM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I just wanted to write to say that I have written to Apple accessibility re >> the battery issue, and I would encourage others to do the same. If there is >> an icon that sighted users can view, then there also needs to be an >> equivalent for us. I'm sorry, but the notion that anyone would rely on a >> laptop--which theoretically is intended for computing on the go--without >> providing them good access to battery information is ridiculous. Yes, I >> know. You can go into Activity Monitor. But that is a fairly time >> consuming process. And yes, you can ask Siri. But that's hardly convenient >> or appropriate if you're in the middle of a meeting, a class, etc. I had >> been planning to purchase one of the new MacBook Pros, but right now, I'm >> thinking I may follow Jonathan Mosen's lead and purchase a PC instead. >> >> To my thinking this is absolutely unacceptable. If you agree, I encourage >> you to write to Apple accessibility and ask that we at least be given >> battery information equivalent to that provided to sighted users. >> Best, >> Donna >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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