Good evening, I would say that it is likely easier for someone to learn to use an Apple with the VoiceOver screen-reader if they have never used a Windows screen-reader before, than if they had. That being said, I personally find the JAWS screen-reader for Windows a little more intuitive than VoiceOver. I have, however, been using JAWS for Windows for 5 years and VoiceOver for only one year.
I think that learning either VoiceOver for Apple or JAWS for Windows are quite a reasonably accomplishable task for someone who is willing to put in the time and energy to learn. HTH, Everett Zufelt http://zufelt.ca Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/ezufelt View my LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt On 2010-03-15, at 8:47 PM, bilgerat wrote: > I'm not blind myself but have a blind friend. She's in her fifties and > has little experience of computers. She was sold a Mercury system by > RNIB a couple of years back but can't get to grips with it. Nor can I. > the system seems unstable and support is extremely limited. There is > also no tuition available at all except audio discs which are > seriously deficient in various respects. > > So as a macbook user myself I wonder whether that might be a suitable > alternative for her. Basically she wants a computer for using the > internet, for such everyday things as reading a paper, ordering > groceries online, and using the BBC's I-player. But I'm really > concerned that it might be too difficult to learn. There doesn't seem > to be anyone at Apple UK who is actually experienced at using > voiceover. I found one guy at Apple who gives one-to-one tuition to a > blind user, but he told me they have given up on trying to use it to > navigate web pages because it's just too complex! > > So I would be really grateful for advice on this - how difficult is it > for a computer beginner to learn to use; what kind of support if any > is available, any any other things that need thinking about. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
