Hello: I have been developing software for 20+ years and lately, because of my declining vision, have been forced to start using a screen reader. Just about 2 years ago, I fell in love with the Mac, and hence decided to start learning VoiceOver. I made the mistake of starting with the 'Getting Started' manual(Snow Leopard version) because it just proved to be a 'commands' manual and was quite intimidating( I think it should be called 'Getting Frustrated' instead :) ). I looked around for other VoiceOver resources and finally came across Mike Arrigo's podcasts which you can find in www.blindcooltech.com (this site also has those links but I think some of them are broken) . He makes VoiceOver appear so easy and intuitive. I recommend that your friend start with his first podcast (around 05/2008) and move up to this other podcasts in chronological order. I am so glad I found them. I hope this helps. Good luck to your friend.
Thanks, mani On Mar 15, 8:55 pm, "E.J. Zufelt" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 Zufelthttp://zufelt.ca > > Follow me on Twitterhttp://twitter.com/ezufelt > > View my LinkedIn Profilehttp://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 > > athttp://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.
