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> On Oct 28, 2025, at 15:00, Marie Lyons <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Yes, my friend uses a windows keyboard with her mac. She was advised to get 
> that keyboard by a rehab teacher. Apparently it is easier to see the keys. 
> This puzzles me as I thought members of the blind community touch typed. Even 
> sighted people who have traditionally taken jobs as stenographers all touch 
> typed. It’s much faster than hunt and peck. So what keys would be the v/o 
> keys?
> 
>> On Oct 26, 2025, at 10:49 PM, Frank Ventura 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Are you trying to use a Windows keyboard with Voiceover on a Mac? If so it 
>> is pretty simple. All of the commands are the same. The only real change is 
>> the mapping of the modifier keys. The command key maps to the Windows key. 
>> The option key maps to the Alt key. And, the option key maps to the option 
>> key.
>> Frank
>> 
>>> On Oct 24, 2025, at 4:46 PM, Marie Lyons <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello
>>> 
>>> I am trying to help a friend who is losing her sight . She has a mac but 
>>> the rehab teacher had her purchase the aforementioned keyboard because it 
>>> was brightly colored in yellow. Because she hasn’t been classified as 
>>> legally blind she has to pay for their sessions. I am trying to teach her 
>>> what I know but I use the keyboard that came with my mac. Has anyone used 
>>> such a keyboard with a mac? Can anyone point me to keyboard commands that 
>>> would be helpful?l
>>> 
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