Hi David,
Yes, that is exactly what I had to do. I was running a computer
store/isp, I was finding that the high contrast and magnification was not
cutting it anymore. One day I fired up my jaws and never looked back. I will
admit that I use my remaining vision for anything that I can, however I
certainly know my limitations. As we say in the industry I just find a work
around, what else can one do. I am addicted to my technology. On a different
tact though I am looking at picking up an mac mini to turn it into a tivo
replacement. Has anyone done this. I am excited to be able to use voice over
and a large hdmi equipped flat panel high definition display.
Sincerely,
Scott.
On Oct 8, 2010, at 12:09 PM, Scott Granados wrote:
> That was really well put!
>
> I'm just imagining how much of a transition that must have been from
> magnification to screen reading. I can relate to having to learn different
> screen readers and that's trick enough. I must admit I force myself in these
> situations by just diving in and using the previous method as little as
> possible. I could see holding out until vision wasn't useful any more and
> then just jumping in with both feet. I guess I learn well under pressure.:)
>
> On Oct 8, 2010, at 8:51 AM, Scott Ford wrote:
>
>> Hello David,
>> I have traveled the same road as you. I still have some vision,
>> however my vision is in the more advanced stages than you. I must use a
>> screen reader in order to effectively navigate my computer. I am also an
>> Adaptive Technology specialist. This thread has been incredibly fascinating
>> to read. I purchased my Mac book pro nearly two years ago, even at that
>> time I was a voice over user and Jaws user. I found the switch from
>> magnification to voice an incredibly hard switch. The most frustrating part
>> is the linear way that one must use a computer while working with a screen
>> reader. This slows productivity down so much. On a totally different point
>> I unfortunately find that I must still frequently complete work in windows.
>> The positive to this is that I can run bootcamp. The down side is it is
>> really annoying to switch back and forth. I have fusion, however the quirky
>> keyboard configuration and the Jaws ilm configuration is not very optimal.
>> I did find the post about the application for Mac color configuration very
>> intriguing. I must agree with you david, in your analysis, I feel that you
>> are spot on. The most exciting aspect is that the technology is only going
>> to become better, the machines are going to get faster. Finally whether you
>> get a Mac today or a Mac tomorrow it is just another computer, unlike common
>> lore Macs are no more magical than a PC.
>> Sincerely,
>> Scott to Oct 8, 2010, at 6:59 AM, David Goodwin wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ricardo and Nic,
>>>
>>> Thank you both for your recent posts. I had been considering how best to
>>> respond to some of the comments made elsewhere in this thread, but I think
>>> you guys have just about covered things for me <smile>.
>>>
>>> All that I am trying to do is determine the combination of tools that will
>>> make using a desktop computer as easy and efficient as possible. At the
>>> moment my residual vision is such that it should be regarded as one of the
>>> 'tools' available to me (and will continue to be so for some time). And no,
>>> this is not me in some kind of denial about the state of my vision (as some
>>> others have hinted at). It is simply the way that things are for me.
>>>
>>> On something as small as an iPhone my residual sight has little to offer,
>>> so VoiceOver is my only real choice. However, things are less clear-cut on
>>> a desktop. A screen reader on its own would not be the most efficient
>>> option for me at this time. So, I need to decide whether having VoiceOver
>>> available as an option, along with the more important (to me) screen
>>> magnification and colour inversion, offers any advantages over my current
>>> set-up on a PC. Having now seen the colour inversion feature in operation,
>>> the decision is not as clear as I had anticipated. Looking at my screen
>>> right now, everything is displayed in colours that are optimized for my
>>> sight problems. This would not be the case if I were typing this on a Mac.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
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