Hi folks,
I'm not a Mac user yet, but I am learning sooo much by gtleaning from
this wonderful
list.
My question has to do with convincing the PA State agency that getting
VO and the
MacBook for me is a better choice then the traditional Windows screen
reader setup.
But I want to be completely honest with you:
Since I'm not currently an Apple products user, I really don't know if
the Mac is
really the best way for me to go. I'm an educated professional piano
technician
who is also a musician keyboardist. But the State won't purchase
anything for me
based on personal musical ambition. I have joined this list and the
AiPhone list
in order to hear for myself just how accessible the apple platform
really is. I
must say that I am quite amazed beyond words on how much blind folks are
able to
accomplish on the touch screen iPhone. So needless to say, I am looking
forward
to the iPhone 5 when it comes out, and I'll probably be getting
something in an iPhone
for myself at that time. But anyway, getting back to my situation with
the State
getting me some new computer equipment:
Their immediate response to my interests for having a Mac was negative.
Why? Because
the guy hired to do my equipment evaluation has had zero experience
using a Mac and
so he told the agency that he felt that it was in his opinion that it
was a bad idea
to get me a Mac. I immediately came back with saying to them that it
was my right
to make my own choice as to what equipment I would like to have use of.
And that
my choice of equipment was being discriminated against based on their
lack of knowledge
and understanding of the subject. They then quickly changed their tune
and gave
me another equipment evaluator to work with me who they say is familiar
with the
Mac platform and said that they would have to go with his
recommendations thereafter.
I have yet to meet with this second person.
Consequently, in the meantime I am needing to get as much concrete
evidence that
VO on a Mac is perfectly viable and that everything I need to do on the
MacBook is
accessible, or better yet, even better accessible then the Windows /
Microsoft platform
using the latest WE screen reader alone..
So I need to locate information supporting the ability for the blind to
be able to
use the MacBook successfully.Please be so kind as to briefly speak to
this matter
with either your own testimonies of your own success and support, or
negatatives
and concerns concerning the use of the Apple Mac platform for the blind
computer
user.
Thanks much,
--
Johnny Chilelli
[email protected]
814-450-5433
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