Hi: Well, You could point them to the 500+ users on both list serves, and show them the list archives. You can go to www.applevis.com. Personally, I'll never go back to Windows. I have been a Mac user for 11 months, and can do everything on a Mac that I was doing on Windows. On Mar 27, 2011, at 8:51 PM, Johchi wrote:
> 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 > > -- > 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.
