Hi there I have known a number of people with situations similar to what you describe. I wonder if it would help him to do the trial version of ZoomText text for the Mac. A lot of people seem to like this a lot.
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2013, at 7:19 AM, Mike Busboom <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > From time to time, I assist people via Skype who would like to become > familiar with VoiceOver. Thus far, all of those whom I have assisted have > been unable to avail themselves of any visual cues from the screen, i.e. they > depend exclusively on speech, Braille or both. > > I recently met an individual who has Macular Degeneration, and he is now > losing his ability to quickly and effectively visually navigate his MacBook's > screen. Since he lives in Canada and I live in Austria, we have agreed that > if possible, I would assist him in his attempt to migrate from a strictly > visual environment to one where accessibility options are utilized. It has > occurred to me, however, that my assisting him might not be in his best > interest since he will want to continue to use his vision wherever possible > and only gradually transition to an entirely speech, non-visual environment. > > While I am totally comfortable helping blind people, I know nothing about > configuring the Mac so that it can best meet his needs. He wants to use his > vision in conjunction with VO but at some time, totally transition to > screenless use of his Mac. > > Does anyone know if there is special documentation for situations like this? > While I am basically a can-do person, is it unrealistic for me to render > useful assistance? Knowing this person, I know that he will insist on using > his residual vision for as long as possible. > > Any thoughts would be most definitely appreciated. > > With kind regards, > > Mike > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
