i must say that i’m happy with the update. wickypeedia reads good with VO witch is what i really wanted them to fix. On 18 Dec 2013, at 7:33 am, CHUCK REICHEL <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Teresa, > I agree with you! :) > Most of peoples problems are located in the "chair" ;) > I make a living every day on a mac pro running pro tools and "never stop" > studying PT & the mac Os. > To sum it up "don't sing the blues if you haven't paid the dues! :) > Make sure its a bug before you report it then just "do it" :) > YMMV > > > CHUCK REICHEL > [email protected] > www.SoundPictureRecording.com > 954-742-0019 > GUFFAWING :) > In GOD I Trust > > On Dec 17, 2013, at 3:21 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > >> Hi, alll, >> >> I wasn't going to post to this thread, but I've been thinking about this >> issue of accessibility. When I decided to switch to a Mac, I knew I had to >> consider the fact that buying a product off the shelf was going to mean >> risking some accessibility features. Maybe mainstream developers are >> sometimes not aware of how screen-readers work on a visceral level. Maybe >> accessibility will not be as much a priority in this case as it would be for >> an entity like Freedom Scientific. However, having tried Linuxx and using >> various screen-readers and desktops on that platform, I still find that >> Voiceover is far more stable and accessible than Orca screen-reader, for >> example. I still explore and use various platforms, and believe me, I've >> seen my share of bugs. So this update for Mac oSX is nothing to me. It has >> some annoyances for sure, but imagine if it shut itself off every five >> minutes or restarted the OS or just plain didn't read a good number of apps. >> >> Also, how much are we paying for these OS updates? How much did we pay for >> this last full upgrade? Imagine having to pay an upgrade fee every time you >> wanted to update just the screen-reader alone. >> >> So I think that before one uses software extensively, one has to consider >> some factors. Is this something I want to risk my productivity on? If not, >> should I stay with what i know? Do I like to learn new things, and how >> tolerant am I of bugs in software? How much hand-holding do I need? If I buy >> a product off the shelf, can I work around the accessibility glitches that >> are probably going to rear their ugly heads? If not, maybe I should consider >> getting something exclusively blind-friendly if I don't want to put up with >> accessibility issues. >> >> In short, I really think Apple is doing a fantastic job, considering. And >> yes, I would have higher expectations of a Freedom Scientific or Humanware. >> >> Just my two bits of currency. :) >> >> Teresa >> >> Sent using Alpine messaging system in Mac OS X Terminal >> >> On Tue, 17 Dec 2013, Buddy Brannan wrote: >> >>> BTW, for those who think that Tim Cook just doesn’t give two s**ts about >>> accessibility, this is probably well worn a view. Be cynical and say it’s >>> just Tim spewing a line or whatever you like, but I kind of don’t get that. >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNEafGCf-kw >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
