[nabs-l] Does anyone use a MacBook or MacBook Pro for school?

[Darrell Shandrow]

Hello Sally,

As with many things inside and outside the assistive technology arena, a
judgment of which solution is the "best" for any particular application can
be subjective. 
 
If your son is able to complete his school work on terms of equality with
his sighted peers, then the solution is best for his needs. If he is not,
then, perhaps, some modification is in order.

Many schools continue to rely on Apple for all or most of their technology,
so your son's ability to use the same computer as other kids at school is
probably a big help to him, his teachers and the school's support staff.

On the other hand, if the school relies on Windows, then he might want to
consider switching to a screen reader like System Access, Window-Eyes or
JAWS.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Darrell

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Sally Thomas
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 6:34 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nabs-l] Does anyone use a MacBook or MacBook Pro for school?

Hi,

I'm the parent of a blind 13 year old.  He tells me that the screen reader
on the MacBook is great and that it is better than using a Windows computer
with JAWS.  I'm curious whether or not this is true.  Have any of you used
both?  How do they compare?  Which do you prefer?  Any insight you have
would be greatly appreciated.

Sally Thomas
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