[nabs-l] Some computer questions

[Andy]

Numbers works quite well now.  Pages now reads tables, and I've
noticed general accessibility improvements across the board with the
new iWork suite.

On 4/5/14, Matthew Dierckens <matt.dierckens at me.com> wrote:
> Numbers works very well with voiceover since the new IWork updates.
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> Matthew Dierckens
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> On Apr 5, 2014, at 8:34 PM, Steve Jacobson <steve.jacobson at visi.com> wrote:
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>> Ryan,
>>
>> I had understood that Numbers does not work all that well with VoiceOver.
>> Has that changed?
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Steve Jacobson
>>
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>> On Sat, 5 Apr 2014 16:45:25 -0400, Ryan L. Silveira wrote:
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>>> Hi,
>>> As far as editing documents using office for iPhone, that is not at all
>>> accessible. You can, however, edit Word documents with pages. I think you
>>> can also use numbers with Microsoft files. If I want to
>> recommend a good computer, I would recommend a MacBook Pro. If you really
>> need windows, you can duel boot. As far as the tablets, I would go with an
>> iPad. Hope this helps.
>>> Ryan
>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>>> On Apr 5, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I've decided to get a new device to replace my aging laptop. I am
>>>> starting a new job this summer and they will provide a PC for my
>>>> office, but I want to have something that is portable and that I can
>>>> use to edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files I create at
>>>> work or get from colleagues.
>>>>
>>>> I already have JAWS and an iPhone. If Office for iPhone is accessible,
>>>> or if it's possible to easily interact with Microsoft Office files
>>>> using the Mac applications (like Pages or Numbers) then I'd consider
>>>> using my iPhone instead of a laptop.
>>>>
>>>> So my questions are:
>>>> (1) Is Office for iPhone accessible?
>>>> (2) How easy or complicated is it to edit MS Word files using Pages on
>>>> a Mac or iPhone?
>>>> (3) Does anyone have recommendations for modern Windows laptops that
>>>> are ultra-portable, like Ultrabooks or netbooks if they still exist?
>>>> (4) Which tablets work with JAWS?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Arielle
>>>>
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