[stylist] Writing Software

[Edward Green]

Hi Sarah,

It's definitely worth spending the time to learn it.

Applevis is a good source (particularly the podcasts), as are Tim Sniffen's Mastering the Mac with Voiceover Youtube videos (though be aware these are narrated with synthetic speech).

Mac for the Blind offer thorough (albeit some might say pricy tutorials), and if you're particularly interested in how editing on the Mac compares to Windows, there's an ebook by Anne Robertson on using Pages available from Mosen Consulting.

Cheers,

Ed
> On 14 Jun 2016, at 21:08, Sarah Clark via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Ed,
> 
> I will keep that in mind, and may end up putting some more time into learning VoiceOver, because regardless of whether I find a Windows-based program that is accessible, its quite apparent that Scrivener, and the mac version in particular, is superior to the others.
> 
> Sarah
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Green via stylist" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
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> 
>> Hi Sarah,
>> 
>> I've not used it, but Scrivener for Mac certainly used to be accessible according to the Applevis site, and may well still be.  The evaluation is from 2013 though.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Ed
>>> On 14 Jun 2016, at 19:43, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Sarah,
>>> 
>>> What do you mean by complicated? I'm getting my MFA in writing and work only
>>> with Word. I do all my writing and editing in Word, and I do not find it
>>> difficult or tedious. So can you clarify your specific issues, please? That
>>> may help us better understand your concerns.
>>> 
>>> Bridgit
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sarah Clark
>>> via stylist
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 1:33 PM
>>> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: Sarah Clark <sarah at sarahaclark.com>
>>> Subject: [stylist] Writing Software
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> Up to this point I have been writing in Word, but it can be complicated with
>>> an extremely long document, so I am looking for a better option. From what I
>>> have read, Scrivener seems to be the most popular writing software. Is it
>>> accessible with any screenreader? (Jaws, NVDA or VoiceOver for the mac) If
>>> not, is there an alternative program that is accessible? (I'm most
>>> interested in Windows based programs since I'm not very good with a mac yet.
>>> But if that's the only option I'd work on becoming more proficient with VO.)
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Sarah
>>> 
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