[blindkid] MacBook Pro
David Andrews
dandrews at visi.com
Thu Feb 25 03:03:24 UTC 2010
The Mac is certainly a good alternative to a Windows-based PC, some
blind people love them, some don't. They don't use a touch screen,
yet anyway, so it will be some different from the iPod Touch. Some
of the keyboard commands can get a little complex, and it is
different from a Windows-based PC. If your son hasn't used Windows,
this may be easier in some ways, nothing to unlearn.
On the Apple, if a software package is written in a certain way, then
it is accessible. If not there is nothing you can do, unlike Windows
where sometimes you can script in accessibility after the fact.
Dave
At 10:27 AM 2/23/2010, you wrote:
>Do any blind kids you know use a MacBook for school work? My son
>has an iPod Touch which he loves. He is even able to type and send
>email from it despite the touch screen. This has convinced him that
>a MacBook is the best computer for him. I'm wondering about the
>limitations of the built in screen reader or any other
>idiosyncrasies that would limit its use. Since it doesn't require
>the purchase of JAWS or other screen reading software, it might be a
>good choice.
>
>Sally Thomas
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