[blindkid] Mac Books?

Marianne Denning marianne at denningweb.com
Tue Sep 27 19:54:18 UTC 2016


That is great! If the teachers us Google Classroom or Google Drive they are
both accessible. Google has come a long way in improving accessibility for
these websites.

On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Linda A.Coccovizzo via blindkid <
blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Yes. Our team leader is taking care of all of that. She and the other TVI
> may only be one step ahead of the girls at any given time, but the girls
> will be taken care of. If there is anything lacking, she will fight tooth
> and nail for what the girls need. Fortunately, the district thus far, has
> always been very willing to accommodate. I work very closely with the team
> as well, and we always bounce ideas off of one another. This is why I reach
> out to ask about others using Macs and the apps.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Denning via blindkid
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 2:18 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Mac Books?
>
> Who will be teaching your daughters the key board commands to make
> VoiceOver work on the Mac? It can be different than the iPad. You should
> ask the school district what apps and websites the students will be using.
> It is absolutely the responsibility of the school to make sure your
> daughters have access to all of the electronic materials their peers can
> access. Your TVI or technology instructor should be checking this out right
> now so any issues can be ironed out in advance.
>
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 3:09 PM, Linda A.Coccovizzo via blindkid <
> blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> > Hello all. Our vision team in the girls' district has undergone some
> > very positive changes in the last few months. The iPads with
> > refreshabrailles are being phased out. The girls will very soon be
> > given Mac Books. I did have some concerns about this, because I've
> > heard there are issues with 3rd party applications being completely
> > accessible. I am very happy though that a keyboard will finally be
> > under their fingers. We have worked with them at home to learn to type
> as much as we can, so they won't be totally lost.
> > They will also be using braille displays. What do you all think? Also,
> > if anyone has a kiddo using the Mac for school purposes, what apps
> > have you found to be useful?
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Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053



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