[nfbcs] Mac with Windows Virtual Machine was RE: The Mac Beckens
Nicole Torcolini
ntorcolini at wavecable.com
Mon Jan 18 15:48:25 UTC 2016
You mean a virtual machine? Several years ago, I tried that when I
was required to use a Mac at an internship. It did not work well because,
even when the maximum amount of memory was given to the vm, JAWS was
extremely sluggish. Has this improved recently? I have not tried it again
because I do not care for the Mac. As I already said, Apple seems to be in
no hurry to fix some of the VoiceOver bugs. I also do not like the way that
VoiceOver works compared to Windows modal screen readers and the fact that
many of the VoiceOver require pressing three or more keys.
-----Original Message-----
From: luis Mendez [mailto:lmendez716 at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 5:53 AM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
Cc: Nicole Torcolini
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] The Mac Beckens
Good article. As for Mac versus Windows, if wou can afford to do so, buy
a Mac and install Windows on it. It also helps to get a dedicated Windows
keyboard. Thus equipped, you'll have the best of both environments.
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> On Jan 17, 2016, at 2:55 PM, Nicole Torcolini via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>
> Here is my opinion. I will use a Mac when hell freezes
over.
> What the devil is so much better about VoiceOver?
>
> Stop making empty claims without supporting them. Stop
> cherry picking the information that you want and ignoring the rest. As
> this article
> <http://qz.com/588126/theres-a-good-reason-americans-are-horrible-at-s
> cience /> says, stops using facts "much like a drunk uses a
>
> lamppost: for support, not illumination."
>
> VoiceOver has just as many, if not more, problems as
> other screen readers. I know because many of my coworkers use Macs,
> and Apple is introducing more bugs than they are fixing when it comes to
internet use.
> And they have no pressure to fix the bugs because, on the Mac, there
> is no competition.
>
> Microsoft has a screen reader; it is called Narrator. I
> have heard that it is better on newer versions of Windows, which I
> have not tried, but, from my experience, it does not work worth a
> damn. I know that Microsoft has some kind of deal with Windows Eyes,
> but it does not work well with complex websites. Also, if Microsoft
> will not even consider accessibility when making their products, and
> do stuff like put the ribbon everywhere, why would they be interested in
maintaining a screen reader?
>
>
>
> Nicole
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter
> Donahue via nfbcs
> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 11:25 PM
> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'
> Cc: Peter Donahue
> Subject: [nfbcs] The Mac Beckens
>
>
>
>
>
> Good morning everyone,
>
>
>
> If Microsoft would do with its Windows screen reader
> what Apple has done with the MAC and its iDevices perhaps we would
> have fewer issues with compatibility and accessibility tools could be
> kept up-to-date more easily and with little to no cost. Perhaps some
> MAC and iOS users could weigh in on this issue with the petition and
> share their experiences with accessing it under iOS and oSX. Perhaps
> in another few years we'll be 100% Mac and iOS users in this house-hold.
>
>
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: nfbcs [ <mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org>
> mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain via
> nfbcs
>
> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 10:35 PM
>
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>
> Cc: Christopher Chaltain
>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] NVDA and JAWS [was "Re: Petition Asking President
> Obama To Direct the JusticeDepartment to Issue ADA Internet
> Regulations"]
>
>
>
> The idea that anything that's three years old is antiquated is incorrect.
>
> I'm sure quite a few people on this list are using Office2013 or
> Office 2010 if not something older. Microsoft and many companies
> support products for more than three years. People used Windows XP for ten
years and beyond.
>
>
>
> I never saw anything on this list that the problem accessing this
> petition has to do with the version of JAWS being used. I get the
> impression that people using more recent versions of JAWS are experiencing
the same problem.
>
> In other words, I didn't see anything in this thread that JAWS 13
> can't do the job and can't be used affectively for all sorts of tasks.
> It seems to me that people are just jumping to conclusions and using
> this message to make a point rather than help a JAWS user solve their
> problem and submit this petition.
>
>
>
> Obviously, I can't tell people what words they can and cannot use, but
> I think information can be provided in a more sympathetic tone. I'm
> sure most people running JAWS 13 would like to upgrade, and they don't
> need to have their faces rubbed in the fact that they can't afford an
update.
>
> No one may have intended to make anyone feel bad but communication is
> a two way street, and people need to take into account not just how
> their words are intended but how they may be received.
>
>
>
>> On 16/01/16 22:08, Buddy Brannan via nfbcs wrote:
>>
>> The unfortunate reality is that you simply *can't* do everything with
>
>> one
>
> screen reader. There's certainly no reason not to have more than one
> if you can afford one, because NVDA is free software. Both definitions of
free.
>
> Window-Eyes is even no cost if you have Office 2010 or newer.
>
>
>> The other unfortunate reality is that Jaws 13.0 *is* antiquated, and
>
>> that
>
> isn't meant to make anyone feel bad, it's just a fact. You really
> can't use a three year old version of anything and expect it to behave
> correctly with something that's newer. It just isn't realistic.
>
>
>> --
>
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>
>> Phone: 814-860-3194
>
>> Mobile: 814-431-0962
>
>> Email: <mailto:buddy at brannan.name> buddy at brannan.name
>
>
>
>
>
>>> On Jan 16, 2016, at 10:55 PM, Christopher Chaltain via nfbcs
>
> < <mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org> nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>
>>> I agree that it's good to have NVDA in your tool box regardless of
>
>>> what
>
> version of JAWS you're running, but it isn't always possible for
> people to keep up with a product like JAWS, and using two different
> screen readers can be frustrating. I think it's OK to suggest JAWS,
> but there's no need to make anyone feel bad by calling the tools they can
afford to use "antiquated".
>
>
>>> On 16/01/16 15:18, Jude DaShiell via nfbcs wrote:
>
>>>> This is why when jaws users know they're not going to be able to
>
>>>> update jaws it's a good idea to have installed nvda to do the jobs
>
>>>> their antiquated version of jaws can no longer do.
>
>
>>>> On Sat, 16 Jan 2016, Mike Freeman via nfbcs wrote:
>
>
>>>>> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 16:03:52
>
>>>>> From: Mike Freeman via nfbcs < <mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>
>>>>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <
>>>>> <mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
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>>>>> Cc: Mike Freeman < <mailto:k7uij at panix.com> k7uij at panix.com>
>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Petition Asking President Obama To Direct the
>
>>>>> JusticeDepartment to Issue ADA Internet Regulations
>
>
>>>>> excess ability does not imply backward compatibility. Your version
>
>>>>> of jaws is several versions out of date. I suspect it may be part
>
>>>>> of the problem.
>
>
>>>>> Mike Freeman
>
>
>
>>>>>> On Jan 16, 2016, at 12:52, Jennifer Aberdeen via nfbcs
>
>>>>>> < <mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org> nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>
>>>>>> Why is this patition not accessible? When I click on the submit
>
>>>>>> button, in different ways; enter, space, left mouse button on the
>
>>>>>> num pad, nothing happens.
>
>
>>>>>> I'm using jaws 13 with win 7 and IE 11.
>
>
>>>>>> Jen
>
>
>>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Curtis Chong via nfbcs
>
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 1:38 PM
>
>>>>>> To: <mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org> nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>
>>>>>> Cc: Curtis Chong
>
>>>>>> Subject: [nfbcs] Petition Asking President Obama To Direct the
>
>>>>>> JusticeDepartment to Issue ADA Internet Regulations
>
>
>>>>>> Greetings:
>
>
>>>>>> On Tuesday, January 12, 2016, the National Federation of the
>>>>>> Blind
>
>>>>>> launched a petition (the link to which is provided below) calling
>
>>>>>> on the Obama administration promptly to release the long-awaited
>
>>>>>> ADA internet regulations. On the 20th anniversary of the
>>>>>> Americans
>
>>>>>> with Disabilities Act (way back in 2010), President Obama said
>
>>>>>> that he would issue regulations implementing the requirement for
>
>>>>>> accessible websites, noting that they would be "the most
>>>>>> important
>
>>>>>> updates to the ADA since its original enactment."
>
>>>>>> President Obama now says that the regulations will not be
>>>>>> released
>
>>>>>> until 2018, after he leaves office.
>
>
>>>>>> For those of who are blind, inaccessible websites can make it
>
>>>>>> impossible to apply for jobs, participate in online courses, or
>
>>>>>> conduct vital personal financial business. Website developers
>>>>>> need
>
>>>>>> guidance on how to comply with the law. Failing to provide that
>
>>>>>> guidance is irresponsible and inconsistent with President Obama's
>
>>>>>> expressed commitment to civil rights.
>
>
>>>>>> If you are interested in signing the petition (and I hope you
>
>>>>>> are), point your browser to this link.
>
>
>>>>>> <https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/direct-us-department-j
>>>>>> us>
> https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/direct-us-department-jus
>
>>>>>> tice-promp
>
>
>>>>>> tly-release-ada-internet-regulations
>
>
>>>>>> As an example of the need for these regulations, some JAWS users
>
>>>>>> running Internet Explorer have reported a problem with the "sign"
>
>>>>>> button when attempting to add their name. Here are some solutions
>
>>>>>> to help mitigate that problem.
>
>
>>>>>> 1. Try routing the JAWS cursor to PC (Insert+Numpad
>
>>>>>> Minus), and
>
>>>>>> pressing the left mouse button (Numpad Slash), and the "sign"
>
>>>>>> button will be selected.
>
>
>>>>>> 2. Alternatively, you can sign the petition using the
>
> Mozilla
>
>>>>>> Firefox browser.
>
>
>>>>>> The petition is reported to be accessible using iOS devices such
>
>>>>>> as the iPad or iPhone.
>
>
>>>>>> Cordially,
>
>
>>>>>> Curtis Chong, President
>
>>>>>> National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science
>
>
>
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