I and trvi have answered this question over four times! AUDICITY BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net blindtech at blindtechs.net website: http://blindtechs.net Visit our website where we offer free email, shell accoiunts, shoutcast radio service, online games and more! Powered by Unix not Microsoft On Mar 30, 2006, at 1:52 PM, hank smith wrote: > how is garage band does that owrk withs peech? also what sound editing > proggies and podcast software work? email me off list > hanksmith4 at earthlink.net > thanks > hank > > check out my podcast! > http://www.gcast.com/u/hanksmith/main > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Travis Siegel" <tsiegel at softcon.com> > To: <akp at eznet.net>; "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:39 AM > Subject: apple's screen reader (was New Linux PDA For Blind People) > > >> What are you talking about? >> I use the mac every day. Email, file manipulation, cd/dvd playing, >> cd/ >> dvd creating, online chatting, web browsing, word processing, and to >> some degree, even programming on the mac are completely 100% >> accessible. There's folks using it for sound editing, and podcast >> creation as well. If there's stuff you can't do on the mac, there's >> probably a third-party solution out there somewhere to do it. >> Admittedly, some of the programs aren't 100% accessible, but there's >> always workarounds. The shell prompt (they call it terminal) works, >> though not automatically, but if that's the worst I have to worry >> about with a machine, then I'd say it's a pretty good machine. >> Also, the apple provided dvd player won't let you get to the video >> described sound tracks on your dvd by yourself, but the softcon DVD >> player does (http://softcon.com/mac). and there's other developers >> working on things like producing audio mp3 files from text using the >> apple voices, and various other little things to make macs easier/ >> better to use. I'd suggest going into your local apple store, >> sitting down with a mac, and trying it before insisting it's not >> usable. I think you might be surprised at how much you can do >> with it. >> On Mar 30, 2006, at 11:46 AM, Ann K. Parsons wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Interesting point of view. Not sure it's accurate, but definitely >>> interesting. <smiling> It may even work, if, I say if, the >>> mainstream market can be persuaded that it is just what is needed. >>> Somebody in this discussion used the illustration of the typewriter. >>> Good choice, why, because that device was, in the 1880s designed >>> specifically *for* a blind person so that person could write more >>> effectively. >>> >>> You may want to be careful when talking about Apple's screen reader. >>> I have heard that it is good, but it doesn't give sull access yet. >>> Perhaps there have been improvements? >>> >>> Ann P. >>> >>> -- >>> Ann K. Parsons >>> email: akp at eznet.net >>> WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp >>> Skype: Putertutor >>> "All that is gold does not glitter. >>> Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> __________ NOD32 1.1463 (20060330) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> >> __________ NOD32 1.1463 (20060330) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
