Is there a list for blind Mac users and programmers? (OT)

[david poehlman]

I'd be happy to start a list for voice over general discussion sort of like 
the jaws list but better run, I suppose the programming stuff could be there 
too.

Johnnie Apple Seed
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From: "Bailey, Bruce" <Bruce.Bailey at ed.gov>
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Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 1:40 PM
Subject: RE: Is there a list for blind Mac users and programmers? (OT)


Hi John.  Remember me?  You might prefer I let someone else answer.

> Does anyone know about such a list?

If not, does anyone care to volunteer to start such a thing?
The demand will be high I think after Tiger (OS X 10.4) ships with its 
integrated screen reader Voice Over.

If the answer to both questions is no, what public lists (egroups, 
geocities, etc.) have a good reputation for being accessible?
I have used the Apple discussion boards, but not with a screen reader.
http://discussions.info.apple.com/

> Will the Tiger release of OS X  support braille access?

IMHO this question should be directed towards the Braille device 
manufacturers.  For $500 they could have been working with the pre-release 
of Tiger for about a year now.  For another $500 they could buy a brand new 
Mac.  They really have no good excuse for not having this on their radar.
http://developer.apple.com/macosx/tiger/tigerkit.html

Any device that work with BSD Unix on USB ports should at least work at the 
OS X command prompt.
I am not sure how useful this is.  Some day I hope to try to get NFBtrans 
working under the OS X command prompt, but I have just not been able to make 
the time.

The Macintosh has since Jaguar (OS X 10.2) included an intriguing check box 
option under the Universal Access System Preference for "Enable Access for 
assistive devices".  My early inquiries about this lead me to believe that 
this is a hook primarily for dynamic Braille displays.  It is unchecked by 
default, as I understand it, because to do otherwise is a security risk. 
All this is way over my head technically.  In the few short years since this 
option first appeared I have NOT heard even rumors of any developer taking 
advantage of the feature.  Maybe this could be made to work with brailletty?




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