- From: Access Systems <accessys@smart.net>
- Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 09:30:39 -0500 (EST)
- To: david poehlman <david.poehlman@handsontechnologeyes.com>
- cc: Kelly Pierce <kpierce2000@earthlink.net>, "Pawson, David" <David.Pawson@rnib.org.uk>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, david poehlman wrote: > macs are accessible to the blind. > > there are two ways to access them. > > If you use outspoken, you can use a mac through version 9.2 of the operating > system. If you have osx, you can use a mac but it is currently a bit tricky > and will soon change. You can also use osx through a remote log in and you > have all the good stuff from the unix text console available to you and you > can add more if you like. does emacspeak work thru the text console or thru unix????? Bob > > Johnnie Apple Seed > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kelly Pierce" <kpierce2000@earthlink.net> > To: "Pawson, David" <David.Pawson@rnib.org.uk>; > <david.poehlman@handsontechnologeyes.com>; <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 8:47 AM > Subject: Re: accessible banking: > > > > > From: "Pawson, David" <David.Pawson@rnib.org.uk> > To: "Kelly Pierce" <kpierce2000@earthlink.net>; > <david.poehlman@handsontechnologeyes.com>; <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 2:46 AM > Subject: RE: accessible banking: > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- Kelly Pierce > > the goal > > is possible using software running on more than 95 percent > > of computers in use today. > > > > Does the ADA only apply to 95% of users then? > > > > **No, but the number cited is a mainstream figure. It includes three > percent of mac's, which are not accessible to the blind. > > Kelly > > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CONFIGURE YOUR E-MAIL TO SEND TEXT ONLY, see http://expita.com/nomime.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve Neither liberty nor safety", Benjamin Franklin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASCII Ribbon Campaign accessBob NO HTML/PDF/RTF in e-mail accessys@smartnospam.net NO MSWord docs in e-mail Access Systems, engineers NO attachments in e-mail, *LINUX powered* access is a civil right *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# THIS message and any attachments are CONFIDENTIAL and may be privileged. They are intended ONLY for the individual or entity named
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