Accessible World Hosts Demonstration of VoiceOver and Mac OS X
— ♣On Monday, 13/April, Jim Denham will be presenting "An Overview of an Accessible Leopard" for AccessibleWorld.org, a division of Helping Hands for the Blind..
The Mac OS X operating system includes some powerful accessibility features for users who are blind or visually impaired. The built-in VoiceOver screen reading software provides fantastic access to the Mac via text-to-speech, Braille, an extensive help system, and reliable access to most applications.
The Tek Talk session to be held on 13/April will introduce users to the powerful screen review software included with all versions of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
The powerful Navigation and help features of VoiceOver and the Mac will be demonstrated. The session will also include information for sighted trainers who need to provide instruction to persons who are visually impaired. Finally, the ability to easily and efficiently switch between the Mac and Windows operating systems will be shown.
Date: Monday, 13/April/2009
Time: 5:00 PM PDT, 6:00 PM MDT, 7:00 PM CDT, and 8:00 PM EDT
(Outside the US, 14/April/2009, 12:00 AM GMT.)
Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room. Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.
All Tek Talk training events are recorded so if you are unable to participate live, you may download the presentation or podcast from the Tek Talk archives on AccessibleWorld.org.
First-time users of the Talking Communities online conferencing software will need to download the small application. A link to the software is available on every entry screen to the Accessible World online rooms.