Here in Maine where the departing administration of Governor Angus King has
managed to push through a laptops for 7th graders program, we have been told
verbally by an Alva Access Group representative that they intend to develop
a version of OutSpoken for Mac on the new OSX.  No estimated delivery date
has been announced.  This information cannot be found on Alva's web site and
this statement from the Alva rep comes in the context of a controversy about
the accessibility of the Apple iBook laptops for blind students. - Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: Penny Gray [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 11:04 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: screen reader for Macintosh


Hello everyone,

I apologize if this has been tossed about before, but, I need to know if
there are any screen reader's for the Macintosh.  I am aware of Outspoken
but, I'm not sure if the manufacturer is going to continue to support this
product and/or develop it for current and future operating systems.

This is for a student taking a course in music that is Macintosh computer
based.

Thanks in advance.

Sincerely, Penny

****************************************
Penny Gray
Adaptive Technology Specialist
Disability Services
Bucks Co. Community College
Newtown, PA 18940
[log in to unmask]
215-968-8104
http://www.bucks.edu/services/disability/
*****************************************
"If it takes a village to raise a child,
then, it takes the entire campus to support the
adaptive technology needs of students with disabilities."
EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information)