Hello Norm.  Reliable hearsay evidence is that it isn't very usable by
blind people.   It is more of a screen reader for people with vision having
various print disabilities.  I'm not aware of any direct information from
Apple about plans to make it more accessible to blind people.

John




At 02:35 PM 5/3/2005, Prof Norm Coombs wrote:

>I understand that the new Mac operating system has a screen reader.  A
>friend who is not blind tried it and was impressed, but he does not have
>the experience to be a valid judge.
>
>Anyone on this list have any experience or comments?
>Norm
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