Hi. NVDA doesn't run on any Macintosh devices, as it is only a Windows
screen reader.
On 3/13/2014 6:28 PM, Lisa Bentz wrote:
> Does NVDA work on Mac Books?
>
>
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> Ana,
> while I am very comfortable and familiar with JAWS and Window-eyes, NVDA is
> my screen reader of choice. I regularly use the portable version on
> computers which don't have NVDA installed and there are absolutely no
> problems or difficulties with it. On my thumb drive, I have the portable
> version in a folder called NVDA. The name of the executable file is
> nvda.exe. To make things a bit easier for me, I have a shortcut to this
> file on the root of my thumb drive, which I just call "n"
> without the quotes.
> This means that, when I want to run NVDA, I can go to the run dialog and
> type e:n and press enter and the screen reader comes up.
> Substitute e for whatever letter is assigned to your thumb drive.
> Of course, you can type in the full path and it would work just as well.
> As I said, there are no difficulties in using this portable version.
> Absolutely no files need to be installed onto the host computer for it to
> work and you get almost the exact same functionality that you get with the
> installed version, except for being able to run it automatically at startup,
> which you normally don't do with portable software, anyway.
> You can even use any of the addons you might be using with the installed
> version. It really is amazing.
>
> Let me know if you have any further questions.
> On 3/11/2014 3:16 PM, Ana G wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I've never used NVDA or Jaws from a thumb drive. With Jaws, I believe
>> you need to install the video intercept on pre-8.0 machines, but I
>> think there's no need for this in NVDA.
>>
>> I'm interested in hearing people's experiences with portable screen
>> readers. Do the screen readers work as expected most of the time? Is
>> it hit and miss? Are there predictable glitches?
>>
>> When I teach, I like to connect my laptop to the smart panel in the
>> classroom. I usually need sighted help the first time. After that, I
>> can do things on my own by memorizing a sequence of key presses.
>>
>> This semester, however, one of my classrooms has a setup that is
>> inaccessible. I need to touch items on a computer screen to start the
>> process. After that, I can memorize a series of key presses. For the
>> time being, I've got a student helping me, which is nice of him, but
>> not an ideal solution for me.
>>
>> I'm scheduled to teach in the same room next semester. I'm planning to
>> request a room change as a reasonable accommodation, but I want to
>> have a backup plan in case that isn't possible. (My chair tends to
>> make things more complicated than they need to be because she can.)
>>
>> I'd like to experiment with the thumb drive before I talk to tech
>> support because I want to separate how well I can use the thumb drive
>> from whether the screen I'm supposed to work with is accessible.
>>
>> Any tips or suggestions on using screen readers this way?
>>
>> Ciao
>>
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