Top Ten Myths About the Mac and Its Accessibility to the Blind

This is information about VoiceOver and Mac OS X accessibility for blind and vision impaired people, especially comparing accessibility for OS X and Windows. The list has been written by Josh de Lioncourt.

The following list is not all inclusive, but it does provide information on the most commonly held Mac myths in the VI community. I hope you find this list informative and helpful.

1. Myth: VoiceOver does not include scripting functionality, like that in Jaws for Windows, rendering it less useful than its Windows counterparts.
2. Myth: iTunes is not accessible on the Mac with VoiceOver.
3. Myth: VoiceOver is very limited due to its lack of using an OSM (off screen model).
4. Myth: There is no Braille display support on the Mac.
5. Myth: You cannot produce or emboss Braille content from a Mac.
6. Myth: You cannot perform OCR with a Mac.
7. Myth: You can’t read PDF files with VoiceOver.
8. Myth: VoiceOver has not been updated in over two years.
9. Myth: Most software for the Mac doesn’t work with VoiceOver.
10. Myth: VoiceOver requires you to learn a huge array of extremely complicated commands to use the OS effectively.

Want to know the truth about Mac Accessibility read the full post on ATMac Blog
Assistive Technology for Mac Users