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Re: Enabling NVDA in Google Docs, in Parallels on a Mac

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From: Levon Spradlin
Date: Mar 6, 2018 9:23PM

Thanks to you both for the feedback. I finally gave up and enabled it from
the Google Docs menu. I'm doing testing work, so it's the hot key issue
doesn't affect me directly, but hopefully someone with Parallels will be
able to address it in their product eventually. I'm thrilled to jot have to
fire up a Windows box now, especially when on the road.

Cheers,
Levon

On Mar 6, 2018 3:30 PM, "Len Burns via WebAIM-Forum" <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> I would second this. As a blind tester, I use VMWare daily. The
> accessibility of VMWare is quite good. Windows10 is well behaved, in fact,
> it is rare I start my Windows computer these days in preference for the Mac.
>
> -Len
>
> > On Mar 6, 2018, at 3:13 PM, Lucy Greco < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> > hi i have done this and i would say your best bet is to use vmwair or
> > vertual box. the UI is kinda bad in vb so if your blind vmwair is the
> > better choice i tryed pairalellsfew years ago and it was not good at
> > managing the sound so that the speachj did not come out rite at all
> >
> > Lucia Greco
> > Web Accessibility Evangelist
> > IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
> > University of California, Berkeley
> > (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> > http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
> > Follow me on twitter @accessaces
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 2:56 PM, Levon Spradlin < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
> >
> >> Yeah, I have no idea whether or not this will work either. I'm trying to
> >> avoid hauling around more devices than necessary when traveling, trying
> to
> >> get more experience with NVDA. I'm a Mac guy, but do some technical
> work in
> >> Parallels on occasion to avoid firing up my PC.
> >>
> >> I'm trying to figure out how to get screen reader support enabled within
> >> Google Docs, but the hot key combination doesn't seem to work. I'm
> getting
> >> the usual audible feedback from NVDA when navigating through a doc via
> >> directional keys.
> >>
> >> I'm guessing it's because I'm trying to do this within Parallels on a
> Mac,
> >> but I'm hoping that someone else has run into a similar issue and has
> >> sorted it out.
> >>
> >> cheers,
> >> Levon
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