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

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From: Pratik Patel
Date: Mar 7, 2018 5:43AM

Hello,

Correct me if I'm wrong. It was my understanding that Hyper-v did not provide access to sound in a VM.

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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of JP Jamous
Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 2:51 AM
To: 'Len Burns' < <EMAIL REMOVED> >; 'WebAIM Discussion List' < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Enabling NVDA in Google Docs, in Parallels on a Mac

Don't forget that Hyper-V is accessible as well and already built into Windows 10.

I know you are a Mac guy, but Parallel is not accessible with Voiceover. I tested it for months at BestBuy headquarters and some parts of it required the use of a sighted help, which is not my first choice.

Maybe you want to put OS10 in a VM and carry your PC around. I would suggest that over carrying your Mac with Parallel. Don't waste your time on it.

Of course, you know you can install Windows on a Mac machine. So if the hardware is your concern, you can take advantage of that and still have your Mac with you.


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From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of Len Burns via WebAIM-Forum
Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 5:30 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Enabling NVDA in Google Docs, in Parallels on a Mac

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
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> 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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>> >>
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