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Re: Testing with JAWS/NVDA on a virtual Windows 8/10 machine (Parrallels) running on a MAC

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From: Lucy Greco
Date: Oct 9, 2018 5:48PM

i have done this and for some testing it works ok but its a offly slow
wait to get work done so i would say save that windows key and install it
on the bootcamp partishion insted
Lucia Greco
Web Accessibility Evangelist
IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
University of California, Berkeley
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On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 4:42 PM Aditya via WebAIM-Forum <
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> > On Oct 9, 2018, at 6:04 PM, Katie Haritos-Shea < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
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> > Hello All,
> >
> > Does anyone have experience doing this?
> >
> > Testing with JAWS/NVDA installed on a virtual Windows 8/10 machine
> > (Parallels) running on a MACBook Air?
> >
> > In the past, in other virtual environments, this has not worked well for
> > me, or at all, even in a Windows virtual running inside a later version
> of
> > Windows, let alone inside a MAC.
> >
> > I know there is the situations where JAWS is installed on the environment
> > with special scripts. But this is not a special set up.
> >
> > An organization I am aware of is a MAC-only shop, and they *think* this
> > will work. It will be tested to see if it does, but I'd love some
> feedback
> > from anyone who has done this before ....
> >
> > (My brain is going "but the drivers....", and "is it going to access the
> > Windows AAPI?")
> >
> > Thanks!!
> > > > > > > > > > > > >