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From: Alan Zaitchik
Date: Jan 23, 2025 6:58PM

And with virtualization the keyboard shortcuts (the key mappings) don’t
always function correctly, either, in the screen readers, in my experience
from a couple of years ago. Get a cheap PC!
A

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> 1. Tips for accessibility testing on a Apple Silicon computer
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> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:51:41 +0100
> Subject: [WebAIM] Tips for accessibility testing on a Apple Silicon
> computer
> Hello everyone.
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> I’m a software engineer and I’m planning to upskill myself with other
> environments for accessibility testing other than macOS.
> I have been working with macOS for many years now and I don’t own any PC
> and I was looking for some alternatives of how I can setup an environment
> with at least NVDA on a windows machine.
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> Do you have any recommendations around virtualisation (e. g., VirtualBox or
> Parallels) versus me buying a native PC with Windows in it?
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> Thanks in advance for your support.
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> Erick
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> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:25:42 +0000
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Tips for accessibility testing on a Apple Silicon
> computer
> There's no "right" or "best" way to do it. I like to have a lot of kit, so
> I've got JAWS, NVDA and Voiceover on different machines side by side, ready
> to use instantly. I don't want to be switching between one screen reader
> and another. But I have the luxury of having dozens of machines and a lot
> of space. And I never work anywhere other than at home. Likewise with
> mobile phones and tablets, of which I've got dozens so I can test with
> different versions of mobile screen readers.
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> If you don't have space or you need to travel, you'll want something more
> compact. I would definitely buy a Windows machine, though. We have argued
> about virtualisation before, and many people are happy with it. I'm not. In
> my view it's ok for "developer testing", but I would not use it for
> "professional testing". Why take the chance when PCs are so cheap?
>
> Steve Green
> Managing Director
> Test Partners Ltd
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