By Kimberly, 16 January, 2014
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macOS and Mac Apps
I have a friend who is blind and has very limited use of his hands. He's currently using JFW and Dragon with very little success. He knows I'm a Mac user and asked if the Mac can offer help to someone who uses both voice input and output. He does have an iPhone, so has some familiarity with voice over. I'd appreciate any help, tips, or experiences anyone can offer. Thanks in advance.
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Dictation isn't a great option
dictation and speech
VoiceOver and Dragon Dictate
I have a family member who is blind and we are having a hard time getting Dragon Dictate and VoiceOver to not step on each other. VoiceOver works well when using the keyboard, but when you open Dictate is starts "hearing" VoiceOver and things get messy very quickly. If VoiceOver is turned off right after opening Dragon Dictate, and turned back on when done using Dictate, it sort of works. The problem is that for straight dictation Dictate is better, far more accurate really. VoiceOver and "OSX Dictation" only do so much.