macOS Frustrations, the TurnOver Screen Reader and Offline GPS for Blind Users
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macOS Frustrations, the TurnOver Screen Reader and Offline GPS for Blind Users

November 6, 202656 min

Can VoiceOver on the Mac be made friendlier for blind users coming over from Windows? Steven Scott opens up the MacBook Neo, fights with the FaceTime app and finds a VoiceOver setting that changes how macOS navigation works. Shaun Preece pushes back, and the pair look at TurnOver, a new open source screen reader for the Mac. Steven explains the Announce Groups and No Groups options under Navigation in VoiceOver settings (VO-F8). They let you move around without interacting with every group, and they make it easier to get into web content in Safari and Chrome. The...

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