Hello, The last time I used Microsoft Virtual PC I found it very inaccessible, but this was a while back and this might have changed. I have no experience with Virtualbox, though if it's usable maybe i'll give it a go. Dave On 11/15/13, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@gordon.edu> wrote:
All screen readers do; System Access will install just as happily on a virtual machine as it does on a physical machine. So does JAWS. To me, we should be screaming at Oracle for neglecting accessibility in their GUI; telling blind people to use the command line will continue to increase the mentality that it's totally okay to not make your graphical user interfaces accessible.
-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Wheat Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 2:59 PM To: 'Blind sysadmins list' Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] VM Under Windows
I have no experience with Microsoft Virtual PC, but have used Oracle VirtualBox a little. The GUI for VirtualBox is a bit difficult to use with a screen reader, but you can do everything from the command line. So, if you don't mind reading up on all of the command line commands and options, VirtualBox does seem to be quite usable. After a VM is set up and running, a screen reader (at least Window Eyes) works just fine inside the VM.
Scott
-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Steve Matzura Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 12:03 PM To: sysadmin Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] VM Under Windows
Has anyone had experience setting up a virtual machine on a system already running Windows 7? I may have the need to do this for purposes of running labs for an online class a group of folks for whom I consult might be setting up. I have two choices for doing so--Microsoft Virtual PC, or Oracle VirtualBox. Would be keen to hear of your experiences with either of these, especially with regard to using them with screenreaders.
TIA
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