24.05.2007 10:21 Uhr, Quelle: Hardmac.com

Mac and Impaired Users

For a long time, Apple has been considered as a reference for computers to be used by impaired people. Transition to OSX marked a strong pause in this era, as most applications developed to help impaired users were not or marginally ported to the new OS. Some impaired users can simply not perform some movement or task we are all carrying out everyday with our computer without even thinking about. Below is a report sent by Claude and illustrating how a really small thing can become a major issue: While being impaired with reduced mobility capacity, I am a Mac fan and the happy owner of a PMG5 Dual 1.8 GHz from 2003. I was considering changing my computer to a new model, and I was thinking about a Mac Pro or an iMac core 2 Duo. The iMac would be perfect with its all-in-one design, as the Mac Pro while taking more space underneath my office is also costing much more. However, the iMac would be a major problem for me. Its power button is localized behind the screen, and not

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