[Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac

[Robert Spangler]

Hi all,

I am blind and use screen readers.  Those of you who are blind also know
how complicated it can be to describe to sighted people how to perform
certain tasks, since we don't always know what icons look like--or at least
I certainly don't.

I have been unsuccessful at describing to students how to install apps on
their Mac - particularly, Read and Write.  When I open the disk image file,
I arrow over to the .app file, perform a command C, then go to the
Applications folder and perform a command V to paste it.

For sighted people, they would drag the app file from the disk image
package to the applications folder.  It even says, in the Read and Write
DMG, "Drag our beautiful icon to the applications folder."  I have had
multiple students, however, fail at doing this and instead make an alias in
the applications folder.  Of course I can't see what they're doing to
correct them.

In the old times, when we were allowed to meet in person with students, I
would just take the computer and complete the install myself.  Now,
however, I need to figure out how to explain this.

Anyone have any tips?

Robert


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