Re: [Fed-Talk] Can a Mac Book Air Be Requested as Reasonable Accommodation for a Disability?
Re: [Fed-Talk] Can a Mac Book Air Be Requested as Reasonable Accommodation for a Disability?
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Can a Mac Book Air Be Requested as Reasonable Accommodation for a Disability?
- From: David Hale <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:54:55 -0400
Paul,
Great timing. Did you check out the Accessibility podcast link I sent
last night? It goes into great detail about all of the accessibility
features we build into the OS X.
I think your justifications below make a lot of sense. Is the DOIM
saying you can't get a Mac or that you can't put it on the network?
On Mar 19, 2008, at 7:52 AM, Villano, Paul Ch CIV USA TRADOC wrote:
I am trying to justify getting a MacBook Air at my (Army) office
because I bought myself a MacBook Pro for home and noticed that it
is much more accessible friendly. I'm wondering if I can justify it
at all, and if so, as a reasonable accommodation? See below for
details.
Reason for denial so far...DOIM/IMO isn't prepared to support Macs.
Only Windows.
My reasons for request:
Mac because the built-iin speech program and built-in enlargement/
zoom program are much easier to use than Windows for my low vision
problems.
MacBook Air because it is the lightest Mac made. Because I also
have mobility issues, the light weight will allow me to carry the
MBA in one arm while using a cane with the other. Because of the
nature of my vision problem (I need as much light as possible) and
the cubicle I'm in only has one window, this will also allow me to
take the computer with me to the library where there is much more
light to work.
Mac laptop rather than other accommodation tools (on Windows,
plugged into present computer, etc.), because all of those are much
more cumbersome and expensive than the MBA (approx $1,000). Any
exernal accommodation equipment on my present equipment would be
useless to anyone else. Anyone could use the MBA if anything
happens to me (it can just be passed to the next employee who may or
may not choose to use the accessibility features built in).
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
Paul
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