Mastodawn

#lazyWeb Friends on macOS, what is your favorite tool for testing your work using a Windows screen reader?

Do you use a Virtual Machine (VM)? If so, what do you use to run it? Do you use an online tool like @AssistivLabs ? Bonus points for free tools

I use Parallels Desktop & it's honestly well worth the investment. But I'm looking for a variety of accessible options to recommend to workshop attendees who don't yet test on Windows & who want a way to start quickly & preferably not costly.

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Nathan Knowler

@SaraSoueidan I used UTM before but had difficulty with keyboard shortcuts even with something like Karabiner Elements. I ended up needing to use PowerToys on the VM for remapping and I’d have to enable it after starting NVDA. I imagine it could be better, but I gave up out of frustration.

I’m using Parallels now and it’s fantastic. Especially Coherence mode and knowing the shortcuts for starting and stopping. It’s just as easy to test NVDA as it is VoiceOver.