ProToolsPetition.org posted an update this morning from DigiDesign, developers of the ProTools audio engineering application for professional sound and recording engineers. In essence, DigiDesign is reaffirming their commitment to accessibility, and will be undertaking a two phase project to provide access to ProTools with VoiceOver. The first phase will take most of the year, as the ProTools engineers migrate to a new graphical architecture for the software. Once that process is complete, they will begin the work that will allow the graphical elements of the software to properly identify themselves to the operating system. This second phase is expected to take a few years in all, and DigiDesign expects that VoiceOver compatibility will emerge gradually over the span of several releases.

To read the full update, visit www.ProToolsPetition.org.