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Archive for September 9th, 2008

  • Apple Launches New Accessibility Web Site> 9 September, 2008 @ 8:25 pm

    Tonight, Apple has launched a brand-new web site devoted to accessibility in their products. The site replaces and supersedes their old accessibility page with a site with extensive information on VoiceOver and the rest of access features through Mac OS X, iPods, and so on. The new site can be found at www.Apple.com/accessibility

  • How iTunes Accessibility Works Under Windows> 9 September, 2008 @ 6:09 pm

    As we reported earlier, Apple teamed up with GW Micro to make iTunes 8 accessible with Window-Eyes 7. This was accomplished by fully implementing MSAA (Microsoft Active Accessibility) in the iTunes software. What that means, ultimately, is that other screen readers can also take advantage of the new accessibility features in iTunes 8 if they [...]

  • How the iPod Nano 4G Speaks> 9 September, 2008 @ 5:46 pm

    Lioncourt.com just spent a few minutes speaking with Apple’s Mike Shebanek about the new accessibility features announced in Apple’s products today. We’ve learned a bit about how the iPod Nano 4G’s speaking menus work. Understandably, a device as small and compact as the iPod Nano hardly has the processing power to generate text-to-speech (TTS) on [...]

  • New iPod Nanos Have Speaking Menus> 9 September, 2008 @ 1:24 pm

    Another amazing piece of news from Apple today where regards accessibility for the blind and visually impaired is that the new model of iPod Nanos will have speaking menus. Arstechnica is reporting that the new Nanos will offer speech for all menu items and song info lists on the device. Apple has shown unprecedented commitment [...]

  • Apple and GW Micro Team Up to Make iTunes Accessible in Windows> 9 September, 2008 @ 12:28 pm

    In addition to the massive accessibility improvements to iTunes 8 with VoiceOver on the Macintosh platform, GW Micro has just announced that they have been working closely with Apple to bring the Windows version of iTunes 8 to users of Window-Eyes, the most powerful screen reading solution for the PC. In a statement posted by [...]

  • iTunes 8 Offers Big Improvements to VoiceOver Access> 9 September, 2008 @ 12:02 pm

    iTunes 8, the latest version of Apple’s popular music management and music store software was released today with massive improvements to accessibility with VoiceOver. Our initial findings show that the entire iTunes Music Store appears to now be accessible through an HTML-style interface. New features, such as the "Grid View" and "Genius List" functionality appear [...]

  • Steve Jobs Announces VoiceOver Support in iTunes 8> 9 September, 2008 @ 10:49 am

    As we type, Apple is unveiling new iPods and a new version of iTunes at a special event in San Francisco. One of the first things mentioned was built-in support for VoiceOver in the new iTunes 8, which will be available later today. How this access will differ or improve upon the access in iTunes [...]

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