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Archive for February, 2009

  • Amazon Caves to Author's Guild> 27 February, 2009 @ 8:02 pm

    In a very sad blow to accessibility for low vision and blind readers, Amazon.com has opted to allow publishers to decide whether or not the Kindle 2’s text-to-speech functionality can be used on their individual titles.
    Earlier this month, we reported on the fact the the Author’s Guild was speaking out against the text-to-speech capabilities of [...]

  • More on Safari 4 Public Beta and Accessibility (Updated 26/February)> 26 February, 2009 @ 1:33 pm

    We have a couple of additional notes to pass on regarding the Safari 4 Public Beta which we reported on yesterday.
    In this public beta, anchored (AKA same page) links are properly accessible with VoiceOver. These links, when clicked, typically move focus to a specific place on a web page and were inoperative previously for [...]

  • MacSpeech Dictate V1.3 Is Released> 24 February, 2009 @ 4:26 pm

    Today, MacSpeech Dictate V1.3 was released with a host of new features.
    Users can now utilize MacSpeech Dictate to work with any document, including those that were not created with the application. It features a new "Cache Document" command that allows the software to read a document’s contents, in order to navigate the document, and [...]

  • Safari 4 Public Beta Is Released> 24 February, 2009 @ 2:08 pm

    Today, Apple released the public beta of Safari 4, the latest incarnation of their popular web browser for Mac and Windows. Our initial testing shows that VoiceOver users will notice a number of improvements to accessibility in this version, snappier building of the Item Chooser menu, smoother use of Groups mode, and access to [...]

  • Apple to Attend CSUN Conference> 23 February, 2009 @ 12:28 pm

    Apple Inc. will be participating in the CSUN Center on Disabilities International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference in Los Angeles next month.
    The sessions Apple will be participating in are as follows:
    Session ID: WWW-2033
    Title: Mac OS X Accessibility Features
    Speakers: Mary Beth Janes, Mike Shebanek
    Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:40 AM – 11:40 AM
    Location: Marriott – [...]

  • Apple Store Chicago (Michigan Ave.) Hosts Accessibility Workshop> 16 February, 2009 @ 7:09 pm

    We’ve just received word that there will be an accessibility workshop at the Apple Store Chicago on Michigan Avenue, Sunday, February 22nd from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. The workshop will cover the general accessibility features of Mac OS X, including VoiceOver and a demonstration of spoken menus on the iPod nano 4G.
    You can [...]

  • Author's Guild Opposes TTS for reading Electronic Materials> 11 February, 2009 @ 6:13 pm

    While not strictly Mac related, we feel that this situation is a serious problem, and could potentially effect access to printed materials and mobile devices for the blind and visually impaired at large.
    The Author’s Guild has taken issue with the new text-to-speech capabilities of the Kindle device from Amazon.com

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