![The Mac-cessibility Network – News [Lioncourt.com]](http://www.lioncourt.com/wp-content/themes/Maccessibility/img/maccessibility.jpg)
…extra! extra!…
Quick Tips
Recent Editorials
- For Steve
[8/Oct/2011] - Crossroads: Rekindling the Accessible Ebook Discussion
[22/May/2011] - Memoirs of a Blind Switcher – 5 Years On
[2/May/2011] - Blind Faith: A Decade of Apple Accessibility
[10/Feb/2011] - Apple in the “Blind” World
[20/Apr/2010] - Let’s Get Organized!
[1/Apr/2010] - The NFB's Review of VoiceOver and Its Aftermath
[23/Jun/2009] - The iPod Shuffle 3G and the Future
[15/Mar/2009] - Don't Panic: Your First Trip to the Apple Store
[17/Sep/2008] - A Key to Leopard
[20/May/2008] - Memoirs of a Blind Switcher
[17/Oct/2007] - Ten VI Mac Myths
[1/Aug/2007] - Log In
- Register
Recent Reviews
- A Look at Accessibility and VoiceOver in iOS 5
[12/Oct/2011] - iOS4 Has Arrived – What’s New in VoiceOver
[21/Jun/2010] - A First Look at the iPad – Pt. 4 – iBooks
[22/Apr/2010] - A First Look at the iPad – Pt. 3 – Safari
[13/Apr/2010] - A First Look at the iPad – Pt. 2 – Mail
[9/Apr/2010] - A First Look at the iPad – Pt. 1
[6/Apr/2010] - Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard With VoiceOver
[28/Aug/2009] - The Accessible iPhone 3GS
[25/Jun/2009] - Shake, Shuffle, and Roll
[18/Sep/2008] - Log In
- Register
Feeds
News FeedArchive for April, 2009
Apple quietly updated the VoiceOver Kit for the iPod Shuffle 3G to version 1.0.1 today. The download, which is currently oly available through the software update mechanism and not Apple’s web site, is 17MB and includes corrected pronunciation definitions for certain popular artists’ names and other unspecified bug fixes. The iPod Shuffle 3G employs VoiceOver [...]
On Monday, 13/April, Jim Denham will be presenting "An Overview of an Accessible Leopard" for AccessibleWorld.org, a division of Helping Hands for the Blind.. The Mac OS X operating system includes some powerful accessibility features for users who are blind or visually impaired. The built-in VoiceOver screen reading software provides fantastic access to the Mac [...]
On Tuesday, Apple began offering its entire iTunes music catalog without the chains of Digital Rights Management, and at 256KBPS, they’re twice the previous bit rate. This enhancement makes tracks purchased from the popular online retailer virtually indistinguishable from CD copies. This boon for consumers comes at a price, particularly for fans of contemporary popular [...]
Today, Apple updated iTunes, its popular multimedia playback and management software, to version 8.1.1. The changes include fixes for VoiceOver support and iPhone/iPod Touch syncing, though what these fixes are specifically is unclear at present, save for the ability to tab from field to field through the iTunes interface, which had ceased to work in [...]
The Mac-cessibility Podcast has been reborn as a round table discussion show, dealing with all things related to accessibility of Apple products. The show is planned to have a new episode once a month, starting with this week’s episode entitled "Reboot". Topics covered: Introduce this month’s panelists, including Holly Anderson, Darcy Burnard, Cara Quinn, Steve [...]