‘iPhone’ Archives

In the latest installment of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast, "Coo Coo for CocoaTouch!", our knights of the round table discuss the recent updates to Mac OS X, the iPhone OS, and iTunes, as well as the iPod touch, the AFB iPhone review, the NFB’s "second look" at VoiceOver, Josh’s cursor tracking experiment on the [...]

Proloquo2Go is an iPhone/iPod touch application designed to transform an iPhone or iPod touch into an augmentative and alternative communication device for persons with speech disabilities. The software has been developed by Assistiveware.com, makers of the popular InfoVox iVox products. Despite its $189.9 price tag, it is a quite affordable alternative to hardware solutions which [...]

The American Foundation of the Blind (AFB) recently offered a

Today, Serotek Corporation, who develop accessibility-related software, announced the availability of I Blink Radio for iPhone and iPod touch. This free application provides easy access to streaming radio, reading services, and podcast produced by, for, and about the visually impaired and accessibility. You can read the full press release here.
We are pleased to see [...]

This week, Adobe Systems Inc. announced a feature of Flash Professional CS5 which compiles Flash applications into native iPhone ones. According to their FAQ, applications developed in this way are "native" iPhone executables, which would suggest a high likelihood of accessibility in apps which do not rely heavily on graphical interaction. Video games, for instance, [...]

Many visually impaired computer users are familiar with interactive fiction, (also known as adventure games), in which you take on the role of the main character and attempt to make your way through the obstacles, conflicts, and adventures of a given story. Given the text-based nature of this form of entertainment, they have typically [...]

Apple has posted a video showcasing the VoiceOver screen reader on the iPhone 3GS.
Click here to watch or if you’d like to read more about iPhone 3GS access features, Click here
Enjoy!

In this special joint episode of the Screenless Switchers and Mac-cessibility Round Table podcasts, our knights discuss the Apple media event on 9/9/09, just after it ended, including VoiceOver on the new iPod Touch, the new iPod models, and iPhone OS 3.1. (We’ll discuss the accessibility changes in the new iPhone OS in depth on [...]

iPhone OS 3.1 has arrived with some tremendous accessibility features. One is, of course, the accessibility of the third-generation 32GB and 64GB iPod Touch devices, but there are plenty of new features for iPhone users to sink their teeth into as well. Let’s take a look.

Triple-click Home
Now you can quickly toggle Universal Access features by [...]

Today, Apple announced details of iPhone OS 3.1, iTunes 9, and new models in their iPod lineups.
The iPhone OS 3.1 details are scarce as yet, but the update includes pre-cut ring tones from the major record labels.
iTunes 9, the latest version of Apple’s popular media management software, comes with a plethora of new features, including [...]

The FaceBook.com iPhone application has been updated to version 3.02. The update focuses on VoiceOver compatibility, and accessibility fixes. The rapidity with which the developer has addressed the accessibility issues is extraordinary, and we applaud FaceBook for this response.
The application is exceptionally usable now, with only a couple of unlabeled controls which can be quickly [...]

Joe Hewitt, (@JoeHewitt on Twitter), is a developer working on the FaceBook.com iPhone application. Recently, he has tweeted about accessibility of the application, which we previously reported had been made entirely inaccessible in its release update to version 3.0.
Some of Mr. Hewitt’s comments have included a note about learning VoiceOver on the iPhone, an apology [...]