‘Mac OS X’ Archives

Yesterday, the Web Accessibility in Mind organization, (WebAIM), a group focusing on improving accessibility of web content for persons with disabilities, published the results of their Screen Reader User Survey, a follow up to a similar survey conducted earlier this year.
VoiceOver was shown in the survey to have a fifty percent increase in users reporting [...]

Yesterday, VMWare Fusion version 3 was released for Mac OS X. This version of the popular desktop virtualization software, which allows Mac users to simultaneously run other operating systems alongside OS X, boasts a variety of new features, including Windows 7 support, and has been optimized for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Unlike its competition, [...]

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 [...]

Last June, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) published a highly flawed and controversial review of VoiceOver and the accessibility of the Mac OS X platform. Shortly thereafter, we published an editorial discussing the article and the NFB’s "response" to criticism of the review.
Steve Sawczyn of ATMaine.com and our very own Mac-cessibility Round [...]

Today, VMWare

An update has been posted at ProToolsPetition.org regarding Digidesign’s continuing efforts to provide accessibility in its ProTools professional recording software to VOiceOver users. Slau Halatyn was invited to see their progress first-hand, and below is a copy of his report on the experience.

At the end of August, I received an email message from David [...]

In This joint episode of the Screenless Switchers and Maccessibility Podcast we primarily discuss Snow Leopard, the new version of the Mac Operating System. We also discuss the maccessibility.net adobe petition

AssistiveWare today announced a public beta of Infovox iVox v2.0. Version 2.0 brings Snow Leopard compatibility, significant improvements to performance and responsiveness, and adds a number of new voices including Arabic, French, German, Flemish, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Turkish. These voices work with virtually any Speech Manager compliant Mac OS X application, including VoiceOver, AssistiveWare
VisioVoice, [...]

In a recent piece on MacWorld.com, senior editor Christopher Breen takes a look at Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard’s new Universal Access features. He examines VoiceOver’s Trackpad Commander, web browsing options, new QuickStart, and other improvements. He also points out Snow Leopard’s one additional option for the hearing impaired.
It’s fantastic to see Universal Access [...]

We’re pleased to bring you our review of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard with VoiceOver, where Josh de Lioncourt takes a look at the latest iteration of Apple’s Macintosh operating system from a VoiceOver users perspective.
As always, enjoy, and feel free to comment with your own thoughts on Snow Leopard.

David Pogue, a columnist for the New York Times, has posted a review of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, due for release on Friday. On page two of his article, he gives a brief nod to VoiceOver, referencing its impressive new Multi-touch Trackpad functionality. You can read his review here.

One of the most frequently asked questions by VoiceOver users is some variation on, "When will we have access to Flash?" The answer has been, as far as we have been able to determine, that Adobe Systems Inc. has no plans to provide accessibility in Flash, or any of their other products for that [...]