‘Mac OS X’ Archives

Today, RogueAmoeba posted a blog entry regarding the compatibility of several of their products which are extremely popular among VoiceOver users.
Airfoil, Audio Hijack Pro, and Nicecast all require updates to the optional Instant Hijack component. Additionally, Fission needs an update to handle changes in the decoding of Apple Lossless files.
They hope to have these updates [...]

On the heels of the announcement that Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard will ship this Friday, Apple has provided more details regarding VoiceOver improvements in the new OS on a new Snow Leopard Universal Access page. In addition to previously announced features, such as gesture-based navigation, VoiceOver also includes the ability to customize your [...]

Assistiveware has notified customers that Infovox iVox v1.3 will not work under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, due for release this Friday. Users will require Infovox iVox v2.0, which will be a free update to existing users of v1.3. If possible, the company hopes to release a public beta of Infovox iVox v2.0 [...]

After a couple of weeks, during which we saw the rumor mills heat up with speculation of an August 28th release of Apple’s latest version of their Mac OS X operating system, the company issued a press release this morning, officially announcing that date.
"Snow Leopard builds on our most successful operating system ever and we’re [...]

We’ve just added a new entry to our collection of guides for blind and visually impaired Mac users. In "The Insertion Point and VoiceOver", we provide an explanation and example for new VoiceOver users coming from Windows on the difference between the way in which Windows screen readers and VoiceOver handle the concept of [...]

In the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast #5 – "Now Available in Natural Flavors", our knights of the round table Darcy Burnard, Holly Anderson, Steve Sawczyn, Cara Quinn, and Josh de Lioncourt discuss the recent launch of the Mac-cessibility Network, review the recent minor updates to the Mac OS X and iPhone OS’s, get Steve’s thoughts [...]

Gregory Kearney, Manager of Accessible Media at the Association for the Blind of Western Australia, contacted Fictionwise.com, the company which develops many popular e-book readers, including eReader for the Mac and iPhone, regarding the distinct lack of VoiceOver access in both versions of eReader. Below is their response:

Hi,
Unfortunately, the ability to scoop the ebook’s text [...]

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Mac-cessibility Network, a new site devoted to the accessibility of Apple products and the people who use them.
In the two years since the launch of Lioncourt.com, the site has grown beyond its initial aspirations and design. It was time for a major overhaul. This [...]

Apple.com launched a new page in its Education section devoted to Special Education and the accessibility features included in Mac OS X. The Special Education page offers many video sessions that introduce and demonstrate key accessibility technologies such as VoiceOver, Zoom, and others for a wide range of physical and cognitive disabilities.
This page should [...]

on Wednesday, Apple released Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8 via OS X’s Software Update facility. Apple’s release notes make no mention of any accessibility changes, instead focusing on stability, compatibility, and security.
However, as several readers have pointed out, there is at least one accessibility fix that should please VoiceOver users. A long standing [...]

In the latest episode of the MacCast, a popular mainstream podcast focusing on Apple products, host Adam Christianson invites Shelly Brisbin, Josh de Lioncourt, and Shane Jackson to discuss the new accessibility features of the iPhone 3GS. We’d like to thank Adam for his coverage of accessibility on the show, and highly recommend the MacCast [...]

We provide some commentary on the National Federation of the Blind’s recent review of VoiceOver and the Mac, and their subsequent response to the outcry from users in our latest editorial.