• Retweet: @vmwarefusion : Fusion 50% off today, one day only. Details: http://is.gd/9Gqi Coupon code "CyberMondayDeal" # 2008/12/01
• It's Thanksgiving Day in the United States. We're thankful for Apple's commitment to accessibility in their products. # 2008/11/27
• We've added social bookmarking and "Send this to a Friend" to the Mac-cessibility Site as a trial. Let us know what you think. # 2008/11/27
• Apple released Safari 3.2.1 today. No known accessibility changes, but a good update to have nonetheless. Stability is the focus. # 2008/11/25
• News: Comparing Accessibility of the Big Three Operating System http://www.lioncourt.com/?p=247 # 2008/11/21

Apple has released an update to the iPod software on it’s latest iPod Nano 4G, which is the model that includes spoken menus. This update fixes a number of bugs and adds support for the new earbuds with microphones, which are expected from Apple in the coming weeks. It also provides the ability to turn off the iPod’s rotate feature, which automatically activates Coverflow mode.

Users of the speaking menus will notice that all of the spoken menu content for your iPod will be re-generated when you update your device. We are not yet certain whether or not this update fixes a problem when some spoken menu items would stop speaking when their associated category was updated. (i.e. when new podcast episodes were added to a show, or new songs by a particular artist).

You can install the update by connecting your iPod Nano 4G and selecting the "Check for Updates" option in the iTunes iPod Settings pane.

Splasm Software recently released version 2.0.2 of their Checkbook application. One of the new features listed is support for VoiceOver.

Checkbook is a powerful, yet simple personal finance management tool for Mac OS X. It offers the features the average person needs, without the extraneous features that just get in the way in other products. It is available in both standard and pro editions from Splasm Software.

Olearia, the DAISY playback application for Mac OS X under development by Curtain University Center for Accessible Technology (CUCAT), has reached beta status. The current version, (v0.90b), can be downloaded from the Olearia site.

Olearia is a free and open source DAISY playback application for Mac OS X. The final release will boast playback of multiple DAISY formats, VoiceOver compatibility, and support for other Mac OS X technologies, such as Spotlight.

Today, MacSpeech announced the 1.2 release of their MacSpeech Dictate voice recognition software for Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11) and Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.2 or later.).

Features new in 1.2 include a "Spelling Mode" which gives you the ability to dictate words or acronyms by spelling them out one letter at a time, phrase Training,many bug fixes, and a "Move" command to simplify verbal editing. Improvements have been made to the interface that will enhance the user experience.

MacSpeech Dictate sells for $199.00 USD, but existing users may upgrade to 1.2 for free. MacSpeech Dictate is VoiceOver compatible.