‘VoiceOver’ Archives

Here at Maccessibility, we would sincerely like to thank Steven Melzer, the developer of “domino train”, for adding VoiceOver support in the latest release of his game.  It is important for us to recognize and applaud developers who make the effort to make their apps accessible to those of us who are visually impaired.   [...]

In episode 18 of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast, the knights answer questions submitted by users via email and Twitter. Topics range from advice for new switchers, productivity, use of iOS and Mac applications, and more. We’d like to thank everyone who sent in questions. If you have a question you’d like to have answered [...]

When? – 29/October/2011 1:00 PM ET, 10:00 AM PT Who? – The Knights of the Round Table Podcast What? – A special live recording of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast, where we answer questions from listeners on anything VoiceOver or Apple related. Where? – You can listen live thanks to Steve Sawczyn of ATMaine.com, or [...]

In this episode of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast, the knights discuss the latest features of iOS 5 (including VoiceOver), accessibility improvements in Xcode 4.2, VoiceOver changes in AppleTV 4.4, Siri, and the new iPhone 4S. Also, on 29/October/2011, the knights will be recording a special Q&A episode of the podcast. You can send your [...]

We previously reported on a new feature in the AppleTV software version 4.4 which permits a triple-click of the Play button on the AppleTV remote to activate VoiceOver. This information was based on several reports from a couple of sources, but this information was incomplete. After users began noting that it didn’t seem to be [...]

Among the avalanche of updates released by Apple this week was a new version of Xcode. The latest changes to Apple’s integrated development environment for Mac OS X and iOS includes vast improvements to access for VoiceOver users. In general, Apple has taken an approach to Xcode which mirrors that which they employed in making [...]

With the other software releases Apple has rolled out this week comes a new update to the iOS software which powers the AppleTV. Along with new features that provide access to movie trailers, National Hockey League coverage, etc, are some improvements to VoiceOver accessibility as well. Among the improvements are addition speech rate settings and [...]

The day has arrived! iOS 5 will be released today for supported iPHone, iPod, and iPad devices. You can find out about the most compelling accessibility enhancements, especially those in VoiceOver in "A Look at Accessibility and VoiceOver in iOS5". We hope this review will be useful and informative.

Many members of the visually impaired community who have contributed in one way or another to this web site, and the greater VI Apple community at large, have shared their thoughts on the tragic loss of Steve Jobs. We offer this glimpse into the lives he touched as our tribute to Steve. Click here to [...]

Apple has released an update to iTunes, it’s flagship media management and storefront software. The release notes list VoiceOver fixes among the changes in version 10.4.1, which should please users who have struggled with version 10.4 in recent weeks. While the vast majority of iTunes releases have worked well with VoiceOver, there have occasionally been [...]

In this episode of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast, our knights discuss, primarily, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and its new accessibility features, especially the new features found in VoiceOver RoaringApps.com – A site to check the Lion compatibility of your applications

This morning Apple released Mac Os 10.7 lion in the mac app store. The cost is $29.95. You must be running the latest version of snow leopard to purchase and download this new OS. Stay tuned to this site for more reviews of the new accessibility features in the coming days.