‘Commentary’ Archives

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 [...]

Today at 1 PM eastern, 10 AM pacific, Apple will be holding a press event to announce their newest iPhone and the latest version of the iOS operating system.  The regulars of the Maccessibility Round Table Podcast will be live streaming at that time offering up coverage and commentary of the event.  If you’d like [...]

At 10:00 AM PDT, Apple wil be holding its World Wide Developers Conference Keynote address. Hosted by Steve Jobs, Apple will be pulling the wraps off of iOS 5, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, and its new iCloud service. You can listen to the Mac-cessibility Round Table Knights as the news unfolds at this link. [...]

It has been widely reported today that Microsoft is acquiring Skype, the popular audio, video, and text chat service for an estimated $8.5 billion. This is, and should be, troubling to many Mac and iOS users. Microsoft has shown a distinct disinterest in adhering to accessibility standards on Apple’s platforms. The Microsoft Office suite, for [...]

In a new editorial, John Panarese offers a follow up to his original piece exploring the trials and triumphs of switching from Windows to Mac OS X. He revisits the state of Apple accessibility five years on, and covers the ways in which things have changed for visually impaired Mac and iOS users.

In a new editorial, we take a look at the width and breadth of Apple’s commitment to accessibility over the last ten years, and try to dispel some of the myths, rumors, and misconceptions which persist in the visually impaired community about Apple and its products.

The New York Times has posted a wonderful article on the use of the iPad by the disabled. The story focuses mainly on a young boy who found far more success using the iPad to enrich his life than with any assistive technology products. It’s another great example of how Apple’s efforts, both in usability [...]

In this special edition episode of the Mac-cessibility Round Table podcast, we discuss today’s release of iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch, which includes a number of enhancements for VoiceOver users, including bug fixes, enhanced web browsing, and extensive BlueTooth keyboard support.

Despite declaring their intention to implement accessibility in a future version of their Flash player, Adobe Systems continues to display a seeming disregard for accessibility of their products. Indeed, things just keep getting worse. Last week, Adobe released version 10.1 of their Flash player plugin for both the Mac and Windows operating systems, which included [...]

In this special edition episode of the Mac-cessibility Round Table and Screenless Switchers podcasts, our knights discuss the WWDC keynote announcements, the new iPhone 4, iOS 4.0, iBooks, and mobile accessibility in general.

Today, Apple will be taking the wraps off of new products and services at its annual World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco, California, if history is any indication. Also historically, Apple’s advancements in accessibility tend to be announced during WWDC, though not always necessarily during Steve Jobs’s keynote presentation. For example, last year brought [...]

On Monday, 07/June, Steve Jobs will take the stage at APple’s annual World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco. The Screenless Switchers, ATMaine.com, and Mac-cessibility are joining forces to bring you live discussion of the event as it happens. You can tune in at approximately 12:30 PM EDT, (9:30 AM PDT), at this link. Additionally, [...]