‘Community’ 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 [...]

On Sept. 27, 2011 Money Reader version 2.0 from Looktel will officially go live.   While version 1.0 was ground-breaking in itself in its brilliance in accuracy and ease of use, version 2 takes this app to a whole new level.   Several new currencies are now supported, including the Euro, Canadian and Australian dollars, [...]

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 [...]

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.

iOS developer Matt Gemmell recently wrote a piece which makes the case for third-party developers to ensure accessibility of their iOS applications, as well as the ways in which they can easily do so. It is a must-read for developers considering application accessibility, and will be of interest to users of iOS in general. It [...]

  ?Thanks to the diligence and willingness to share, on the part of some amazing VIPhoners, (you know who you are) we now have a complete list of Voiceover key commands for iOS 4.1   NOTE: The abbreviation VO below, refers to the Voiceover (or VO) keys. These are the control and option keys (held [...]

Today, Apple will be streaming their media event live at Apple.com. Afterward, the Mac-cessibility Round Table will be streaming live our reactions to today’s event. You can listen to the stream at this link, and participate live on Twitter by using the hash tag #VOLive. Apple’s event today is expected to focus primarily on iPods, [...]

?Dallas, Texas August 19, 2010   Digital Miracles, L. L. C., announced today that washable audio labels are now available for sale on its website.  The labels are read by the Digit-Eyes app for the iPhone and enable people without vision to permanently label clothing and to record detailed information about the garment that is [...]

For Immediate Release   Contact Person: Davey Hulse Cell: (503) 559-3787 Email: PressRelations@digitalmiracles.com Website: www.digit-eyes.com Support: support@digitalmiracles.com   Digit-Eyes Lite Is Free   Digital Miracles, LLC, announced on July 13, 2010, that its Digit-Eyes Lite is now ready on the iTunes Store. Digit-Eyes Lite gives users the full power of the text-labeling portion of the revolutionary Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact person: Davey Hulse Cell: 503-559-3787 Email: PressRelations@digitalmiracles.com DIGIT-EYES AUDIO LABELING SYSTEM ADVANCES INDEPENDENCE FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED Digital Miracles, LLC, is pleased to announce a major advancement in assistive technology for people who are blind and visually impaired. The Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System has been approved for sale on the Apple Apps [...]

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.