‘Misc’ Archives

The BBC is reporting on a new technology being developed by a team of Japanese researchers which uses focused ultrasonic waves to produce the illusion of solid objects in mid-air to the sense of touch. While still in its infancy, the researchers believe the technique could be used in video games to provide a more [...]

Last week, the National Federation of the Blind settled out of court with Target Stores Inc. regarding access for the blind and visually impaired to its website and online store for an amount in excess of $6M. In an insightful entry to their blog, Disability Nation points out the shortfalls of this settlement, particularly where [...]

The most recent issue, (#4), of the Assistiveware Newsletter focuses on persons with visual impairments and their solutions to access issues on the Macintosh platform. The newsletter is comprised of contributions by users of Assistiveware products, and includes no advertising.

In the 119th episode of the MacWorld Podcast, host Christopher Breen is joined by Josh de Lioncourt to discuss VoiceOver and Apple’s progress in accessibility for the blind and visually impaired. The show also discusses the recent news of Mac clones. We’d like to thank Mr. Breen and MacWorld.com for taking the time to explore [...]

In a lengthy article, ComputerWorld.com discusses access to computers for the blind and visually impaired. Though the article is extensive, covering topics from general computer access to web accessibility issues, there’s no acknowledgement of VoiceOver’s existence or Apple’s work to provide universal access to the visually impaired and other disabled groups. In fact, the article, [...]

We’d like to ask you to join us in lifting a glass of cider…or whatever beverage is your fancy…and toast Apple Inc. on its thirty-second birthday. It was April 1st, 1976, when the company was first founded. A lot has happened in those thirty-two years, and through them Apple has frequently been at the forefront [...]

Apple made its presence felt at the CSUN Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference 2008. On Wednesday, Apple gave two presentations to a full room equipped with dozens of 20- and 24-inch iMacs at the Los Angeles International Airport Marriott Hotel. The sessions, presented by Mike Shebanek, Apple’s Senior Product Manager for Worldwide Product Marketing, [...]

iPods, QuickTime, and iTunes include support for Closed Captioning for the deaf and hearing impaired. Apple has expanded that to include AppleTV, and now offers movies from the iTunes Store which include Closed Captioning in the video file. Not all movies area available this way yet, but Apple is working with movie studios to add [...]

Today, Assistiveware announced a new podcast series focusing on access technologies for Mac OS X, giving a fresh perspective from users with a range of disabilities. Dubbed "Users in Control", the new podcast has three episodes already available. You can subscribe via iTunes, or find out more from Assistiveware’s Podcasts page.