25 September, 2008 @ 2:23 pm by Lioncourt
Today, Freedom Scientific announced support in Jaws for Windows versions 8, 9, and 10 for iTunes. As we reported previously, access to iTunes 8 under Windows was a result of an effort between Apple and GW Micro, the makers of Window-Eyes. Freedom Scientific has used this implementation of MSAA to build support into the Jaws for Windows screen reader as well.
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23 September, 2008 @ 12:51 pm by Lioncourt
Lioncourt.com is pleased to announce that you can now keep up with the latest Mac-cessibility news on Twitter! Simply follow the user name "Maccessibility", or visit our Twitter page. To learn more about Twitter, or to register, click here.
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18 September, 2008 @ 9:18 pm by Lioncourt
In episode #26 of the ScreenlessSwitchers Podcast, hosts Darcy and Holly are joined by Josh de Lioncourt of the Mac-cessibility site, Steve Sawczyn of the Assistive Technology Show, and Shane Jackson of the BlindWorld Blog and Podcast. The quintet discuss iTunes 8 accessibility, the new iPod Nano 4G and its speaking interface, Apple’s new accessibility site, accessibility improvements to OpenOffice.org, and the latest release of VMWare’s Fusion 2.0.
Posted in Apple Inc., Apple News, Hardware, Mac OS X, Site News, Third-Party Products, VoiceOver, iPods and iTunes | 1 Comment »
16 September, 2008 @ 12:19 pm by Lioncourt
Today, VMWare released version 2.0 of VMWare Fusion, its award winning desktop virtualization software for Macintosh. Fusion allows users to run Windows side-by-side with Mac OS X. The new version includes over one-hundred new features, including enhancements to stability and performance.
Despite the accessibility issues in early beta versions, which we reported on earlier, VMWare has delivered a fantastic product once again with full support for VoiceOver on the Mac. Indeed, the accessibility support in VMWare Fusion 2.0 is at least as good as in previous version, and it’s a free upgrade for all existing VMWare Fusion 1.X users.
The VMWare developers have done a great job of supporting accessibility in their product. We commend them on their efforts once again, and congratulate them for being the most accessible virtualization solution on the Macintosh platform.
VMWare Fusion is available in our Mac-cessibility Shop. To read more about the new features in VMWare Fusion 2.0 click here.
Posted in Apple Inc., Mac OS X, Third-Party Products, VoiceOver | 2 Comments »
