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Today, Apple announced many new products at its annual September media event. Here are some highlights, with emphasis on accessibility. More details regarding access features will likely be forthcoming. The iPod shuffle models have been physically redesigned, but still include VoiceOver navigation of their playlists and content. Buttons have been re-introduced. Pricing begins at $49 [...]

Today, Apple released version 9.2 of its popular iTunes multimedia and mobile application management software. The new version includes several new features and fixes, including: Sync with iPhone 4 to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on-the-go Sync and read books with iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4 and iBooks [...]

The National Braille Press (NBP) have published a new book entitled “Using the Accessible iPod, iTunes 9 Edition”, by Ana Dresner. This book provides the latest information on the accessible iPods created by Apple – the fourth and fifth generation iPod Nanos and the third generation iPod Shuffle – and the latest version of iTunes. [...]

In the May 2010 issue of AccessWorld, a publication of the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), readers are presented with a first look at the Apple iPad. In an article entitled "24 Hours with the iPad", Bradley Hodges discusses his impressions of the iPad in his initial 24 hours with the device. It is [...]

On 29/April/2005, Apple Inc. released Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, the first commercial operating system with a built-in screen reader: VoiceOver. A lot has changed since the introduction of VoiceOver. Here are some highlights: The creation of the Mac Visionaries community of visually impaired Mac users The birth of the Screenless Switchers podcast The introduction [...]

Today, Adobe Systems announced their intention to support accessibility with their Flash and Flex tools on multiple OS platforms, including Mac OS X. The full statement reads: Adobe understands how important it is for computer users with disabilities to be able to access the entire Internet. In recognition of the needs of computer users with [...]

Yesterday, VMWare Fusion version 3 was released for Mac OS X. This version of the popular desktop virtualization software, which allows Mac users to simultaneously run other operating systems alongside OS X, boasts a variety of new features, including Windows 7 support, and has been optimized for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Unlike its [...]

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iPhone OS 3.1 has arrived with some tremendous accessibility features. One is, of course, the accessibility of the third-generation 32GB and 64GB iPod Touch devices, but there are plenty of new features for iPhone users to sink their teeth into as well. Let’s take a look. Triple-click Home Now you can quickly toggle Universal Access [...]

Today, Apple announced details of iPhone OS 3.1, iTunes 9, and new models in their iPod lineups. The iPhone OS 3.1 details are scarce as yet, but the update includes pre-cut ring tones from the major record labels. iTunes 9, the latest version of Apple’s popular media management software, comes with a plethora of new [...]

It’s time for this month’s edition of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast. This month’s episode is #2, entitled "Sedated". Josh de Lioncourt’s sound quality is not quite on par this time, for which we apologize. He was travelling and away from his usual equipment. Topics covered: Introduce this month’s panelists, including Holly Anderson, Darcy Burnard, [...]

On Monday, 13/April, Jim Denham will be presenting "An Overview of an Accessible Leopard" for AccessibleWorld.org, a division of Helping Hands for the Blind.. The Mac OS X operating system includes some powerful accessibility features for users who are blind or visually impaired. The built-in VoiceOver screen reading software provides fantastic access to the Mac [...]