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For anybody typing characters that don’t appear on the keyboard, this is far easier to use than the Character Palette. The new magnifier makes the program much more accessible for those with low vision.
Ergonis software has announced the release of PopChar X v3.3, an updated version of their software for inserting special characters into text. [...]

AssistiveWare and Acapela Group today announced an update to the British Infovox iVox voices for Mac OS X. This update improves the pronunciation of a number of Mac related terms as well as several other words.

Today’s MacUpdate Promo is for the English version of GhostReader, which they’re offering at 38% off - US$24.95 - until midnight tonight USA time. That’s about the next 21 hours according to the count-down on their website.
So if you were thinking about buying GhostReader, I suggest today is a good day for it!
Website: MacUpdate Promo
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Mac OS X makes an alert “beep” sound if you try to press a key that’s not recognised or do various other things that confuse it. Here’s how to set it up so you will get a visual screen flash instead of the audio beep.

Mike Shebanek, Senior OS Product Marketing Manager, highlights the latest accessibility features in Mac OS X Leopard in this month’s webcast. With new features like the Alex voice, Braille support, enhancements to VoiceOver, and more, Leopard brings universal access to the fore and provides a multitude of ways for everyone to interact with Mac OS [...]

Amsterdam - 24 October 2007 - AssistiveWare today announced “Users in Control: A Fresh Perspective on Accessibility”. This new audio and PDF podcast series offers an insightful look at how people with disabilities are empowered through Mac OS X, while shattering preconceptions on disability and assistive technology (AT). Here the users of AT are in [...]

ControllerMate gives you the power to do more than ever with your HID controllers. Whether you want to modify the behavior of your keyboard or mouse, or add complex functions to your gaming devices, ControllerMate is the tool for you.
Website: ControllerMate
ATMac comment: I have been looking to alternative ways to set up my XKeys Desktop [...]

A few days ago, Apple added a page to their website detailing 300+ New Features In Leopard which was divided into various categories. There are 17 features listed under the Universal Access Features category,
mostly relevant to users of VoiceOver such as support for refreshable braille displays, the new “Alex” voice, new VoiceOver features, and so [...]

San Francisco, CA — October 16, 2007 — SmileOnMyMac has released TextExpander 2.0, a new version of its customizable typing shortcut tool for Mac OS X. With TextExpander, users can define abbreviations for frequently-used text strings and images, also known as snippets. When an abbreviation is typed, it expands automatically to the full snippet. The [...]

As blind users investigate or actually make the switch from Windows to the Mac, there has been a lot of discussion about the aspects of this change on the blind Mac users email lists. This is, in no way, an attempt at a tutorial or any kind of technical document. Reading about the common problems [...]