Webcast: Mac OS X Leopard Accessibility Update - 31 October 2007

By Ricky Buchanan • October 25, 2007

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 X.

October 31, 10:00am to 11:00am PDT.
Go to webcast.training.apple.com a few minutes before 10AM on the event day to secure your front row seat to the webcast. You will need the following information to connect:
Webcast ID: MacLearning
Passcode: 306381

Learn more about MacLearning webcasts

Website: MacLearning

ATMac comment: I have never used any of the MacLearning webcasts but according to their website you should be able to see it after the given date and time in a recording on the MacLearning website.

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Ricky Buchanan

Ricky Buchanan is 33 years old and the founder and main writer for ATMac. She's bedridden with severe CFS/ME or perhaps a primary mitochondrial disorder - the doctors are not sure. When she's not working on ATMac or her other websitse she composes music, listens to audio books, does other disability advocacy, watches TV with her flatmate, and enjoys her cat.

One Response to “ Webcast: Mac OS X Leopard Accessibility Update - 31 October 2007 ”

Philippe Oct 26th, 2007 at 2:22 am

Yes their webcast are accessible through iTuneU at this adress :
http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/new.duke.edu.1302914143.01302914153
or searching “Mac Learning” on the iTuneStore.
but it takes some time to get it online (last episode is dated from August) .

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