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Today AssistiveWare released KeyStrokes 4.1, an update to their on-screen keyboard application for those with physical impairments and graphic tablet and touch screen users:
Version 4.1 is now Universal Binary, offers enhanced compatibility with Spaces, and on Leopard provides automatic layout switching when the user changes the keyboard layout in the Mac OS X Input menu. [...]

Awhile back, Mac OS X Hints (via MacWorld online) posted an awesome article on how to get the most out of Leopard’s built-in screen sharing: 
First, here’s a potentially easier way to share the screens of other Macs on your network. First, realize that the screen sharing feature is just an application. It resides in /System/Library/CoreServices, [...]

As part of their Summer of Mac Gems series, MacWorld online profiles ScreenRecycler 1.16:
Wish your Mac had another display so you could spread out your workspace? Most Macs support multiple displays, but for those that don’t—or if you don’t want to go out and buy another monitor—ScreenRecycler 1.16 lets you use another Mac as your [...]

Now that a built-in screen reader and a powerful speech recognition solution are available, what is the next biggest assistive technology feature missing on Mac OS X?

We’ll be away for a few weeks, but don’t forget to come back and check after that!

AudialHub can convert audio files (and even the audio inside video files!) in as little as three steps.

There’s a new version of the Growl notification system available. What is Growl anyway, and why might you want to use it?

The head controlled mouse replacement SmartNav 4 is now available for Mac OS X users thanks to RJ Cooper and Associates. The upgrade can be ordered through RJ Cooper’s website.

The wonderful Lioncourt.com site have an article A Key to Leopard which is about using the keyboard to assist in quick and efficient navigation of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
Lioncourt.com is aimed at OS X users with vision impairments, primarily users of the VoiceOver screen reader, but this article is almost entirely applicable other users [...]

MovCaptioner keeps repeating a segment of the movie until you are done typing what you hear. Just hit the Return key and it will save your caption and automatically advance to the next few seconds of the movie, allowing you to zip through your captioning tasks in no time flat.
You don’t need to be a [...]