August 2009
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Snow Leopard Assistive Technology Compatibility List
It can be a tough job to check out that your system is fully compatible with a new operating system before you install it. To help out assistive technology users, I’m compiling compatibility information for as much assistive technology and AT-related software as I can find.
Snow Leopard, Above and Beyond
Apple once stated that you could “Live the digital life in stylish simplicity.” This statement referred to the Mac Mini but it could easily encompass all of Apple’s products. What does this mean for the average end user? Moreover, what does this mean for the end user with a visual impairment?
Snow Leopard is Coming, Are You Ready Or Not?
Upgrading to Snow Leopard might not make your computer look enormously different, but the hidden guts of the operating system have been extensively worked on. This has implications for assistive technology users – you’ll need to check that your assistive technology will work with Snow Leopard.
iPrompts Visual Prompting And Scheduling App
iPrompts is an iPod Touch/iPhone program which offers visual prompting tools for people with developmental disorders and language impairments. Kate has written a great review of the program.
Adapted Computer System For Bed or Wheelchair
Allison Greene is quadriplegic due to multiple sclerosis (MS) and must spend much of her day in bed. Bill Greene has ingeniously adapted his wife’s Mac-based computer system to allow her to use it either from her wheelchair or while in bed.
iPod Touch Apps For The Dexterity Challenged
The iPod Touch and iPhone are wonderful devices that have so many uses. However for quite a while I didn’t give them much serious thought because I thought I had no chance of actually being able to physically use them… Now they’ve become an everyday part of my life.
Improve MacSpeech Dictate Recognition With One Easy Step
Trying to learn to use a new program and memorise many commands at the same time as you are learning the art of dictation is always going to be difficult. Happily, there is one thing which you can do that will greatly increase the chances that you will learn to use MacSpeech Dictate usefully.
Weekend Roundup: OS X Things To Be Reading
I’ve read a lot of useful articles recently and I thought I’d share some of these with you. These are the ones which will be relevant to Mac OS X users, from new users to the experienced.
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