Category: VoiceOver
For users of Apple’s VoiceOver screen reader. VoiceOver is primarily used by blind users but some users with severe dyslexia use it, and some users who can’t use a traditional pointing device use it for navigation on the screen.
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The Accessible iPhone 3GS
The iPhone 3GS has many new accessibility features, including a fully working screen reader. So what experiences are people having with this phone so far, and which applications are accessible?
iPhone/iPod Touch Voice Commands
Speech commands are one of the great features of the iPhone and iPod Touch. Here’s a complete list of English speech commands for your iPhone/iPod Touch, as well as instructions on how to find the command list if you use a different language.
Dictating Well: Principles From A Master
For most people, dictation results in better structured and more creative writing of letters, essays etc. than either handwriting or typing out your own thoughts. Learn the principles of excellent dictation from somebody who’s dictated documents professionally for nearly fifty years.
Talking iPod Shuffle
There’s a new iPod Shuffle, and like the newest iPod Nano it can read out things like song titles and playlist names. Unlike the iPod Nano, the VoiceOver feature is enabled by default and is part of their standard advertising.
M Cubed Pledges Software Accessibility
Martin Pilkington of M Cubed Software has made a blog post entitled The Accessible Mac. In the post he discusses the challenges and difficulties involved in making OS X software accessible. Martin pledges that all M Cubed’s software will be fully accessible by the end of 2009, challenging fellow developers to do the same.
iPhone Accessibility By Tim O'Brien
Tim O’Brien’s blog is about photography and accessibility. He recently got an iPhone and had trouble finding information about its accessibility to the blind, so he’s doing something constructive about it.
Mac and Windows Screen Reader Philosophies
Erik Burggraaf wrote on the MacVisionaries list about a metaphor which he uses to explain the differences in approach between Mac’s VoiceOver screen reader and Windows JAWS and WindowEyes screen readers. He calls it the “Dropped Penny Approach.”
Using QuickLook with VoiceOver
Leopard has very useful feature called QuickLook that lets you preview files without opening them in an application. But how can VoiceOver users make use of this feature?
Reader Question: Track Selection For Blind Musician
Neil has a question about track selection in GarageBand or iTunes for a musician that he works with.
Bookshare Gets A Makeover
Bookshare, the free service that offers US residents with qualifying disabilities access to more than 42,000 digital books, textbooks, teacher-recommended reading, periodicals and assistive technology tools has gotten a makeover.
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