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Category Archives: Apple
Accessibility on the Mac: Progress report Jan 30, 2012
After my blog post about the accessibility of Firefox on Mac OS X ramping up stirred up so much interest (thanks again to everyone who commented!), I thought you’d like to hear a bit about the progress we’ve made since … Continue reading
Accessible Firefox on Mac OS X – things are ramping up!
This is to announce that work on a VoiceOver accessible version of Firefox for the Mac OS X platform has been gaining some attention recently, and that very promising progress has been made in the last month! Hub Figuière, a … Continue reading
If you’re not accessible, you lose sales and reputation
Did I ever mention that I love the community, and I love operating systems with truly inclusive design?! Well, now you know! Here’s a little story that took place in the last half hour: I am looking for an RSS … Continue reading
Apple’s iOS 4 supports WAI-ARIA landmarks
This is, I believe, my 100th post on this blog, and I’m using it to announce that Apple’s iOS 4, released yesterday for the iPhone and iPod Touch, supports WAI-ARIA landmark in the VoiceOver screen reader. VoiceOver has had, since … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, Apple, ARIA
Tagged Accessibility, Apple, ARIA, iOS4, VoiceOver, WAI-ARIA
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CSUN 2010 recap
From March 22 to 27, the 5th Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference took place at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego, California. It is most commonly referred to as CSUN 2010. The Mozilla Foundation had … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, Apple, ARIA, Firefox, Mobile, Mozilla, NVDA, Orca, Thunderbird
Tagged Accessibility, CSUN2010
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The current state of accessible Firefox on the Mac, your help is appreciated!
I’ve been asked time and time again about what the current state is of the possibility of an accessible Firefox on the Mac that interacts with the VoiceOver screen reader. Well, let me recap what the current affair is. First … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, Apple, Firefox
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My first experience using an accessible touch screen device
Yes, you read correctly: An accessible touch screen device! This morning, I went to a retail store carrying mostly Apple products and had a look at the new iPhone 3G S that was released in Germany on Friday. Apple revealed … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, Apple
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Why I would not buy an iPod just yet
Recently, Apple announced better accessibility features in iTunes 8 and the 4th generation iPod Nano. This is a major breakthrough in accessibility because now, the maker of a mainstream hardware media player is taking steps to make sure the device … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, Apple
Tagged Accessibility, Apple, iPod, iPodNano, VictorReaderStream
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