Category Archives: Apple

Initial VoiceOver support now in Firefox nightly builds for Mac OS X

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Marco

Yes, many of you have been waiting for this to happen, and now it’s finally there! From the April 30, 2012 Nightly build onwards, Firefox for the Mac comes with VoiceOver support turned on by default. All you have to … Continue reading →

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Progress on Mac accessibility work in Firefox

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Marco

This is an update for all who are interested in our Mac accessibility implementation. After I blogged about this topic last time, we entered into a bit of a rough time having to do with the text interface of the … Continue reading →

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Accessibility on the Mac: Progress report Jan 30, 2012

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Marco

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 →

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Accessible Firefox on Mac OS X – things are ramping up!

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Marco

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 →

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If you’re not accessible, you lose sales and reputation

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Marco

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 →

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Apple’s iOS 4 supports WAI-ARIA landmarks

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Marco

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 →

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CSUN 2010 recap

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Marco

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 →

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The current state of accessible Firefox on the Mac, your help is appreciated!

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Marco

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 →

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My first experience using an accessible touch screen device

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Marco

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 →

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Why I would not buy an iPod just yet

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Marco

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 →

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