Its very currant. On the Apple site you can sign up to receive updates on job opportunities. I've been signed up for a couple of months now and only received this particular Voice Over related news today.
Will ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 3:52 PM Subject: Re: voice over isn't dead > where'd ya find this? how old is it? > > -- > Jonnie Apple Seed > With his: > Hands-On Technolog(eye)s > > > On Jan 14, 2006, at 9:03 AM, Will thoms wrote: > > check this out, Apple are looking for an intern to help with the > voice Over > teem. Nice to know there still actually is a Voice Over teem as such. > Here's the info. form an orderly cue and send your resumes to Apple. > > VoiceOver Engineering Intern > Req. ID: 2508460 > Location: Santa Clara Valley, California > Country: United States > Req Date: 13-Jan-2006 > > > Are you interested in a truly rewarding real-life work experience? > Would you > like your intership to *really* make a difference in the lives of > thousands? > Apple's VoiceOver Engineering Team is looking for an intern who can > contribute to the design and development of VoiceOver (Apple's screen > reader > software for the visually impaired), and the general accessibility of > Mac OS > X. Responsibilities include: > > - Assessing the accessibility of various applications > - Helping to add accessibility to applications (potentially using > Cocoa and > Carbon Accessibility API's) > - Creating accessibility sample code > - Fixing bugs in VoiceOver > - Conducting formal and informal assessments of end user needs > - Contributing to usability design > > > Required Experience: > - Working towards BS/MS EE/CS/CE or equivalent > - Experience developing software in C, Objective-C, or C++. > - Experience with scripting > - Self-motivated and pro-active with demonstrated creative and critical > thinking capabilities > - Strong verbal and written communication skills > > Additional Desired Experience: > - Experience developing software using Cocoa and/or Carbon frameworks on > MacOS X. > - Experience with AppleScript > - Familiarity with UNIX & Mac OS X > - Familiarity with accessibility, screen reader software, and Braille > > > > > > > >
