Just to add to Kevin's post:
What we're waiting for with the apps Kevin listed is for the
developers (including, yes, Apple) to catch up and make the apps
properly accessible. No amount of improvement to VO is going to fix
what needs to be fixed by the developers themselves. We generally
don't blame web browsers if a site is inaccessible (there are
exceptions to this rule, of course) no, we generally and correctly
blame the site developer. We have a similar situation with Mac OS X.
VO helps to standardize application accessibility on Mac OS X and VO
is right there for every developer to use. Developers will need to
work to catch up. I'm not suggesting that Kevin was suggesting
otherwise, by the way.
My two cents,
Joe
On Apr 16, 2006, at 12:17 AM, Kevin Reves wrote:
Sorry. I'm not buying it. Gabe. You have called in to many internet
radio stations and you come across exactly the same way as you did
in your emails. So unfortunately, that doesn't fly. I make my
living off macs too, as a singer/songwriter/producer, and I too am
waiting around for the accessibility to get better with Vo. Riddle
me this. Why can't we use Garage band, Pro Tools, Logic, Q Bass,
etc? Why the hell am I stuck in O S 9 with P T 5.2.1, while my
sighted counterparts are at 7? Is that accessibility? I should say
not. So yes. In a sense, those of us who make a living using our
macs are indeed waiting around for Vo accessibility to improve.
