hi they soon cater for the deaf with text services, what about us?
all this equal access rights never gets implemented who are we kiding?
let's be honest, apple are committed to acessibility that is clear and
evident yet they bring out a phone which works for all markets but the
blind and to be honest it probably never will as it is a touch screen
and i don't wat to carry round keyboard and extra stuff to use a
mobile phone
On 11 Sep 2008, at 09:17, Scott Chesworth wrote:
Cara - my point exactly! Technology costs quite a bit still really,
and it's something that we have to rely on more than most. My
thinking has always been that if I've got to shell out for this stuff,
I at least want to enjoy using it and look good as a geek hehe. What
bugs me about all this though is that there is such a thing as
accidental access right? As in, code gets re-written and ends up
being accessible just because the programmer uses good practices etc.
I'm pretty certain that's not what's happened here with iTunes, which
means that it's probably been on the list of things to do for a while
and they've eventually got to the point where the biggies have been
ironed out and they can spend a little time on it. That's fine, I'm
not expecting them realistically to prioritise a small-ish market like
us before time, I just wish someone could send me a copy of the list
of things to do each week lol. What I'm saying I guess is that if I
knew it was a similar situation with the iPhone, where Apple have
every intention of implimenting a solution they've already got ideas
for etc, I'd wait and keep up this fake friendship I've developed with
symbian, specially if I could check on us slowly moving up the list
every now and then. It's wishful thinking of course... bummer.
On 9/11/08, Cara Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Quoth Scott, I can't ever see Apple doing an
overlay. Sticking something on a touch screen
-to which I spake, <smile> Even if they did, I can't ever see me
liking it! lol!
I'm sorry people, but looks, style, and the cool factor are
important to me. When technology and creativity are put together to
solve an issue without an air of compromise, the solution is
wonderfully edgey and pure art!…
Smiles,
Cara :)
On Sep 10, 2008, at 4:13 PM, Scott Chesworth wrote:
Purely speculation of course, but I can't ever see Apple doing an
overlay. Sticking something on a touch screen just isn't slick
enough, it's even more clumsy than shoving an extra device in to the
bottom of your iPod ... just not Apple's style. My guess, if it
ever
happens, is that it'll be a combo of some sort of feedback via
vibrations, and navigating with jestures that would simulate
something
like hitting a VO-right and VO-left on a mac. Between the two, it'd
be pretty usable surely.
On 9/10/08, Peter Apgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I agree with this one but Don't hold your breath. For example,How
long did
it take to make the hottest music download page to become
accessible? It
will take almost this long if not longer with the lack of keyboard.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jessi
Rathwell
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 2:58 PM
To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS
X by
theblind
Subject: Re: Response from Accessibility at Apple
yeah, that's what I was thinking too. lol On 10-Sep-08, at 11:35
AM, UCLA
Bruins Fan wrote:
huge difference between windows and Iphone, though. I want to get
away from windows and third party software when ever possible, and
if
I can use an Iphone with out worrying about installing things like
Mobile speak, that is certainly the way I will go.
Just my oppinion.
On Sep 10, 2008, at 10:40 AM, Will Lomas wrote:
but it is extra to carry around you may as well all just buy a
windows mobile phone with an integrated keyboard
On 10 Sep 2008, at 18:34, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
yeah, I was thinking one way to make the touch screen workable
would
be to just ship a small bluetooth keyboard with it. that's all
we
need, a keyboard, then we could totally use VO.
On 10-Sep-08, at 8:28 AM, David Poehlman wrote:
true, but they would have to make the touch screen interface
workable which shouldn't be too hard to do at least in a
limitted
way.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Blouch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of
Mac
OS X by theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: Response from Accessibility at Apple
Well, there are a few tactile buttons for volume, home, ring/
silent and sleep/wake. Everything else is through the touch
screen.
Maybe they will eventually just put VO on the iPhone. It
supposedly
is OSX under the hood.
CB
Esther wrote:
Yes, they replied to me, too. Interesting the the iPhone
link on
the new Accessibility page mentions tactile buttons.
Cheers,
Esther
On Sep 9, 2008, at 5:08 PM, Dan wrote:
Hello All,
I just wanted you to know that I wrote an appreciation
EMail to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] and they responded. I really
appreciate
that as well as the fixes.
They also mentioned a new Accessibility page,
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/
So I'm going to the Accessibility page to see what's new.
Dan
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