Very, very well said! Whenever I get my first IPhone, I think this app will be a Godsend. Assuming it isn't terribly expensive, it will be 1 of the first things I load onto the phone. From what I've heard and also experienced in my feeble attempts to play with my mom's Ipad, The biggest problem with the practice area of VO, is that you already have to know how to use VO to get to it. For a complete newbie, that would be beyond frustrating. If this new app emulates the tutorial built into OSX, then that's more in line with what a true newbie, especially one who is hesitant about using a touch screen, needs. So, for folks who don't need it, that's great. More power to you. But on behalf of the rest of us, I'd like to thank whoever came up with such a thoughtful and practical app.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Danny Noonan Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 12:24 AM To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Learning iOS app now free. I'm not commenting on your comment but rather the overall feel of sentiment over there regarding the app. Many of the comments sound like a lot of comments from blind power users with a mac for tech. "I don't need it because I'm smart and work this stuff out easily on my own." not to mention that old "Why should I pay for something when it could be given to me free" line. It kind of makes me sad to see how little some sentiments actually change over the years. belittling something that doesn't suit them with disregard of those who would find a product like this helpful. I know people who don't pick things up quickly for whom this app would be very helpful. It's procedure is certainly more helpful than being able to try a few basic things in the voice over menu. Far more like the Mac VoiceOver tutorial in running you through situations. I could see this being very helpful for the elderly amongst other groups. I always wonder and always will, how quick the community is to bag out products for not being accessible but how slow to provide helpful feedback or praise let alone be willing to pay for a product. All power to the developer for putting the time and effort into it and not boxing all VIPs together with the same know how and off the bat abilities. Danny: On 18/12/2012, at 3:34 PM, Sarah k Alawami <[email protected]> wrote: > It's posted on the apple vis forum as well I voice my opinion there so I will > not repeat myself. > > http://applevis.com/applevis-forum/site-news-feedback-and-discussion/n > ew-app-named-vo-starter > > > On Dec 17, 2012, at 8:27 PM, Danny Noonan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There is a new kind of app out. An iOS app designed specifically to help >> blind and vision impaired users to learn how to use VoiceOver on there iOS devices. VOStarter is currently free so why not grab the app on your favourite iDevice and repay the great price with feedback and ratings in the iTunes app store. >> Find an article on the app below and after that is an iTunes link as >> it was a bit hard to find from the article, for me at least. <smile> >> http://maccessibility.net/2012/12/17/new-ios-app-just-released-for-le >> arning-voiceover/ >> And the direct iTunes link is >> https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/vo-starter/id586844936?mt=8 >> >> Danny. >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. 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