try:

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Accessibility/Conceptual/AccessibilityMacOSX/OSXAXIntro/OSXAXintro.html%23//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001078-CH205-BHCFEJJF
Jonathan C. Cohn
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On Feb 22, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote:

> Greetings all,
> 
> Following up my previous post regarding the apparent inaccessibility of 
> Fission's selection and set play head dialogs, I reported the issue to 
> RogueAmoeba's support group.  I wanted to provide documentation from Apple 
> discussing accessibility of Snow Leopard apps, but must have been looking for 
> doc in all the wrong places.
> 
> Scott's post below contains excellent information to provide when reporting 
> accessibility concerns for IOS apps, but I wonder if if our group can (or 
> already has) work up a MacOs counterpart?
> 
> Best regards.
> Geoff
> 
>> On Feb 22, 2011, at 5:42 AM, Scott Howell wrote:
>> 
>>> Zack,
>>> 
>>> Contacting the developer, providing resources, tell them where the issues 
>>> are, and point out the success other developers have had in making their 
>>> apps accessible; are ways to get movement on accessibility.
>>> Here are some resources I provide:
>>> Making your Apps Accessible: Resources for IOS Developers
>>> 1. The Stanford University IOS programming series includes a talk by Chris 
>>> Fleizach from Apple that, amongother things, shows how to make even the 
>>> most complex controls
>>> accessible. This is on iTunes U. 
>>> http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=395631522
>>> 2. A recent blog post by Matt Legend Gemmell on "Accessibility for iPhone 
>>> and iPad Apps." 
>>> http://mattgemmell.com/2010/12/19/accessibility-for-iphone-and-ipad-apps
>>> 3. Apple's programming guide for making IOS Apps accessible. 
>>> http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/iPhoneAccessibility/Introduction/Introduction.html
>>> 4. The AppleVis website (www.applevis.com) is dedicated to sharing 
>>> information about the accessibility of IOS Apps, and offers links to other 
>>> resources.
>>> 5. The Google Group named "viphone" is a large and active community of 
>>> blind IOS device Users.
>>> 
>>> Good luck and all you can do is ask/encourage. 
>>> Oh and of course point out the fact that this is a growing market segment. 
>>> I do not have empirical  data beyond the number of list subscribers, but 
>>> clearly there are a lot of blind and visually impaired folks purchasing iOS 
>>> devices. If that were not the case, APple would not have invested R&D into 
>>> VO on the platform.
>>> 
>>> Scott
> 
>> 
> 
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