All. I really get tied of seeing these bashing threads on different OS's and screen reader. This isn't productive at all and shows quite a negative outlook.
Each model has positive and negative components which they range beyond what has been discussed thus far. If you believe there is improvements required. Then actively reach out to the relevant companies and send them positive and constructive information to them. If you require more people to help, then reach out to the relevant blind lists to get others to help you to support your change. This applies for any app on any OS. Lets work as a group, rather then complaining why this or that doesn't work. A larger group can make a change, compared to a single person. The windows screen reader companies have done an amazing effort with the restrictions to the inner workings of the OS. which they have had. Apple also has done an excellent job in the short period of time. > >>>> Freedom Scientific in the late 90's made an word office applications >>>> accessible at a level where it was not available before. >>>> Window-eyes change the way people on the Windows platform interacted with >>>> web browsers. Orca also has done an amazing improvements to Xwindows with >>>> no real budget at all and uses a similar model as Apple. So a lot of >>>> amazing work has done to improve the accessibility of products. We are no >>>> where near at the end of the road. All OS's, applications and screen >>>> reading software have improvements. Give credit due to these companies >>>> with their effort and dedication in making very usable products under a >>>> very difficult environments. One comment I will make. Historically Apple have been very positive with accessibility. Having the foundation they have makes it a lot easier for developers to make their products more accessible. The question I would raise is what would happen to apples commitment to accessibility if the GFC occurs again which is being predicted. This Time they are saying it is going to last for many years. If comes to crunch and Apple has to make a decision on what features are not going to be developed or improved, will accessibility be the first to go? Will apple continue putting the same effort or would they place the level of accessibility on hold? Apple as yet have not been placed in this situation and it will be interesting to see what occurs, if this ever eventuates to find out what Apple does. . Sean -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
