Hi Bill, if you have Twitter, they seem to respond pretty readily there. Jonathan On 3/02/2013, at 2:49 AM, Bill Holton <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi. > Thanks for this lead. I pinged their support email, but no response so far. > Do you have other email addresses I can try? > Also, would love to hear off list about other developers you have contacted > for accessibility issues. > My email address below. > Thanks. > > > > BILL HOLTON > Email: [email protected] > P: 386-624-6309 C: 386-624-3255 > Home Office: 1520 Loughton ST > DeLand, FL 32720 > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 12:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Have you contacted a developer with an accessibility issue > successfully? > > Hi Bill, I frequently contact iOS developers, and am impressed by how many of > them really want to help. Many developers have no idea blind people are > using iPhones and find it fascinating that their app can make a difference to > the lives of blind people. > > One very good example of an app that really got with the program with regard > to accessibility is the Bossjock app. I didn't make the initial approach on > that one but it transformed into a 100% accessible app. > > I've also had success with the developers of the official Twitter app, > Stuff.co.nz and TVNZ here in New Zealand and quite a few other NZ-based apps. > Last year, I was invited to speak at a conference here in New Zealand of iOS > developers. I think having them see just what an empowering tool the iPhone > is in the hands of a blind person really did, if you'll pardon the > expression, open their eyes. I was then contacted by a whole bunch of app > developers asking me to check how well their app worked, and it's made a big > difference here. I think clear, polite, detailed advocacy goes a long way > most of the time. > > Jonathan > On 2/02/2013, at 6:04 AM, "Bill Holton" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi. > I am putting an article together about developers and how to make them more > aware > of accessibility needs, and I need a few success stories. > If You’ve had a good experience with a Mac or iPhone developer, or even a Win > developer, who went “above and beyond,” can you let me know the app and any > contact info you may have? > > Thanks. > Bill > BILL HOLTON > Email: > [email protected] > P: 386-624-6309 C: 386-624-3255 > Home Office: 1520 Loughton ST > DeLand, FL 32720 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
