Miller
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 8:58 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: OT: Why Did Apple Create VoiceOver?
Hi,
I completely agree here. Just look at other companies, Microsoft for
example, a company that claims all their products are accessible to persons
with disibilities. That statement
Greetings to the list.
Over on the vi-kindle email list from freelists.org, a user asked a
penetrating question: Why did Apple build accessibility into all of
its products? Knowing the answer to this query might prove helpful
as blind and visually impaired people work with other companies to
Hi,
If you go back and read any of the Jobs biographies or watch any of the movies
I believe that you will see that although he could be an asshole, Jobs was a
visionary. His ideology was the driving force behind total control of the
products that Apple created. Universal access was only a
Craig,
I am not sure you will find a specific reason. I have heard stories that range
from Apple facing a lawsuit (not likely at all) to some child of an engineer
(more likely) who was blind. I suspect the real reason is that Apple saw an
opportunity and opted to take a risk which I should
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: OT: Why Did Apple Create VoiceOver?
Craig,
I am not sure you will find a specific reason. I have heard stories that
range from Apple facing a lawsuit (not likely at all) to some child of an
engineer (more likely) who was blind. I suspect the real reason
] On Behalf
Of Scott Howell
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:37 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: OT: Why Did Apple Create VoiceOver?
Craig,
I am not sure you will find a specific reason. I have heard stories that
range from Apple facing a lawsuit (not likely at all) to some child
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Scott Howell
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:37 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: OT: Why Did Apple Create VoiceOver?
Craig,
I am not sure you will find a specific reason. I have heard stories that
range from Apple facing a lawsuit
Of Christopher Chaltain
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 11:01 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: OT: Why Did Apple Create VoiceOver?
I know you didn't want conjecture, but I've seen several times, from people
who were involved with the issue at the time, that Apple did this because
they had
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:05 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: OT: Why Did Apple Create VoiceOver?
Christopher,
Your recollection is dead on.
I was managing an Apple computer lab at a city college back in those days
and Apple was, indeed, losing out on government contracts
.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Ricardo Walker
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:03 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: OT: Why Did Apple Create VoiceOver?
Hello,
I totally agree here.
It would have been easy
Subject: Re: OT: Why Did Apple Create VoiceOver?
Craig,
I am not sure you will find a specific reason. I have heard stories that
range from Apple facing a lawsuit (not likely at all) to some child of an
engineer (more likely) who was blind. I suspect the real reason is that
Apple saw
Subject: Re: OT: Why Did Apple Create VoiceOver?
I also think Apple did something else no other company did, by having us,
the blind community,test what was then called Spoken Interface, before it
became VoiceOver, and released in Tiger (10.4).
Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates
. There wasn't, so things worked out
differently.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Pete Nalda
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 4:05 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: OT: Why Did Apple Create VoiceOver
@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: OT: Why Did Apple Create VoiceOver?
Craig,
I am not sure you will find a specific reason. I have heard stories that
range from Apple facing a lawsuit (not likely at all) to some child of
an
engineer (more likely) who was blind. I suspect the real reason is that
Apple
Subject: Re: OT: Why Did Apple Create VoiceOver?
Hello,
I totally agree here.
It would have been easy, and truth be told, probably more profitable, if
they decided to put out a weak screen reader, something like Windows
Narrator for example, you know, just enough to satisfy the letter
: Sunday, June 24, 2012 4:05 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: OT: Why Did Apple Create VoiceOver?
I also think Apple did something else no other company did, by having us,
the blind community,test what was then called Spoken Interface, before it
became VoiceOver, and released
@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Pete Nalda
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 4:05 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: OT: Why Did Apple Create VoiceOver?
I also think Apple did something else no other company did, by having us,
the blind community,test what
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Christopher Chaltain
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 5:26 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Cc: Ricardo Walker
Subject: Re: OT: Why Did Apple Create VoiceOver?
I'm one of those people who felt that way. I admit now though that what
Apple has done has given me a lot
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