Hi Christina,
I am not aware of such a letter, but it really isn't hard to start a
dialogue with a developer. I have done so many times and typically just
start out by explaining that I am a blind user of an iPhone 4S and that
because of Apple's commitment to Accessibility along with the lack
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Subject: RE: Form letter to iOS developers
Hi Christina,
I am not aware of such a letter, but it really isn't hard to start a
dialogue with a developer. I have done so many times and typically just
start out by explaining that I am a blind user of an iPhone 4S
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 12:55 PM
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Subject: RE: Form letter to iOS developers
Hi Christina,
I am not aware of such a letter, but it really isn’t hard to start a dialogue
with a developer. I have done so many times and typically just start out
Ok, thanks. I guess I was fearful since I don't know any technological terms
and jargon. The app is free so I'm not sure if they will be receptive but I
guess it's worth a try.
Thanks,
Christina
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One other point I tend to emphasize, admittedly more geared towards
paid apps, is how passionate and supportive I've found VoiceOver users
to be when apps become accessible. That is to say, while we may be a
rather small market, the developer will most likely count on a pretty
sizeable handful of
Thanks,
I sent a message to Cozi support. I don't know if it will make it to the right
people. Time will tell. I didn't really get to plead my case as there was a
character limit on the form I filled out.
Thanks all,
Christina
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Hi Christina,
While there isn't a form letter to use for approaching developers
about accessibility, there are examples of specific cases list members
have posted that you can use for guidelines. Here's a link to a post
Bryan Jones wrote last year, in response to someone writing about
Hi, well said, and just to add to this. I also mention that they can
easily enable voice over by going to Settings General Accessibility
Voice Over and I give a brief description of how the gestures are
different when it's enabled vs when a sighted person uses it. I don't go
into full
Hi, the below is an example of an email I sent to a dev about the Who
Unfollowed me app.
Hello. I am trying out this app and so far the concept is really good.
However I do have a usability problem with it. I am blind and so rely on
using voice over with my iPhone. Voiceover can be enabled
