Hi, I agree with the comments made here concerning Apple as opposed to the other phones on the market. Apple has done quite a lot to make its phone work for blind people and today leads the accessibility race by a wide margin. In part, iPhones are accessible because blind people made it happen. Not everyone knows, for example, that the National Federation, fresh off defeating Target in an accessibility law suit, turned its sights to Apple as that company was not doing anything to make accessibility happen. Apple came through without litigation and today we see the results.
However, what I do believe we have a right to demand is some movement on Apple's part to make accessibility more of a fact and mindset within the minds of its partners. Apple should create minimum accessibility standards for ALL apps in the App Store. True, many apps are sight oriented and will not and cannot be expected to produce results we as blind people can "see". However, Apple can at least require that the controls on all apps be accessible to Voiceover. Apple should complete its accessible commitment by changing the mindset of its partners to provide the maximum usability possible for blind people. All too often apps go in and out of being accessible to us. There is no reason for this. Apple could fix this problem easily. By doing so it would show to us and the world its true commitment to accessibility at all levels. To put it another way, it really isn't enough to make its own device work for us, but it also should insure that we can keep up by having the most possible access to the apps that run on its devices. Having guidelines and suggestions has proven not to be enough. Apple should work with blind people to create better standards for app access. Apple is the gate keeper for apps through the App Store. It has, I believe, the obligation to insure the maximum possible access for those apps. Best, Michael Hingson The Michael Hingson Group, INC. "Speaking with Vision" Michael Hingson, President (415) 827-4084 [email protected] To order Michael Hingson's new book, Thunder Dog, and check on Michael Hingson's speaking availability for your next event please visit: www.michaelhingson.com To purchase your own portrait of Roselle painted by the world's foremost animal artist, Ron Burns, please visit http://www.ronburns.com/roselle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
