If I understand correctly, the new operating system Apple has developed requires all apps developed using it to be accessible. I have also heard that it is really easy to use by some app developers. That is very exciting.
-----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jimmy Podsim Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 9:31 AM To: Mac Visionaries Mailing list Subject: Re: Apple's accessibility strategy (was Re: To the NFB haters on this list: was; Re: NFB Resolution) Personally I think apple has done more than anybody else in this field. I think Android is trying, but personally I believe Apple is better. Then windows, well, I haven't tried anything since 7, but that left a lot to be desired. I've also tried 2 different versions of linux and while it's there, it's still, in my opinion, not as good as apple. God bless our troops and God bless America again. Jimmy Podsim. http://www.facebook.com/jimmy.podsim/ Yahoo messenger, jp.kd5...@att.net jp.kd5...@att.net On Jul 16, 2014, at 8:05 AM, Kaare Dehard <kaare.deh...@gmail.com> wrote: > To me, and second post in 2 days:) it doesn't particularly matter why, > Apple has done it, and done it with style. How many times, folks, has > it happened that someone's done a marginal job that really doesn't fit > the bill for anything but the regulations? > > On 7/16/14, Jason White <ja...@jasonjgw.net> wrote: >> Devin Prater <d.pra...@me.com> wrote: >>> I don't think Apple added accessibility for the simple reason that >>> it was a good thing to do, but with Jobs leading the way and how he >>> thinks, he knew we were potential customers and if Apple got us, >>> Microsoft and Android wouldn't have us. >> >> It's true that accessibility provides access to otherwise unavailable >> markets. >> I wouldn't be surprised if regulatory considerations also played a >> role, especially government procurement requirements that mandate >> support for assistive technologies. >> >> Beyond this, there are strong moral reasons for making products >> accessible >> - >> in modern busines parlance it's called corporate social responsibility. >> >> Finally, speech technologies have applications well beyond the needs >> of people with disabilities, and any work that can create a >> technological advantage in this area can place one ahead of >> competitors, especially in connection with mobile devices, in-vehicle >> systems, and other contexts in which vision is preoccupied elsewhere. >> >> Accessibility APIs are also valuable for testing purposes, presumably >> one of the reasons why Microsoft's latest API is known as "User >> Interface Automation" >> (UIA). With this, developers can write test cases that exercise the >> entire user interface of an application. >> >> I don't know which combination of these or other reasons has most >> influenced Apple's policies, or those of any other software >> developers, other than to say that, in my experience, regulatory >> requirements tend to carry considerable weight. >> >> -- >> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
