Hi. There are so many apps available. As we know, some are completely accessible, some are accessible with some workarounds, and some not at all.
With free apps, this isn't a problem. You install them, check them out, and, if they aren't accessible, you can just delete them. With paid apps, though, the situation is different. There are some accessibility reviews of some apps, but only a fraction of what's available. Since hardly any of the apps offer demos, we must buy the app, and risk that the purchase will be wasted on an app that we can't even use. When the app only costs $0.99, like some iPhone apps, that isn't so bad, but iPad apps can cost $5, $10, and even more in some cases. I think that Apple should take some small steps to accommodate us. Not only is it a sorry situation when one of us purchases an app that we discover to be inaccessible, but, for some people, having a few such experiences will trim back on their willingness to push that buy button in the future. Pressing the buy button should not feel like a roll of the dice. I suggest: 1. The App Store should provide some way for people to rate the accessibility of an app. A 5 star system, similar to how apps are rated in general might be nice. 2. There should be some way that customers can optionally restrict the App Store to showing only accessible applications. If people would like to explore new apps, that's fine, but, if they just want to look at what is known to be accessible, they should have that option. 3. Customers should be able to receive refunds for apps that they can't use. Since the app store provides no indication of how accessible a program is, and there is usually no way to try the program first, we should be able to get a refund if we can't use our purchase. What do you all think? What can be done? I've purchased a few apps that are completely inaccessible. For example, I purchased Korg Electribe, a beat making program, for $10. Can't use it at all. Bryan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
