I agree that we need to mace always constructive comments. Just a little question, What is GFC? I don't know. Thanks!
SALUDOS, DANIELA R.T. MACNETICOS, APPLE Y ACCESIBILIDAD A TU ALCANCE. EN TWITTER: @macneticos NUESTRO BLOG EN: www.macneticus.blogspot.com Y EL PODCAST EN:` http://macneticos.libsyn.com El 26/06/2012, a las 13:37, Sean Murphy escribió: > All. > > I really get tied of seeing these bashing threads on different OS's and > screen reader. This isn't productive at all and shows quite a negative > outlook. > > Each model has positive and negative components which they range beyond what > has been discussed thus far. If you believe there is improvements required. > Then actively reach out to the relevant companies and send them positive and > constructive information to them. If you require more people to help, then > reach out to the relevant blind lists to get others to help you to support > your change. This applies for any app on any OS. Lets work as a group, rather > then complaining why this or that doesn't work. A larger group can make a > change, compared to a single person. > > The windows screen reader companies have done an amazing effort with the > restrictions to the inner workings of the OS. which they have had. Apple > also has done an excellent job in the short period of time. >> >>>>> Freedom Scientific in the late 90's made an word office applications >>>>> accessible at a level where it was not available before. >>>>> Window-eyes change the way people on the Windows platform interacted with >>>>> web browsers. Orca also has done an amazing improvements to Xwindows >>>>> with no real budget at all and uses a similar model as Apple. So a lot of >>>>> amazing work has done to improve the accessibility of products. We are no >>>>> where near at the end of the road. All OS's, applications and screen >>>>> reading software have improvements. Give credit due to these companies >>>>> with their effort and dedication in making very usable products under a >>>>> very difficult environments. > > > One comment I will make. Historically Apple have been very positive with > accessibility. Having the foundation they have makes it a lot easier for > developers to make their products more accessible. The question I would raise > is what would happen to apples commitment to accessibility if the GFC occurs > again which is being predicted. This Time they are saying it is going to > last for many years. If comes to crunch and Apple has to make a decision on > what features are not going to be developed or improved, will accessibility > be the first to go? Will apple continue putting the same effort or would > they place the level of accessibility on hold? Apple as yet have not been > placed in this situation and it will be interesting to see what occurs, if > this ever eventuates to find out what Apple does. > . > > > Sean > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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.
