Ok first question, why are you surprised? Has anyone written to Apple about accessability issues regarding Itunes on this list? Well I cannot answer that question but I know I certainly have and I know that it is being worked on, the only reason why Itunes for the Mac became accessible is because allot of VoiceOver users wrote to and worked constructively with Apple to express our concerns about the inaccessible nature of Itunes, if you thought that Itunes is inaccessible on the PC then you should have seen Itunes, the version before the latest release on the Mac but anyhow I'm digressing. Itunes should have been accessible for the Mac from the start as its part of OS10 and the operating system is supposed to be accessible so Apple have fixed a problem if you like and Itunes for the PC is being worked on as I say, again thanks to those who have written to Apple and are working with Apple as a team rather than shunning or just making critical and negative statements affectively accomplishing nothing, at least Apple are working to fix and enhance their products and I wish that could be said for more company's.
On 07/03/2007, at 5:14 PM, David Tanner wrote: Why doesn't that surprise me??? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 2:14 PM Subject: RE: Hats Off to Apple : Yes, I have tried iTunes 7.1 under windows, I wanted to try to have : an open mind and try it, and guess what? It is still just as : inaccessible as it was previously. So apple is still the lose, at : least under the windows platform. : and because Apple has made *absolutely* no efforts whatsoever in : making the windows version of iTunes more accessible, I can't support them. : : : : : : : : : At 01:54 PM 3/6/2007, you wrote: : >Has anyone tried it with windows : > : > : > : >Stephen A. Guerra : >Assistive Technology Specialist : >Independent Living Aids : > : >"Products for Your Active Independent Life!" : > : >200 Robbins Lane : >Jericho, NY 11753 : >Phone: (516) 937-1848-x313 : > Fax: (516) 937-3906 : > : >E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : >Skype: ILASteve : >Web Site: : >http://www.independentliving.com : >http://www.soundbytes.com : > : > : >-----Original Message----- : >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] audio.org] : >On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan : >Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 2:38 PM : >To: PC audio discussion list. : >Subject: Fwd: Hats Off to Apple : > : >Ok, here's the announcement about the new version of Itunes for Mac. : > : > : >Begin forwarded message: : > : > > Apple has truly done what some might consider impossible; on March 5, : > > 2007, Apple unveiled a long-awaited update to iTunes with support for : > > accessible clients such as VoiceOver. : > > : > > This comes nearly 22 months after the release of Mac OS X 10.4 which : > > introduced the VoiceOver screen reader. Since VoiceOver's : > > introduction, the VO user community has been very vocal about the : > > desire for an accessible iTunes. Apple has listened and delivered ... : > > at long last! : > > : > > While iTunes' accessibility is a far cry from perfect, it does : > > represent a significant step forward from what was possible before. : > > Users can browse their iTunes library, search and preview songs from : > > the iTunes Music Store, adjust song ratings, and much, much more. If : > > iTunes 7.1 is any indication, then we can expect improvements to : > > iTunes accessibility in future releases of the product. : > > : > > Everyone who appreciates the work Apple has done to bring forth the : > > accessible version of iTunes should E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] and : > > thank them for their hard work. Many of us were quick to bash Apple : > > for not making iTunes 7 accessible. We should be just as quick to : > > express our appreciation for iTunes 7.1. : > > : > > To that end, I say, "Hats off!" Now please work on making the iPod : > > and the iPhone accessible. : > : >Dane Trethowan : >Phone/TTY +61 3 9747 3975 : >Fax: +61 3 9743 7954 : >msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : >skype: grtdane12 : > : > : > : >________________________________________________________________ : >Did you know! This message could have been secured by the TFT BBS Digital : >Security Initiative. To secure future messages from this sender, please : >click this link: : > : >https://keys.tft-bbs.co.uk:10040/b/b.e?r=pc-audio%40pc- audio.org&n=bagB1Bpq% : >2Bx4780aGYYTmdw%3D%3D : > : >Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... : >http://www.pc-audio.org : > : >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: : >[EMAIL PROTECTED] : > : > : > : > : >Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... : >http://www.pc-audio.org : > : >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: : >[EMAIL PROTECTED] : > : > : >__________ NOD32 2099 (20070306) Information __________ : > : >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. : >http://www.eset.com : : : : Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... : http://www.pc-audio.org : : To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : : -- : No virus found in this incoming message. : Checked by AVG Free Edition. : Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.18.7/710 - Release Date: 3/4/2007 1:58 PM : : Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________ Did you know! This message could have been secured by the TFT BBS Digital Security Initiative. To secure future messages from this sender, please click this link: https://keys.tft-bbs.co.uk:10040/b/b.e?r=pc-audio%40pc-audio.org&n=bagB1Bpq%2Bx4780aGYYTmdw%3D%3D Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
