- From: Joe Clark <joeclark@joeclark.org>
- Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:05:06 -0500
- To: WAI-IG <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>, webaim-forum@list.webaim.org
- Cc: "Adam C. Engst" <ace@tidbits.com>, tips2003@macintouch.com, john@daringfireball.net
Yesterday at CSUN, Apple announced (where? in a meeting, a press
release, a paper presentation?) the upcoming Spoken Interface for OS
X:
<http://www.apple.com/accessibility/spokeninterface/>
This will in fact be the long-rumoured Apple screen reader *and
more*, we are told.
<http://www.maccessibility.com/archive/000893.php >
<http://www.businessweek.com/print/technology/content/nov2003/tc20031112_9773_tc056.htm?tc>
<http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=47105>
Press coverage from yesterday:
<http://www.businessweek.com/print/technology/content/mar2004/tc20040316_6454_tc056.htm?tc>
<http://www.macdailynews.com/comments.php?id=P2343_0_1_0>
Now, Apple is actively looking for beta-testers for this "technology
preview." If you know someone who's blind or visually-impaired (or
isn't) and is a Mac user (or isn't), pass the following URL along:
<http://www.apple.com/accessibility/spokeninterface/questionnaire.html>
If you fill out the questionnaire and answer yes to the last
question, you may be considered for beta-testing.
I have friends at Apple, but beyond that I don't have any formal
involvement with the project.
--
Joe Clark | joeclark@joeclark.org | <http://joeclark.org/access/>
Author, _Building Accessible Websites_ | <http://joeclark.org/book/>
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