again, I think if she felt so strongly about it, she would have
posted publically on the site of interest about voice over ad how it
is more than just an annoying tool. why must we depend on apple to do
it for us.
sorry don't mean to argue just making point s here. thanks
On Apr 16, 2007, at 4:29 PM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote:
On Apr 16, 2007, at 2:32 PM, Gabe Vega wrote:
also I kind of like the fact that apple didn't make a media hore
of itself and didn't make a big deal about accessibility in
itunes. if it was M$ they would held a press conferance and I
thought we were trying to be normal and just like everyone else.
we don't need a media parade every time some thing works for us.
if it works it works.
I don't think Holly or anyone was saying we should have a media
parade everytime something works or is made more accessible. That
isn't the point. The point is that awareness needs to be raised
about products like VoiceOver, which have an uphill battle at
present because of so many people believing the myths circulating.
Apple should have made a note of accessibility improvements to
iTunes. They should be touting VO more than they are. And,
raising awareness in the sighted community is definitely not a bad
thing, IMO. We are people like everyone else, but that doesn't
mean that we're like everyone else. Infinite diversity in infinite
combinations is a wonderful thing, if I may steal the concept from
Star Trek. I think it would be a great thing if Apple drew a
little more attention to itself in the accessibility arena. VO is
a product that needs to be marketed to the VI community, just as
Final Cut Pro needs to be marketed to the film industry. The
general principles are the same. It's a limited market, and there
are no end to press releases on such products.
Mainstream media attention on Apple's work in accessibility would
only help it's standing in the aggrivatingly inflexible VI
community landscape.
