Global Financial Crisis. I don't think it'll affect Apple enough that they would have to trim accessibilityR&D.
Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates Louie P. (Pete) Nalda Http://www.myspace.com/lpnalda Http://www.facebook.com/lpnalda Http://www.linkedin.com/in/lpnalda Twitter @lpnalda On Jun 26, 2012, at 6:41 AM, Daniela Rubio <mabuha...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. -- 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.
