The buttons in question are not labeled nor do they have help tags, but other than the fact that it is stupid for them not to have done it, it doesn’t matter. I’m sure that they are in the menus. You have a row of radio buttons that are labeled, and the only on that will work for you is the list. The other views are not accessible. I am very dissatisfied with that, but it isn’t a show stopper. I can find a book in the iBooks store, download it, and find it in my library. Then I can read it. I don’t know about accessibility of all iBooks, but the sample chapter I got is from a very problematic pdf that I have been using. I’ve also been able to add pdfs to my library. So, while it deffinately needs to be better, it is inaccurate to say that it is unusable.
On Oct 22, 2013, at 6:53 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: The question I have is: are there help labels for each button? For me, if a button is labeled with the help tag, I can at least label it myself and then the app is usable. It isn't perfect, but it is better than nothing. On Oct 22, 2013, at 7:41 PM, Ray Foret Jr <rforet7...@comcast.net> wrote: > Honestly, I am beginning to think it might be high time to have a list > discussion on what defines accessible and usable. One user says it's not at > all accessible while another says it's doable. Perhaps we might want to do a > litlte something about clearing this up? > > > Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind > built-in! > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! > > On Oct 22, 2013, at 6:09 PM, Barry Hadder <bhad...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Actually the unlabeled buttons not with standing, iBooks is quite usable >> with Voiceover. Make sure that you have list selected. I’ve also have been >> able to download a sample chapter of an iBooks version of a book I have in >> PDF, and it is much better. The app certainly needs a little work, but you >> shouldn’t give up on it too soon. >> >> On Oct 22, 2013, at 4:01 PM, Daniel Miller <miller...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I just downloaded OS X Mavericks on my 2012 Macbook Air. As far as >> accessibility goes, I’m going to put a damper on something right away. >> iBooks isn’t ready for primetime, unfortunately. It’s an extremely quirky >> interface, that has lots of accessibility issues that need to be fixed >> before it can be used as a book reader. So for now, I’d stick to iBooks on >> iOS, or Kindle, if you use that. >> Over all, though, I like the OS, and will keep writing to let people know my >> findings. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) mehg...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
