Remember too that Apple didn't do it by choice -- they were told to do so by the state of California. There's a simple solution to this -- don't use anything that's inaccessible. Vote with your wallet.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:02 PM To: QWS list Subject: Re: QWS List Question My understanding is, Yamaha was asked by several blindness related organizations to develop a means by which blind people could hear the names of buttons and switches and the company flat out said no. I was told it was NFB doing the asking. Sense I'm not a member, it's just hearsay. The feeling is if Apple can build accessibility into their products, why can't Yamaha. I understand that it sounds great on principle, however, I'm not sure I'd like my keyboard announcing every key press I made either. So what's your thoughts on keyboard accessibility on keyboards etc? ----- Original Message ----- From: Florian-achtige <mailto:[email protected]> To: QWS list <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:27 AM Subject: Re: QWS List Question Hi, How does their record on accssibility suck? :S I think their manuals in text version, their non-wrapping menus etc are a hell of a lot more accessible than for example the way Korg is going with all their touch--based stuff ...I wouldn't be surprised if Roland goes that way with their high-end keyboards , if it hasn't already ... Florian 2013/5/22, Alan Paganelli <[email protected]>: > I'd hate to think it's true. Their record on accessibility already sucks. > That would be a huge step backward. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Brian Olesen > To: QWS list > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:42 AM > Subject: Re: QWS List Question > > > Hi, > wow if this true they're gonna lose market share like hell. > roland has just gone back to no touch and lots of bottons on their new > Bk9, so this is in my opinion Yamaha on the wrong track so to speak. :-) > > Brian > > > From: Alan Paganelli > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:33 PM > To: QWS list > Subject: QWS List Question > > Hi All, > > It's been awhile sense I've posted to this list. I've heard talk that the > Yamaha Tyros 5 for a lack of a better term is said to have a touch screen > and no buttons. All on screen menus so if I understand that right, it'll be > more like an iPhone screen instead. I have no idea if this is true or not. > My hunch is, there won't be any screen reader for it either. Does anybody > know anything about this or heard any rumors etc? > > Thanks in advance! > > Regards, > > Alan > > Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now!!!!! > Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. > > Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ > There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played > on > the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly! > > The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still > available upon request. Thanks for listening! > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
