Craig, I am not sure you will find a specific reason. I have heard stories that range from Apple facing a lawsuit (not likely at all) to some child of an engineer (more likely) who was blind. I suspect the real reason is that Apple saw an opportunity and opted to take a risk which I should note has paid in spades. Apple has done more than any other "mainstream" company has ever done. In fact I will go as far as to say that VO on an iOS device is revolutionary and really changed how blind people interact with touch-screen devices. VO has really leveled the playing field in ways no other screen reader has been able. I think Apple realized the success of VO on the Mac and heard from users they wanted access to iPods, iPhones, etc. There is no question that VO on iOS has been wildly successful. Oh and yes for the record I am a fanboy and thrilled to be such. However, for the record VO like any screen reading solution is not perfect; although it does one hell of a job. :)
On Jun 24, 2012, at 7:32 AM, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Greetings to the list. > > Over on the vi-kindle email list from freelists.org, a user asked a > penetrating question: "Why did Apple build accessibility into all of > its products?" Knowing the answer to this query might prove helpful > as blind and visually impaired people work with other companies to > make their products more accessible. I have heard that Apple made the > iPod accessible because it was looking out for motorists who might be > better served by finding music by touch than by diverting their gaze > from the road to look at a screen. However, this information is > anecdotal. Can anyone point to evidence right from the company as to > why VoiceOver was integrated into the Apple line? I'm looking for the > facts, not conjecture. <smile> Since this question is off topic, if > you'll email me off list, I'll summarize to the list. > > Thank you for all help. > > Craig > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
