I would certainly be in favor of some sort of basic accessibility rating. If possible, this could be a part of the submission process for the app store. This would definitely increase awareness of accessibility concerns. It wouldn't have to be very complicated. For example, when I was looking at phones on the web the other day, there was a notation with one LG phone on a mainstream site that indicated it was not recommended for visually-impaired users, because all its functions including dialing were accomplished with a touch-screen, and there was no text-to-speech. I moved onto the next item and gave the inaccessible phone no more thought.
Accessibility features aren't so automatic that they aren't considered by the developer at all with regard to specifically making them useable by as many folks as possible. I'm sure developers of something like Papa Sangre had certain features in mind when deciding to make the games accessible to the blind. If a developer is unaware of the issue, he would quickly be made aware based only on a few questions. Scenario: Question: Are all elements accessible with Voiceover? Dev thought process: Hmmm, Voiceover. I've heard of it, but what is it all about. I'd better research that. I'd never thought of it before. ... Teresa "We're made of star stuff."--Carl Sagan > On Jul 10, 2014, at 6:29 AM, Scott Duck <l...@csdconsulting.biz> wrote: > > Hi All, > Perhaps Apple could give some indication as to the accessibility of an app > in the app store but I would say that is as far as their responsibility > should go. Yes, many apps could be much more accessible but some apps, > because of their very visual nature, are not accessible and never will be. > The notion that all apps should be made accessible is completely ridiculous. > As blind people, we do have some obstacles that simply can never be removed. > That's just life. > Scott Duck > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Bill Gallik > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 6:41 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Advocates for blind, deaf want even more from Apple > > Here, here, Sieghard! > > Well said, very well said indeed! > > BTW: I myself am totally blind, have been since 1995, some folks seem to > have a "Don Quixote" mentality and choose to "tilt at windmills" regardless > as to the efficacy of that tilt. Apple, while not perfect (and just what of > a organic nature is perfect?), has made a real commitment to including > disabled customers in the circle of technology. > ---- > Holland's Boy, Bill > - "Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint." > - US Humorist, Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
