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Yes and no. Their built-in screen reader and other accessibility tools in OS X are great. The iPad has allowed me to read a book again-which I haven't been able
by kellishaver 16y ago
Yes and no. Their built-in screen reader and other accessibility tools in OS X are great. The iPad has allowed me to read a book again-which I haven't been able to do in 2 years, unless I was sitting at my desk (can't see printed text). However, you can't, for instance, do some very simple things, like enlarge the text in iTunes, or change the size of the min/max/close buttons in the OS's UI.
Many people don't need/want full-screen magnification/zoom all the time, just the ability to enlarge some text and tiny UI components. For things like that, I find linux far more accessible.
All of that said, most of my accessibility problems with Apple center around OS X.
Though you also can't enlarge text in iTunes/app store on the iPod/iPhone, the iPad has a much more usable 3-finger zoom, as well as a screen reader. The iOS touch interface is, as a whole, very intuitive and easy to use.
It is a bit too sensitive in some instances, but also rather forgiving in others. I'm guessing that has more to do with the app itself than iOS or the touch screen technology.
- mattparcher 16y agoYou make a good argument for resolution independence in Mac OS X — which would allow the user to resize interface elements on-demand, without loss of image quality. Apple is working on this, but has not provided an indication of when it will ship to consumers.
- kellishaver 16y agoThat's good to hear. I think there's something of a gap between accessibility for people who are blind and users who just have bad eyesight and may need a little bump here and there.
- bemmu 16y agoThere really doesn't seem to be a way to change those close/min/max buttons. Couldn't find any utility for doing that either. Can you use keyboard shortcuts like ⌘Q to do it instead?
- kellishaver 16y agoI can and do anyway, just because it's just more convenient and faster. Poor vision or not, I do so dearly love keyboard shortcuts.