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I am impressed and pleased that what a few years ago would have been a highly specialized disability support tool seems to now be a case of changing a few setti

• octo_t 11y ago
  Apple have always been known for excellent accessibility in their products. There was a story that came out when Jobs died about how he'd personally intervened when a bluetooth update(?) broke the software a kid in a wheelchair was using.
  • feld 11y ago
    Hmm, I missed this story. I'll have to look for it. It's a great testament to his vision and integrity, no matter what others may have perceived of him.
  • microtherion 11y ago
    It probably would be more accurate to say "for the last 10 years" than "always". In the early 2000s, Apple realized that some of their most prominent school deals were in danger of falling apart due to OS X's insufficient section 508 compliance. Since OS X marketshare was too small to ensure a sufficient ecosystem of third party accessibility solution providers (as existed for Windows), Apple formed an in-house accessibility team. Over time, Apple realized that doing accessibility in-house and treating it as a full stack responsibility fit in well with the company philosophy, so today accessibility is indeed treated as a very important aspect of products. Coincidentally, this week marks the 10th anniversary of the official release of VoiceOver, Apple's OS X screen reader.
• skywhopper 11y ago
  It's fantastic. Good accessibility support can make products better for everyone, even people with no particular disability can make use of them in certain situations.