29/April/2010 marks the fifth anniversary of the release of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and the VoiceOver screen reader. The Screenless Switchers podcast offers a retrospective in episode 36 , looking back at the last five years of Apple accessibility with a couple of the earliest Mac converts, and ahead to the future.
Apr 29, 20100
In this Special Edition episode of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast , our Knights of the Round Table discuss today’s announcements of features in the iPhone OS 4.0 update, including multi-tasking, iBooks , BlueTooth keyboards, Mail , and much more. (Bloopers included.)
Apr 08, 2010•8 sec
Our latest episode of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast is a special edition. Join some of our Knights of the Round Table Podcast as we informally discuss our initial thoughts and exploration from iPad launch day. This will be the first in a series of podcasts exploring the newest member of Apple’s family of accessible products.
Apr 05, 20100
In episode #8 of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast , we introduce our newest contributor, M.J. Phoenix . Our knights of the Round Table Podcast recap and discuss recent Mac-cessibility news stories, including iBooks accessibility , Adobe’s announcement for Flash and Flex accessibility on the Mac , and the recent update to Frotz for iPhone , which provided substantial accessibility enhancements. The bulk of the show is given over to a discussion of screen reader scripting, its pros and cons...
Mar 28, 20100
In the seventh episode of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast , knights Cara Quinn, Eric Troup, Darcy Burnard, Holly Anderson, Steve Sawczyn, and Josh de Lioncourt discuss Apple’s big event to introduce the iPad slate computing device, its accessibility, speculation on how VoiceOver may differ from the iPhone, and what we think it means for the future....
Jan 29, 20100
In this special edition episode of the Mac-cessibility Podcast , we interview Slau Halatyn who spearheaded the ProTools Petition , which requested that Digidesign implement Apple’s accessibility standards into its ProTools product, an application for professional-level audio production. Slau had a chance to visit Digidesign in San Francisco, and got to experience first hand the tremendous progress being made toward ProTools accessibility with VoiceOver . We discuss his experiences with Digidesig...
Nov 03, 2009•3 sec
In the latest installment of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast , "Coo Coo for CocoaTouch!", our knights of the round table discuss the recent updates to Mac OS X, the iPhone OS, and iTunes , as well as the iPod touch, the AFB iPhone review , the NFB’s "second look" at VoiceOver , Josh’s cursor tracking experiment on the Mac, and much more. Our product picks: Steve’s pick - BoxCar Darcy’s picks - Moxie and AirFoil Speakers Touch Cara’s picks - iFitness and Final Excuse Pro Eric’s picks - Bi...
Oct 21, 20090
In this special joint episode of the Screenless Switchers and Mac-cessibility Round Table podcasts, our knights discuss the Apple media event on 9/9/09, just after it ended, including VoiceOver on the new iPod Touch, the new iPod models, and iPhone OS 3.1. (We’ll discuss the accessibility changes in the new iPhone OS in depth on a future episode.)
Sep 11, 20090
In This joint episode of the Screenless Switchers and Maccessibility Podcast we primarily discuss Snow Leopard , the new version of the Mac Operating System. We also discuss the maccessibility .net adobe petition
Sep 06, 20090
In the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast #5 - "Now Available in Natural Flavors" , our knights of the round table Darcy Burnard, Holly Anderson, Steve Sawczyn, Cara Quinn, and Josh de Lioncourt discuss the recent launch of the Mac-cessibility Network , review the recent minor updates to the Mac OS X and iPhone OS’s, get Steve’s thoughts on his new iPhone 3GS, and explore the pros and cons to MobileMe versus free alternatives. Show notes: The Mac-cessibility Network MobileMe Steve’s pick - Mail...
Aug 18, 20090
In episode #4 of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast , knights Darcy Burnard , Holly Anderson , Cara Quinn , and Josh de Lioncourt discuss our impressions of the iPhone 3GS after a few weeks, how VoiceOver for the iPhone has been accepted by the visually impaired community, third-party applications for the iPhone, what Apple has revealed about gestures in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Safari 4.0.2, the National Federation for the Blind’s reaction to criticism of their VoiceOver review, and mor...
Jul 20, 20090
In this special edition episode , the knights of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast gather to discuss the launch weekend of the newly accessible iPhone 3GS, give our thoughts on VoiceOver for the iPhone, and much more. Stay tuned at the end for a particularly substantial blooper reel as an added bonus! We were all a little giddy over the iPhone. This episode features knights Holly Anderson , Darcy Burnard , Josh de Lioncourt, Cara Quinn , Steve Sawczyn , and Eric Troup ....
Jun 23, 20090
It’s time for this month’s edition of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast. This month’s episode is #3, entitled "A Visit From Steve-Megatron" . < p>Topics covered: Introduce this month’s panelists, including Holly Anderson , Darcy Burnard , Steve Sawczyn , Eric Troup , and Josh de Lioncourt. Mac OS X 10.5.7 accessibility changes-"OMG!" MacSpeech Dictate. The upcoming World Wide Developer’s Conference and possible accessibility announcements The rumored Appled ultra-portable Rumors of t...
Jun 02, 2009•1 sec
It’s time for this month’s edition of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast. This month’s episode is #2, entitled "Sedated" . Josh de Lioncourt’s sound quality is not quite on par this time, for which we apologize. He was travelling and away from his usual equipment. Topics covered: Introduce this month’s panelists, including Holly Anderson , Darcy Burnard , Cara Quinn , Eric Troup , and Josh de Lioncourt. Accessibility of third-party products, and the response from developers to Apple’s appro...
May 11, 2009•1 hr 20 min
The Mac-cessibility Podcast has been reborn as a round table discussion show, dealing with all things related to accessibility of Apple products. The show is planned to have a new episode once a month, starting with this week’s episode entitled "Reboot" . Topics covered: Introduce this month’s panelists, including Holly Anderson , Darcy Burnard , Cara Quinn , Steve Sawczyn , and Josh de Lioncourt. iPod Shuffle 3G, its multi-lingual support, and the possibility of more TTS languages coming in Voi...
Apr 01, 2009•1 sec
We are proud to introduce the Mac-cessibility Podcast , a companion to Lioncourt.com to bring you the latest news, commentary, and more from the world of accessibility of Apple products. In our first episode , we discuss the latest access news, discuss Net4Mac.com’s lack of accessibility, hear from a brand-new switcher in the SwitchBox segment, and more. You can subscribe to the podcast feed by copying and pasting the following URL into iTunes or your podcast catcher of choice. We are not yet li...
Apr 11, 2008•3 sec
The Screenless Switchers podcast has a round table discussion on Leopard, focussing on VoiceOver and how the new OS is working for blind and visually impaired Mac users. Joining Darcy and Holly this time are Josh de Lioncourt and Anne Robertson. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or the official web site , or listen to the Leopard Round Table by downloading the episode....
Oct 31, 20070