accessibility

QOTD: Stevie Wonder’s Shout-Out to Steve Jobs

And I want you all to give a hand to someone that you know whose health is very bad at this time. … His company took the challenge in making his technology accessible to everyone. In the spirit of caring and moving the world forward: Steve Jobs. Because there’s nothing on the iPhone or the iPad that you can do that I can’t do.

— Stevie Wonder, at a recent performance, thanks Steve Jobs for Apple’s work in making technology accessible to people with disabilities

QOTD: Speaking of Blind, Have You Seen the Latest Roger Kay Article?

“The iPhone-iPad-iPod Touch revolution has been great for many people, allowing them to do things they never could do before, like poke an address in their calendar (maybe even while driving) to launch Google Maps, which shows them how to get there. But not all people. If you’re blind, you’ve been left out completely.”

– Roger Kay, President of Endpoint Technologies Associates, Forbes, July 2010

“By integrating accessibility into its products, Apple is setting an example that we believe the rest of the electronics industry should follow.”

– National Federation of the Blind, January 2010

“As a key part of Web Accessibility Day, the NFB honored Apple, GE, and Newegg.com for their outstanding leadership in accessibility for the blind. Apple will be recognized for making its popular iPhone accessible to blind users.”

– National Federation of the Blind, September 2009