<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>No word from Apple, but according to Ricky Buchanan at ATMac.org, iWork '09 is now almost fully accessible to VoiceOver users:</div><div><a href="http://atmac.org/iwork-09-accessibility-overview/">http://atmac.org/iwork-09-accessibility-overview/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Same conclusion reached by this blogger (full text below):</div><div><a href="http://www.lioncourt.com/2009/01/06/iwork-09-becomes-accessible-with-voiceover/">http://www.lioncourt.com/2009/01/06/iwork-09-becomes-accessible-with-voiceover/</a></div><div><br></div><div>- Shelley</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; "><p style="padding-bottom: 12px; "><h2 style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://www.lioncourt.com/2009/01/06/iwork-09-becomes-accessible-with-voiceover/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to iWork ‘09 Becomes Accessible with VoiceOver" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; ">iWork ‘09 Becomes Accessible with VoiceOver</a></h2><div class="entry"><p style="padding-bottom: 12px; ">The new <b>iWork ‘09</b>, which Apple released today, sports a slew of new features, but the most impressive to <b>VoiceOver</b> users will be its accessibility.</p><p style="padding-bottom: 12px; ">Apple’s come through for visually impaired users once again. This powerful productivity suite has been beautifully set up to work well with <b>VoiceOver</b>. <b>Pages</b>, <b>Numbers</b>, and <b>Keynote</b> all work well. Users can even choose from the various templates included with the products, each of which is labelled with helpful descriptions.</p><p style="padding-bottom: 12px; ">We believe that there will be a learning curve for those used to creating documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in Windows with Microsoft Office, but at this time, it appears that <b>iWork ‘09</b> is fully accessible.</p><p style="padding-bottom: 12px; ">Once again, we’d like to thank Apple for their commitment to accessibility.</p></div></p></span></div><div><div>On Aug 12, 2009, at 9:22 AM, Karlen Communications wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Is there any word on the accessibility of iWorks?<br><br>Cheers, Karen<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [<a href="mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org">mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org</a>] On<br>Behalf Of John Gardner<br>Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:00 PM<br>To: Access Technology Higher Education Network<br>Subject: Re: [Athen] New VoiceOver 3.0 in Mac OS 10.6<br><br>Hi, it is very interesting that Mac will support gesture access. I <br>bought an iPhone and was extremely impressed by the potential of using <br>gestures, presumably similar to those on the Mac. There's a learning <br>curve of course, but gestures could really improve the usability of <br>computers as the technology matures. We should definitely encourage Apple.<br><br>FYI I no longer have that iPhone. I could do just about everything <br>after a learning period of a few hours but reluctantly decided that <br>typing was just too clumsy for any real use. If Apple or some other <br>vendor ever comes out with an external keyboard, I may buy one again.<br><br>John<br><br><br>On 8/11/2009 11:40 PM, Shelley Haven wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">I just noticed that Apple will have a new version of VoiceOver on their<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">upcoming release of Mac OS 10.6 (a.k.a. Snow Leopard) slated for<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">September. Of particular note, Voiceover 3.0 supports multiple Braille<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">displays connected to a single computer (Braille mirroring), which ought<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">to be great for labs and classrooms; and allows screen navigation via<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">gestures and touches on the Multi-Touch trackpad, thus reducing the need<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">for some keystroke commands.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Thought some of you might be interested -- here's the link:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/accessibility/">http://www.apple.com/macosx/accessibility/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">- Shelley<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_____________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Shelley Haven ATP, RET<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Assistive Technology Consultant<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">408-737-2092<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="mailto:shellhaven@prodigy.net">shellhaven@prodigy.net</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.TechPotential.net">www.TechPotential.net</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Athen mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="mailto:Athen@athenpro.org">Athen@athenpro.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org">http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><br>_______________________________________________<br>Athen mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Athen@athenpro.org">Athen@athenpro.org</a><br>http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Athen mailing list<br>Athen@athenpro.org<br>http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org<br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>