MacNN | disabilities News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us disabilities, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ iZATT releases Bumps Braille app for iPhone, Touch http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/12/izatt.bumps.braille.app/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0811/bumpssml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iZATT has released the latest addition to its Signal Series of apps for the iPhone and iPod touch, Bumps. The program works as a teaching aide for learning the Braille system. Users can view all 26 dot patterns on the screen, with or without the corresponding English letters displayed. All of the patterns can be viewed on one screen, or each can be presented full-screen. Users can also enter words... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/12/izatt.bumps.braille.app/ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:20:00 GMT Apple enhances iTunes accessibility features http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/29/itunes.accessibility/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0809/appblind.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple is adding new accessibility functions to iTunes, including updates to allow it to work with software used by the blind for reading the Internet, according to the Associated Press. Tony Olivero, of the National Federation of the Blind, recently demonstrated the technology at the Perkins School for the Blind. Olivero showed how a voice would read out whatever the mouse pointer was slid over, ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/29/itunes.accessibility/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:15:00 GMT AFB praises changes to Nano, iTunes http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/19/afb.praises.nano.itunes/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0809/disabilities.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has taken some important steps in helping with disabilities, says the American Foundation for the Blind. The non-profit aid and activism organization is mainly praising of the fourth-generation iPod nano, to which Apple has added software options for talking menus, as well as larger fonts. Previously, claims AFB president Carl Augusto, it was enormously difficult to find a particular track... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/19/afb.praises.nano.itunes/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:00:00 GMT