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iPod Accessibility
Rich on : Sunday, November 23rd, 2008Well I did a little research. Because I was considering an iPod Touch, to maybe show off some photos, or some sort of portfolio of work to clients and friends. I didn’t find much on iPod Touch Accessibility functions, but I did find this video from MacWorld, about the new 4th Generation iPod Nano, and iTunes 8.x.
4th Generation iPod Nano, and iTunes 8.x. Accessibility’s include:
- Spoken Menus
- Large Font Choise
- High Contrast LCD
- Screen Reader Technology for iTunes 8
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bOlfR-b0rQ[/youtube]
Although the iPod Touch does little for people with bad eyesight (as far as I can tell?) Reading the text is REALLY SMALL, for icons and such other things like Address Book, and iCal , but you can zoom in for mail and web pages.
It should be noted that other folks who may have mobility issues can benefit from the iPod Touch functions, and it’s touch screen use.
Read more about Apple iPod and iTunes Accessibility, from Apple
Some info about iPod Touch and Accessibility at the ATMac website.
Check out, Assistive Technology for Apple and Mac Users (ATMac) website, for more.
No, I did not buy an iPod Touch… I’ll stick with my 3rd Generation iPod Nano for now.
One Response for "iPod Accessibility"
Hi there,
I keep my own blog about being not-totally-blind, and I just came across yours: really interesting to read.
I actually posted a general note about Mac accessibility a while back, and my conclusion was that there really isn’t much to speak of. I’ll take a look at the Touch. In the meantime, how do you get by with a Nano? From what you say about reading street signs, you probably have slightly better vision than I do (but not much); I can’t make out anything on the Nano screen except big pictures.
Looking forward to more entries (and checking back through older ones),
–Jeremy
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