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	<description>A blind photographer's exploration of his vision through photography and accessibility.</description>
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		<title>Accessible iTunes: A Truly Large Font</title>
		<link>http://www.timobrienphotos.com/2010/02/itunes-font-hack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite Apple&#8217;s leading efforts in accessibility technology, I have always found iTunes extremely hard to use. Apple&#8217;s major focus has been on VoiceOver and screen reader software compatibility. There are many visually impaired computer users out there (and right here) who have not made the switch to a non-visual interface, preferring to rely on large font sizes, high contrast color schemes and zooming. iTunes is just as beautiful as all of Apple&#8217;s software. It has a lovely color scheme and its layout is aesthetically pleasing. The program is very resistant to large fonts and alternate color schemes. Until today, I have had to rely on zooming, squinting and my low vision aids to navigate my songs and playlists. Now, I have found a hack to fix the problem. Buried in a comment on a earlier post, I found a link to Teridon&#8217;s Resource file hacks for iTunes for Windows. This unhappily named site offers a free bit of software, the iTunes Font Size Editor, that does one and only one thing. It allows you to customize the font size of the song list in iTunes. Teridon puts it this way: &#8220;iTunes gives you two font sizes: &#8220;small&#8221; (which is 8pt) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New iPhone 3G S, More Accessibility</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, Apple has been listening. I have blogged much over the past six months on the iPhone&#8217;s missing accessibility features; more zoom, more color contrast and more voice. Today, Apply announced the next iteration of the iPhone, the 3G S, and it has taken a giant step in the right direction. Apple introduces these features on its iPhone 3G S Accessibility page. iPhone 3G S offers accessibility features to assist users who are visually or hearing impaired. These features include the VoiceOver screen reader, a Zoom feature, White on Black display options, Mono Audio, and more. Learn more about accessibility The main new accessibility feature is the implementation of Apple&#8217;s signature screen reader, Voiceover, to the iPhone. Without having tested it myself, this seems like a pretty good implementation. In addition to Voice Control, iPhone 3G S features VoiceOver, the world’s first gesture-based screen reader. Instead of memorizing keyboard commands or pressing tiny arrow keys, you simply touch the screen to hear a description of the item under your finger, then double-tap, drag, or flick to control iPhone. VoiceOver speaks 21 languages and works with all of the applications built into iPhone 3G S. Just as importantly for me are [...]]]></description>
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