[macvoiceover] Re: Declaration addressed to Apple for accessibility improvements petition
- From: Olivia Norman <olivianorman@xxxxxx>
- To: "macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:51:12 -0800
Could you write me off list?
Thanks!
Olivia
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 8, 2012, at 2:41 PM, Daniela Rubio <mabuhay94@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello all:
> Here I send a link for a sign recollection addressed to Apple.
> The iniciative was started by a group of spanish speaking people, but I think
> it would be great for all, regardless of our native language.
> The page is in spanish, but is very easy to follow. The form fields are just:
> Name, Last name, E-mail and the check box where you accept the regulations of
> the page.
> In the page we can see the letter in english and spanish, but I paste it here
> before the link.
>
>
>
>
> Users with and without disabilities who use Apple products declare the
> following:
>
> We recognize the great work done by Apple in order to include support for
> multiple disability profiles for their products. With this, many people can
> access a big variety of services and content on the same date, in the same
> way and paying the same as people without disabilities. However, the great
> potential of this effort made by Apple could grow more. A major commitment
> by the company is required to achieve full accessibility in their products
> and services, as people with disabilities still face problems accessing them
> freely. For all this we request:
>
> Apple should give more importance to the accessibility of applications from
> the App store and the Mac app store, since there are many developers who
> ignore or do not pay attention to the needs of people with disabilities. It
> is very important to raise the presence of accessible design issues and
> tools for improving accessibility within the documentation, design guidelines
> and development tools provided by Apple to its developers, for at this time,
> , documentation and accessibility tools fill in positions of minor
> importance, and many developers are unaware of these elements.
> Apple should reward the efforts of developers who create accessible
> applications by giving them a greater visibility within the application
> stores. for this a new category or distinction for applications should be
> created in the Mac App store and app store, where applications in which
> accessibility is assured are classified. To achieve this, besides creating
> the distinctive character or the corresponding category in the App Store,
> Apple should define procedures for evaluating the applications
> accessibility during the review process prior to the publishing of each
> application.
> Apple should integrate accessibility within their staff. Employees at Apple
> should have more training and awareness about accessibility and disabilities
> , so they can more effectively help this group of users to take more
> advantage of Apple's products and services.
> According to the fact that Spanish is a language whose speakers number is
> high worldwide, and more people from spanish speaking countries acquire and
> use Apple products, we find necessary that the support of
> accesibility@xxxxxxxxx extends into Spanish in order to improve the
> feedback between Apple and its users, for this feedback has proved to be
> very important for the company.
>
> here you have the link
> http://actuable.es/peticiones/la-accesibilidad-plena-un-camino-al-excelencia-2
>
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> SALUDOS, DANIELA R.T.
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