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Users in Control: A Fresh Perspective on Accessibility
by AssistiveWare
This audio and PDF podcast offers an insightful look at how people with disabilities are empowered through Mac OS X, while shattering preconceptions on disability and assistive technology (AT). Here the users of AT are in the driver’s seat! Created by Mac users with physical, speech, or vision impairments, it seeks to inform, inspire, and provide a platform for new ideas.
Episodes
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Multiple Disabilities – Creative Solutions (audio)
For Ricky Buchanan, having a disability that affects both her ability to type and her vision is somewhat of a problem when it comes to computer access. The usual solutions for vision impairments use lots of different keyboard commands, while the usual solutions for not being able to type – or…
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Game Access: All About EVE (audio)
EVE Online is the most recent massively multiplayer online game to hit Mac OS X. Set in a vast online universe where players command their own starships, EVE promises players an enormous variety of gameplay options, giving no two individuals the same experience. For instance, one can journey the...
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The Biomechanical MAChine (audio)
Like the origin of the universe, when Joe Barnick received his first Macintosh it seemed like an insignificant speck in the grand scope of things, but would explode into a million endless possibilities filling out his world. Having Spinal Muscular Atrophy and averaging four hospitalizations a…
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Editor’s Word: Help Off the Shelf (audio)
With over twenty-three thousand products available for the Macintosh, if you look carefully you will discover a world of mainstream hardware and software serving accessibility needs better and costing less than most specialized “disability” aids. In this episode, Joe Barnick discusses two...
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Rodent of Choice: Selecting a Head Tracking Device (audio)
While some people with disabilities can operate their computers with conventional mice, joysticks or trackballs, head tracking devices allow individuals who cannot move their hands to control the cursor through head movement. IR (infra-red) optical head tracking devices track a reflecting dot…
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Game Access: World of Warcraft (audio)
As Mac OS X’s number one massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG), Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft is a fully populated, lushly realized digital fantasy land in which players can explore beautiful scenery, slay beasts, and battle each other in real-time, twenty-four hours…
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Making the Cut: My Experience with Video Editing (audio)
Paralyzed from the neck down, Jean-Marc Pepin accesses his Mac with an Origin Instruments HeadMouse, a Sip/Puff switch, and KeyStrokes onscreen keyboard. Shortly after Apple introduced iMovie 2 for OS X, he became interested in video editing as a hobby. Looking for more powerful tools to work…
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The Way I Write (audio)
Being almost entirely paralyzed and unable to speak, the only way for Marie-France Bru to express herself is by typing with SwitchXS switch-access software and a muscular switch attached to her cheek. As she finds writing letter by letter with a scanning system tedious, Marie-France has created a...
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Simple Ways to Eject a CD (audio)
The “usual” way to eject a CD/DVD from a Mac’s optical drive is with the keyboard’s Eject key, but what if that is not an option? You might be able to drag it into the trash, or click the eject marker beside the icon in a Finder window’s sidebar, but what if you are not handy with a mouse or the...
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Game Access: Let the Games Begin! (audio)
For many new switch users, playing games with SwitchXS might seem like a daunting task, however, with a little practice and the right games even a novice can be up and clicking in no time. As Mac gaming expert Mike Phillips illustrates, it's best to start with games that don’t require a great…
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The Madtoe Strikes Again: Hands-Free Graphic Design (audio)
Due to a lack of oxygen at birth, Leigh-Anne Tompkins has cerebral palsy. At nine years old, she started drawing with her right foot after viewing a documentary about a young woman who painted using her feet. Winning various awards along the way, Leigh-Anne graduated college magna cum laude with…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This audio and PDF podcast offers an insightful look at how people with disabilities are empowered through Mac OS X, while shattering preconceptions on disability and assistive technology (AT). Here the users of AT are in the driver’s seat! Created by Mac users with physical, speech, or vision impairments, it seeks to inform, inspire, and provide a platform for new ideas.
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This audio and PDF podcast offers an insightful look at how people with disabilities are empowered through Mac OS X, while shattering preconceptions on disability and assistive technology (AT). Here the users of AT are in the driver’s seat! Created by Mac users with physical, speech, or vision...
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