[gui-talk] Fw: petition to Digidesign regarding Pro Tools accessibility

[Steve Pattison]

>From: Doc talmidim at wrightplaceinc.net
>To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio at pc-audio.org
As you probably already know, a petition to Digidesign regarding Pro Tools
accessibility has been drafted and is now ready for signatures.

At the outset, let me say that the petition calls for Digidesign to
clearly state its intentions for making Pro Tools accessible via the
VoiceOver feature of the Macintosh operating system. Now, the reason for
targeting the Mac OS is simple, straight-forward and the most efficient.
First of all, PT is, of course, the most widely used software platform for
audio production in most recording studios and educational institutions
throughout the world. Further, chances are, if you walk into a studio
running Pro Tools or an institution teaching PT, it's going to be on a
Mac. Since VoiceOver is now technically the most widely installed screen
reader, having an accessible version of Pro Tools that works with it makes
the most sense. Thus, a student can simply use the on-site computers at
school, next to other students running the same exact systems. Ultimately,
a blind user could conceivably walk up to any studio's Mac running Tiger
or the upcoming Leopard OS and use PT in the same way.

Now, ultimately, it would be great to have Pro Tools accessible on either
platform. Perhaps when Vista finally ships, it'll be an opportunity to
raise the issue. For now, however, this solution will most efficiently
provide a meaningful solution that can benefit hundreds and perhaps
thousands of users worldwide.

Please visit http://www.protoolspetition.org to join us in this effort.
There will be more information in the upcoming MIDIMag podcast. Stay tuned.

Slau


Regards Steve
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