[Journalists] Fw: [Blindtlk] Leopard offers new features destined to make it the most accessible Mac OS yet. New voice

[Elizabeth Campbell]

Hi folks,

I thought this was interesting.

Martha, I believe you had a question previously about Macs.

Liz
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Subject: [Blindtlk] Leopard offers new features destined to make it the most 
accessible Mac OS yet. New voice


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>>Leopard offers new features destined to make it the most accessible Mac OS
>>yet. New voice technology in VoiceOver, plus Braille support, positional
>>audio cues, and extended keyboard capability give users with visual
>>disabilities more control over their Macs than ever.
>>
>>A new voice
>>
>>The new synthesized English voice in Leopard, Alex, uses advanced, 
>>patented
>>Apple technologies that deliver natural intonation, even at very fast
>>speaking rates. And Alex works with any application that supports Apples
>>speech synthesis.
>>
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>>Built for Braille
>>
>>VoiceOver in Leopard also adds new support for a variety of refreshable
>>Braille displays and note-takers. Leopard dynamically translates VoiceOver
>>output into standard, Grade 2 contracted Braille, so you can attach any
>>supported device and start using it right away.
>>
>>Location, location, location
>>
>>VoiceOver features spoken audio and sound effects that communicate whats
>>happening onscreen. In Leopard, positional cues help you more easily 
>>locate
>>and remember the location of items on the screen. All you need is a pair 
>>of
>>stereo headphones or standard stereo speakers.
>>
>>Custom fit
>>
>>With Leopard, VoiceOver introduces more customization options for audio
>>output. So if youre just learning VoiceOver, you can set your preferences 
>>to
>>provide greater detail in descriptions, then reduce the amount of audio
>>information as you become more familiar with VoiceOver. You can also
>>rearrange the order in which VoiceOver describes objects and events, so 
>>you
>>hear the information you want most, first.
>>
>>Get around
>>
>>Thanks to object navigation in VoiceOver for Leopard, you can find what
>>youre looking for more quickly. Navigate sequentially through an 
>>application
>>or document, or skip through a document by object. For example, you could
>>jump to the next or previous header, button, link, field, graphic, or text
>>attribute such as font or style. Improved navigation in Leopard makes it
>>faster and easier for those with reduced motor skills or visual 
>>disabilities
>>to move around the Mac.
>>
>>
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>>All features referenced in the Mac OS X Leopard Sneak Peek are subject to
>>change.
>>
>>Multilingual Leopard
>>
>>With support for foreign language add-on speech synthesizers, VoiceOver 
>>for
>>Leopard speaks your language. VoiceOver even includes support for two-byte
>>languages such as Japanese and Chinese.
>>
>>iChat, You Chat
>>
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>>iChat for Leopard speaks incoming messages automatically as they arrive, 
>>so
>>anyone can chat.
>>
>>Extend Your Reach
>>
>>With support for the extended Apple keyboard, VoiceOver in Leopard lets 
>>you
>>access common commands using the numeric keypad with one hand.
>>
>>Sync to .Mac
>>
>>Got a .Mac account? Come Leopard, all your VoiceOver preferences can 
>>follow
>>you from Mac to Mac.
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