Systems implemented to enable persons with various disabilities to use personal computers and access information stored or displayed on them. These disabilities include impairment of vision, hearing, and problems with fine motor control in the hands.

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photo apps for ipad over wifi

I have a lot of family photos and home video stored on network folders (my PC, my NAS) accessible via wi-fi. Are there photo manager and photo editor apps for me to directly work my pictures on my ...
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Alternative Large Cursors

I need to use large cursors when using OSX. However the standard Apple ones I can choose in System Preferences all make the cursor expand to the right and down. These then hide the beginning of any ...
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Screen Flash Behavior

I have an annoying new behavior on my MBP 13" running Lion (10.7.4) that I don't know what I did to provoke. I am familiar with so-called visual bells in terminals, but I've noticed a similar effect ...
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Making the active window more obvious in OSX

From an accessibility point of view there are many people who find it easier to control their computers by (effectively) the keyboard, rather than the mouse. One of the things that comes up ...
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How can I speed up Mouse Keys?

I have been exploring the OS X accessibility option to control the mouse from your keyboard (as described here) and I am curious if there is a way to make it go faster.
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Home button of ipod touch 4g (32 gb) giving problem

i have a ipod touch 4th generation 32gb which is around 1 year old. i dint drop it even once but still the home button is not working properly. it doesnt respond even if i press it hard sometimes. i ...
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OS X Text to Speech apps

This may be a broad question, but I think the lack of widespread interest in text-to-speech warrants it: What are some apps for OS X that do novel things with text-to-speech; i.e., more than just ...
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Is it possible to do the accessibility zoom (with a modifier key) in natural scrolling (ie reverse the zoom)?

Since I actually use my retina in native 2880x1800 resolution, I often use the accessibility zoom function to make everything bigger and show someone else parts of my screen. I also have gotten used ...
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Minium character size to display on the screen

I've a Mac 27" and I'm becoming a freaking blind. Is it possible to specify some king of minium character to display on the screen? I've adjusted the finder and safari characters size/zoom level. ...
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Disable sticky keys only while certain applications have focus?

Is there any way to enable sticky keys in OS X but automatically disable them while in certain applications? Modifying system files and heavy terminal use is ok. Here's a screenshot of the ...
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Using a gesture to bring the assistive touch menu

Currently, the assistive touch menu is prompted by touching an on screen icon that can be moved around the screen but it always visible. However, no matter where I place it, it seems to get in the ...