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Mar. 2nd, 2023 08:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jazzyjjHi everybody and happy Thursday/Friday. You read that right, it's still Thursday here in America and I am once again coming to you from my parents' 2-flat. I am spending the night here, and tomorrow I have my second appointment with the new internist. This internist seems to be very good. Then afterwards I am going back to my apartment. But I also got my DPT shot today, the first one in more than ten years. Those of you unfamiliar with the term DPT are free to look it up if you wish. I would otherwise be happy to define it here, but my battery is approaching dangerous territory and I didn't bring my Mac charger because I didn't think I'd need it just for the night. But anyway, the shot was well received.
In other news of the week, AppleVis released their first annual Vision Accessibility Report Card for Apple and all votes have now been tallied. You can read more on the AppleVis website, linked elsewhere on my site. I'm not going to wax lyrical a lot about this, but I honestly was not surprised given all the negative things certain people have been saying about Apple. It seems like the general consensus among blind and low-vision users is that while they appreciate the company's willingness to make their products accessible, they're not doing a great job of it. Not all AppleVis members feel this way though, and the author of this journal is in the latter group. As longtime readers know I've been a proud Mac user for several years. This is my second Mac, and it has worked quite well for me.
Additionally, in 2018 I acquired my first and only iPhone to date. I honestly didn't think I could even use one of these gems due to the flat screen. After all, people kept warning me that there were few if any tactile buttons on an iPhone. In at least one case I was told basically to steer clear of any brand of smartphone. Well...I am here to tell you that I ignored the advice to steer clear, and am so glad I did. My iPhone has been a big help, and I honestly have no idea what I'd do or where I'd be without it. I'm so looking forward to my next iPhone. So thank you Apple for your diverse and inclusive spirit, and thank you AppleVis and Six Colors for this report card. I for one, hope to see more like it.
Well...I think I am going to close up shop at this time. I bid y'all good riddance for now, and I will write again next week.
In other news of the week, AppleVis released their first annual Vision Accessibility Report Card for Apple and all votes have now been tallied. You can read more on the AppleVis website, linked elsewhere on my site. I'm not going to wax lyrical a lot about this, but I honestly was not surprised given all the negative things certain people have been saying about Apple. It seems like the general consensus among blind and low-vision users is that while they appreciate the company's willingness to make their products accessible, they're not doing a great job of it. Not all AppleVis members feel this way though, and the author of this journal is in the latter group. As longtime readers know I've been a proud Mac user for several years. This is my second Mac, and it has worked quite well for me.
Additionally, in 2018 I acquired my first and only iPhone to date. I honestly didn't think I could even use one of these gems due to the flat screen. After all, people kept warning me that there were few if any tactile buttons on an iPhone. In at least one case I was told basically to steer clear of any brand of smartphone. Well...I am here to tell you that I ignored the advice to steer clear, and am so glad I did. My iPhone has been a big help, and I honestly have no idea what I'd do or where I'd be without it. I'm so looking forward to my next iPhone. So thank you Apple for your diverse and inclusive spirit, and thank you AppleVis and Six Colors for this report card. I for one, hope to see more like it.
Well...I think I am going to close up shop at this time. I bid y'all good riddance for now, and I will write again next week.
