[nfbmi-talk] Very accessible and Comprehensive Weather App foriDevices

[joe harcz Comcast]

I am appalled by you Mr. Wertzel when you talk about this or that 
accessability issue and when you cae in to basic lack of compliance and more 
by the Micighigan commission for the Blind in documented fasion over 
decades.

Outragious.

This is a sellout by you Mr. Wertzel up close and personal and in thepublic 
record of our individual and colective civil rights.

I'm not minching words and I'm not about to assemble angles upon heads of 
pins.

If you don'tknow it you should know it you've sold us all out and for what I 
don't know.

The bottom line is that you and others have simply sold the organized blind 
out!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
To: <the-facts-machine at googlegroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 12:20 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Very accessible and Comprehensive Weather App 
foriDevices


> MenuWeather
>
> Last updated on 20 July 2012. Originally submitted by Janner on 16 July
> 2012.
>
> Posted in:
>
> Weather
>
> Description of App
>
> MenuWeather is designed to be the only weather app you will ever need. It
> has all
>
> the data you need all packed into a simple and easy to use interface.
>
> Why MenuWeather?
>
> ACCURACY
>
> Our data comes from CustomWeather which provides weather to Fortune 100
> companies.
>
> LOCATION AWARE
>
> MenuWeather can automatically determine your location on each launch so 
> you
> always
>
> know the weather where you are.
>
> IN THE CLOUD
>
> MenuWeather syncs its settings with iCloud. Add a location on your iPhone
> and it
>
> magically appears on your Mac (Mac version available in the Mac App 
> Store).
>
> SOCIAL
>
> Share the weather with your friends via Twitter, Facebook, or Email.
>
> Here's a look at what MenuWeather has to offer:
>
> 15 day forecast
>
> 7 day hourly forecast
>
> Weather graphs
>
> Astronomy information
>
> Radar maps
>
> Severe weather warnings
>
> Sync settings with Mac version (available in the Mac App Store)
>
> See the weather for multiple locations
>
> There's so much weather information in MenuWeather! Here's a quick look at
> what kind
>
> of weather you'll get:
>
> High & Low temperatures
>
> Current temperature
>
> Condition summary
>
> Chance of precipitation
>
> Feel's Like temperature
>
> Wind speed and direction
>
> Humidity
>
> Visibility
>
> Barometric pressure
>
> Dew point
>
> Rainfall & Snowfall amounts
>
> Moon phase
>
> Sunset & Sunrise
>
> Moonset & Moonrise
>
> Moon illumination percentage
>
> Radar images
>
> Severe weather warnings
>
> MenuWeather is available in English, Italian, Polish, Dutch, German and
> Simplified
>
> Chinese.
>
> If you'd like to contribute a translation, please contact me at
>
> support at menuweather.com
>
> Version
>
> 1.1.1
>
> Free or Paid
>
> Paid
>
> Compatibility
>
> This is a native iPhone and iPod Touch app that is displayed in 2x mode on
> an iPad
>
> Device(s) App Was Tested On
>
> iPhone 4
>
> Accessibility Comments
>
> This is extremely accessible, and the level and quality of the VoiceOver
> support
>
> would suggest that it's a result of awareness and effort on the 
> developer's
> part.
>
> All of the text-based information is fully accessible, and unlike some
> weather apps
>
> is read by VoiceOver in a way that is very clear and easy to understand.
>
> The only minor gripe that I have, is  that sighted users are able to swipe
> between
>
> days or hours when viewing day or hourly overviews in the forecast area of
> the app.
>
> There appears to be no way to replicate this with VoiceOver, so you have 
> to
> go back
>
> to the previous page which lists days or hours, and then double-tap on the
> one that
>
> you want. It would be nice to be able to use the 3-fingered swipe to more
> quickly
>
> navigate this area of the app. Or perhaps to simply have next and previous
> buttons
>
> on these pages. However, you can still access all of the information, it
> just takes
>
> a few extra taps.
>
> Highly recommended!
>
> VoiceOver Performance
>
> VoiceOver reads all page elements.
>
> Button Labelling
>
> All buttons are clearly labelled.
>
> Usability
>
> There are some minor accessibility issues with this app, but they are easy
> to deal
>
> with.
>
> Link to MenuWeather in the App Store
>
> Visit developer web site
>
> User Options
>
> 2 AppleVis user(s) have recommended this app for VoiceOver users.
>
> 0 AppleVis user(s) have reported that they have contacted the developer
> about accessibility
>
> issues with this app.
>
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