Another usability rating

By Piotr Machacz, 8 June, 2012

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So, while creating the Audio Invaders entry I realized that we don't have a good rating for apps which are fully accessible through other means. One example is the previously mentioned audio invaders, but there's also Aurifi and blindside, which are also very usable, but not with VO on. Saying the app is fully accessible with VO is ok, but I think we should have another rating saying something like "The app is fully accessible without the use of Voice Over."

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Peter,

Thanks for the suggestion. There are certainly a growing number of apps where this would be a more appropriate description of their usability, so I have added this as additional option when posting or editing an App Directory entry.

I've updated the Audio Invaders entry with this new rating.

If anybody has previously posted an app where this would also be the appropriate usability rating, would you please update the entry.

So how would you classify Papa Sangre under this scheme?

In Papa Sangre, which is attributed to "unregistered user", you are prompted to turn VoiceOver off for the game play (if you don't already have it turned off due to prior knowledge about the game). Would this fit this category? And if so, would the AppleVis staff post the rating?

Would seem appropriate

I've not played the game myself, but from what you say it seems like the new rating would be appropriate. I'll update the entry accordingly.