News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Swift Playgrounds – Learn to code on your iPad by euske on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @12:08AM (#12494182)
Does this support VoiceOver and some sort of Sound API?

I occasionally teach blind kids programming. Sometimes it takes an hour to just navigate them through an unfamiliar setup with a screen reader. If this can be used by a blind person, it could be a game changer.

Re:Swift Playgrounds – Learn to code on your iPad by krilnon on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @12:48AM (#12494305)
VoiceOver: yes, as reported in this article: http://mashable.com/2016/07/10/apple-innovation-blind-engine...

> [Jordyn Castor] was a driving force behind accessibility on Apple's soon-to-be released Swift Playgrounds, an intro-to-coding program geared toward children. She's been working to make the program accessible to blind children, who have been waiting a long time for the tool, she says.