AccessWorld®

Jamie Pauls: Zoom is well known for the quality of their stand-alone audio recorders. For many years, people who are blind or low vision used these recorders through memorizing controls and menus, but with the most recent releases, Zoom recorders now include accessibility built-in. In this article, Jamie Pauls details the accessibility present on the latest range of devices.

Hannah Thompson: In AccessWorld, we generally discuss accessibility from the position of advocates. In this piece, web developer Hannah Thompson discusses the process of receiving feedback on the accessibility of her web application, her experience learning about accessibility on the web, and subsequently implementing access fixes.

Deborah Kendrick: There was a time when blind people were woefully excluded from the joys of reading books, magazines, newspapers, and temporary documents. Now, those who read braille can carry hundreds of publications and other documents with them in a refreshable braille device that is distributed without cost to every eligible blind or print disabled patron. That's a true story of equality rising.

Bill Holton: With the notable exception of call forwarding, nearly all of the essential telephone features are as easy to use and access with my Ooma phone as they ever were with my old landline. Even considering the hardware limitations I will be keeping my Ooma phone, and the savings will pay for the hardware in a few short months.

Jamie Pauls: Today, I am entrenched in the Apple ecosystem, and I can’t see myself giving that up for any other phone, but for many who do not wish to use a smartphone with a touch screen, the BlindShell Classic 2 is a robust and easy-to-use solution. The phone and all of its related apps are updated frequently, and the app catalog continues to expand.

Bill Holton: Check out this review of the OrCam from the February 2017 issue.

Judy Dixon: From the August 2021 issue, Cut down on your trips to the bank by using mobile check deposit, a feature offered by most banking apps.

Bill Holton: Check out this historical article regarding treating Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Remember, this article is from 7 years ago and the technology may have changed in that time. Check with the companies or organizations mentioned in the article for updates.

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