Editor's Page
AFB Leadership Conference 2013
Product Evaluations and Guides
A First Look at the Accessibility of the Google Chrome Operating System
by J.J. Meddaugh
We put a Samsung Chromebox model through its paces to see if the Chrome operating system and the screen reader are ready for primetime. The results are in!
Earl: An Evaluation of the Newspaper-Reading App from Angle LLC
by Jacob Roberts
Earl, relatively simple app for reading newspapers on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, may be just what some folks are looking for.
Grocery Pal: An Accessible Shopping Helper for Your Smartphone or Tablet
by Bill Holton
Grocery Pal is a free, useful, access-friendly shopping assistant.
Social Media
by Larry Lewis
Though it's quite fashionable to interact with social media using a smartphone or a portable tablet, there is still a great deal of value in using your computer and favorite screen reader.
Access Issues
FCC Program Connecting Deaf-Blind Americans through Technology
by Deborah Kendrick
Today, there are an estimated one million Americans with combined vision and hearing loss sufficient to warrant deaf-blind status, and a new federal program holds the promise of providing them with a key to communication, 21st-century style.
Profiles
by Deborah Kendrick
As a principal investigator for the Smith-Kettlewell Institute in San Francisco, Josh Miele's work encompasses a variety of projects, each of them having at its core the goal of enhancing and increasing access to the world around us for those unable to do so through the sense of sight.
Global Perspectives
Vision for a Nation Provides Access to Eyeglasses for Rwandans
by Janet Ingber
Thanks to Vision for a Nation, many people in Rwanda are receiving free eye examinations and, if needed, free eyeglasses.
AccessWorld News
Letters to the Editor
