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Call and Chat with Discord: an Accessibility Review

… Aaron Preece Discord, a mobile and desktop app that allows you to chat and call your friends as well as … time to dedicate an article to Discord. As a complex web app and with its recent focus on increasing accessibility, … what to do and not to do when making a desktop or mobile app accessible. For this review, Discord was tested on …
Aaron Preece
AccessWorld December 2022

Video Streaming Services, Part 4: Apple TV+: A Very Accessible Service

… Judy Dixon In November 2019, Apple launched a streaming service called Apple TV+. This name proved to be a bit confusing because Apple already offered a product called, Apple TV, which is a …
Judy Dixon
AccessWorld June 2021

AFB Launches an App for AFB CareerConnect and It's FREE!

… for the Blind (AFB) has just launched the CareerConnect App with some of your favorite features of the CareerConnect resource center. Hold your applause and high-pitched sounds of jubilation for the full deal on this momentous occasion. Am I hyping this app? Oh, yes! But I will tell you that this launch is just …
Joe Strechay

Out and About: Our Favorite iOS Travel Apps, by Judy Dixon and Doug Wakefield: A Book Review

… Doug Wakefield, has published a fantastic roundup of travel apps. Out and About: Our Favorite iOS Travel Apps is a small book packed with fun, instruction, and … more of our wonderful world. The book features two dozen apps for iOS devices. Whether you're the kind of person who …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld May 2015

A Roundup of the Apple 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference Keynote Address

… Janet Ingber Apple held its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on … were introduced during the keynote address. Tim Cook, Apple CEO, began the address by announcing the company's … economic equality, and criminal justice," Cook said. Apple is committing $100 million to the initiative. Cook …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld July 2020

The Benefits of Accessible Touchscreen Mobile Devices for People with Visual Impairments

… programs not originally installed on the device, called apps, and an overwhelming majority of these apps can be used with screen magnification, and are … with built-in screen readers. Let's discuss these apps in two somewhat overlapping categories: those created …

The Aware Audible Proximity Solution Navigation App: An Interview with Rasha Said, App Creator and Founder of Sensible Innovations

… few options for indoor navigation on the market. The Aware app is a new indoor navigation solution from Sensible Innovations. To learn more about the app's development, I spoke with Rasha Said, the founder of Sensible Innovation and the mind behind the Aware app. At the end of this article, you'll also get a user's …
Aaron Preece
AccessWorld September 2016

Making Music with iOS and Android Apps

… were asked to collaborate on an article suggesting iOS apps for making music. From that request, came the article … put together a list of some of their favorite music-making apps, both for the professional and the amateur musician. Feel free to send along suggestions for apps that were not covered in this article, but that you …
Janet Ingber, Jamie Pauls
AccessWorld October 2016

Three Blindness-Aware Mobile Navigation Apps

… we will introduce you to three mobile GPS navigation apps, one for Google Android and the other two for Apple iOS, which have been designed from the ground up to … special needs of the vision impaired. All three of these apps have been extensively reviewed in AFB’s AccessWorld, …

Best Android Apps for People with Low Vision

… or tablet may be out of the box, there's a whole world of apps available that you can use to customize the way your … world around you. The vast Google Play store includes many apps you can buy or download for free, that you can use to … In this article, we'll take a look at some of the best apps for Android users with low vision. Keep in mind that …
Shelly Brisbin
AccessWorld February 2016

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