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Digital Task Management Solutions: Barriers to Accessibility are Barriers to Productivity and Convenience

… cycle through. In comparison to heavy bulky planners or braille note takers, digital task management can be an … Instead of having to carry and keep up with a planner or braille note taker, you offload that work onto something you …
John Lilly, Olivia Milam
AccessWorld October 2015

Executive Summary

… often did not have the accommodations for classes (e.g., braille) that they received on-campus 47% of … who are visually impaired by providing electronic, braille, and large print options. Electronic health records, …

Executive Summary

… tablets, 21% did not have laptops, 18% did not have Perkins braillers, 55% did not have large print books, 50% did not … screen reader software, and 28% did not have recreational braille books 75% of family members were concerned about … documenting progress, and providing for services from braille transcribers, interveners, and other related service …

Driven to Succeed: A Tribute to Russell Smith

… is this single fact: From the Sonic Guide of 1976 to the BrailleNote mPower released in July 2005, an astonishing … to switch to a device with a smaller keyboard--then the Braille 'n Speak, distributed by Blazie Engineering. Smith … As Moyer said, "Now, that's service!" From Keynote to Braille Note In 1986, Smith spearheaded the development of …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld November 2005

Turning the Printed Word into Speech: A Review of Open Book Ruby Edition and Kurzweil 1000

… function described. Its manual is available in print and braille and as a text file in the Help folder. Parts of it … Word, WordPerfect, or Duxbury. This feature makes creating braille from print or quoting scanned text in a … vision features, editing capabilities, talking dictionary, braille display integration, BuckScan currency identifier, …
Jay Leventhal, Crista Earl
AccessWorld January 2000

Blindness and Medical Facilities, Take Two: More About Advocating for Yourself in a Medical Situation

… TV remote and call light. The button marked with the braille "n" on the remote was the one that would summon a … a visitor and finding the elevator buttons do not have braille on them—each minor frustration interferes with … my iPhone with me at all times and usually my laptop or braille notetaker as well. This kind of technology can serve …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld July 2017

What's New in iOS 11

… added some new VoiceOver and low vision features and better braille support. VoiceOver Verbosity Some of the new … closed captioning as well. The user has a choice of Speech, Braille, or Speech and Braille for the closed captions. Pitch You can now change …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld November 2017

When Tech Support Isn't Supportive

… at your favorite screen reading, screen magnification, or braille notetaker company, one element is consistent: With … and links without labels and I, with my screen reader and braille display, was hopelessly lost. I'll just buy them on … In response to Brad's request, I explained my computer, braille display and all. Brad was fascinated and, better …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld June 2012

March 2021 Comments on Guidance Needed to Reopen Schools

… urgently after extended remote instruction include O&M, braille, and hands-on instruction. Because these services … tablets, 21% did not have laptops, 18% did not have Perkins braillers, 55% did not have large print books, 50% did not … screen reader software, and 28% did not have recreational braille books. Because such devices and tools may be shared …

Inform & Connect Season Four, Episode 3: A Conversation with AFB Trustee and Parent Innovator Victoria Watts

… have been released in the market, you know, that have added braille to their packaging. Understanding that less than 10% of this population is able to read Braille, I thought to myself, how are these companies then, coming out with these products and putting Braille on their packaging? Don't they realize that they're …

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