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Series: Social Networking for the Blind or Visually Impaired Part II: Social Networks and Desktop Computers

… social network geared towards the aspiring job seeker hosts approximately 200,000,000 members. Each member has a user … to which you belong and also view your list of Facebook apps or plug-ins that enable Facebook to interact more … Be careful when activating and using these third party apps for they often pull information from your Facebook …
Larry Lewis
AccessWorld May 2013

MyReader and MyEye from OrCam: Text and Item Recognition at the Touch of a Finger

… aid using the processor unit's audio jack. The non-swappable battery is rated for 4.5 hours of continuous use. It … the case with most camera-based accessibility devices and apps, there is a certain learning curve involved. I only had … not read it all, so I had to rely on a printed menu. By happenstance, the previous occupier of the table I selected …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld February 2017

Orientation and Mobility Specialists

… pandemic. They were asked to select as many options as applied to them, with 192 O&M specialists selecting between … Having students compare functionality of different map applications (e.g., Google Maps, Apple Maps) (n=71) Meeting with students online and looking …

Hotkeys and Commands, Part 1

… on the screen. It may also move you between sections of an application. In general Tab is a quick way to get around but … but screen users are dependent on them. It's up to each application developer to properly implement keyboard functionality within their own app which creates some inconsistency. And that's why we …

Vision Tech: Recent Retinal Research

… retina, developed by Second Sight Medical Products and approved by the FDA in February of 2013 for the treatment of … article, Vision Technology in Clinical Trial Phase: New Approaches to AMD Treatment and Sight Restoration , from the … Bill Holton Vision Technology in Clinical Trial Phase: New Approaches to AMD Treatment and Sight Restoration by Bill …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld May 2018

Banking on a Plan for Inclusion at JP Morgan Chase

… enthused, and clearly felt fortunate to be among the gurus mapping the company's accessibility journey. A Personal … personal experience with JPMorgan Chase and the company's approach to accessibility. When accessible ATMs (those with … for facilitating financial discussions, reader services by appointment to explain confusing financial issues on …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld April 2015

64 Oz. Games Promotes Braille Literacy and Fun At the Same Time

… those companies didn't do custom game designs. When they approached mainstream board game companies, it became apparent that they didn't wish to get into the business of … and Richard Gibbs has to figure out the best way to approach each game in order to make it accessible to the …
Jamie Pauls
AccessWorld November 2015

Freedom Scientific Focus on Braille, Part 1: A Review of the Focus Blue 14 Braille Display

… something went awry. Over a period of six months or so I approached a Freedom Scientific vendor at several different … devices have been in the past, and offer features that will appeal to the casual braille user as well as the seasoned … well, adorable! People have stopped me to comment on its appearance everywhere I have pulled it out, whether they are …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld April 2014

A Look at the New Narrator, Microsoft's Built-In Windows Screen Reader

… take a quick look back. Narrator, Yesterday Narrator first appeared in Windows 2000, and for users, it remained more or … of Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA.) . MSAA is an application programming interface (API) designed to help … Technology products access, identify, and manipulate an application's UI elements, such as buttons, checkboxes, and …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld November 2018

Stay Current with Technology

… of cell service carriers, changing rate plans, and the appearance and disappearance of specific cell phone models, a better question … cell phone accessibility is hard to come by. It's very disappointing and frustrating to me that at this point in time …
AccessWorld June 2017

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