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Meet Kirk Adams, the New President and CEO of the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

… to cook and I’m an avid reader; I read fiction or poetry in braille daily. I’m also a music fan; I’ve gone to lots and …
AFB

Get Going with Mike May and GoodMaps

… May gave a presentation of the GoodMaps software at the Braille Institute in Los Angeles, California. Mike May is a …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld April 2023

Tips for Families

… career education, compensatory skills (including braille), independent living skills, orientation and …

The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) and the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Partner for a Future of No Limits for People Who Are Blind

… with vision loss and professionals who work with them. BrailleBug —an online program that teaches children about braille through games and activities and provides resources …

AFB Announces Second Access and Engagement Report, Observing Continued Impact of COVID-19 on Students with Visual Impairments

… thanks to funding provided by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Braille Institute, American Thermoform, and Objective Ed, as …

AFB Announces Access and Engagement Report, Illustrating Impact of COVID-19 on Students with Visual Impairments and Their Educators

… 21% did not have a laptop, 18% did not have a Perkins brailler, 55% did not have large print books, 50% did not … screen reader software, and 28% did not have recreational braille books. A brief sampling of findings for education …

BlindSquare App for iOS: A Solution for Accessible Navigation

… the app on your device to use Fleksy. You can also use the MBraille keyboard and voice dictation to enter addresses and … into BlindSquare. A Bluetooth keyboard, notetaker or braille display supporting text input will also work. As … granted permission for the app to access your contacts) Braille Display—optimize the BlindSquare readout for your …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld July 2014

Canon Extends Copy Machine Access with Its New Voice Operation Kit

… participants suggested improvements in the quality of the braille labeling for the buttons. Also, the participants … is already consulting with us at AFB TECH to improve the braille labels for its copy machines and has solicited our …
Darren Burton, Lee Huffman
AccessWorld January 2007

Apple OS X Accessibility Options

… fashion. It is available for $20 from the National Braille Press (888-965-8965) in your choice of: ASCII Text, CD or download Braille DAISY, CD or download eBraille, CD or download MS Word, CD or download One-on-One …

Accessible Pedestrian Signals: San Francisco Sets an Example

… Navigator beaconing sound. I found the unit, read the braille on the unit, and was immediately able to determine … accessibility of web sites; to provide credit reports in braille, large-print, and audio formats, as well as in …
Lainey Feingold, Jessie Lorenz
AccessWorld May 2009

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