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Focus on AFB: Fall 2020

… History of Giving Studying How COVID-19 Is Affecting Adults With Vision Loss Tanner Gers: What Does the World Look Like … digital or technical properties, to make sure that anyone who might identify as a person with a disability can use these technologies to the …

AFB's Comments on Accessibility of Web Information

… of Justice (DOJ) for initiating an important dialog with the disability community concerning the most effective … that is not entirely hypothetical. If a company called MyPersonalMovieTheatre.com offers a wireless device for sale, … by a covered entity that disregards the WAI guidelines in whole or in part, access by the individual with vision loss …

Tips for Families

… don’t care.” —Family member of a 12-year-old blind child with other disabilities “I feel like the pandemic has made … collaborations with families as they come back to the in-person classroom. Expanded Core Curriculum for Visual … the Families Toolkit (PDF) Next » Tips for Students Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision Share …

An Introduction to Video Game Accessibility

… of relatively static apps, software and websites. With resources such as the Web Content Accessibility … implementing accessibility into a video game for someone who is disabled can be a much more difficult task. That … aimed to provide a similar experience to the popular first-person shooters of the day and was arguably a tremendous …
Aaron Preece
AccessWorld Summer 2023

What to Do When You Can't Find a Spanish Interpreter: Advice for Orientation and Mobility Specialists

… As an orientation and mobility specialist, I’ve worked with visually impaired individuals of all ages and backgrounds, many of whom speak Spanish as their primary language. Let’s face it, … tips for using a professional interpreter (by phone or in person): Allow for extra time when an interpreter is being …
Brenda Naimy

Highlights From the Much Smaller CSUN 2020 Assistive Technology Conference

… focuses on the most interesting new products for people with visual impairments that we see on the exhibit hall … States. Getting There: Shelly's Story For those of us who ventured to CSUN in early March, it was a venture, even … which would have been a somewhat safer option for a person with low-vision or blindness. I chose to avoid this …
Shelly Brisbin, J.J. Meddaugh
AccessWorld April 2020

The Vision Professionals

… and dually certified professionals completed the survey, with 470 (98%) having worked in the 2019-2020 school year. … the current school year, of the 481 vision professionals who completed the survey, 301 (63%) were working as TVIs, 79 … apply to me but my colleagues who are seeing kids in person can only go to one building period (which makes sense …

Can an Android Make Your Mobile Phone Accessible?

… phone accessibility, you've come to the right place. Along with my fellow lab rats at AFB TECH, I've been investigating … app has been designed properly, these features will allow a person with vision loss to use them independently. Marvin, … How Do You Dial a Phone Number? Although most of us who use smartphones usually place calls from the contacts …
Darren Burton
AccessWorld May 2010

Braille Sense U2 Mini from HIMS: Good Things Do Come in Small Packages

… small refreshable braille products in the past, but none with such an impressive combination of power, speed, and … in access technology products promoted as notetakers or personal organizers, but the U2 Mini offers a number of … Sendero GPS functionality designed for navigators who are blind. (The dictionary and GPS programs are …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld May 2014

ATIA 2006

… and more than 120 exhibitors showed products for people with a range of disabilities. This conference offered better access for people who are blind than did previous conferences. The hotel staff … refreshable braille display that is designed to give persons who are blind wireless access to their PCs, PDAs …
Jay Leventhal
AccessWorld March 2006

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