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Read Printed Text with Your Smartphone

… Android and iOS can identify and recognize some text. Other apps, such as TextGrabber and Prizmo have been optimized to perform these tasks exclusively. These apps tend to be more than a little finicky, however. You … changes quickly— check with the developer to make sure the app works with your specific device. Read a review of the …

The HumanWare BrailleNote Touch: A Braille Tablet for the 21st Century

… to out-of-control nuclear devices. Fortunately, not much happened on January 1, 2000, and most people didn't even … specialized notetaking device for blind people. As often happens with companies who are working on something really … is Google-certified, meaning, among other things, that any app developer who follows the Google API (Application …
Jamie Pauls
AccessWorld August 2016

iOS 12: An Overview from an Accessibility Perspective

… In September, Apple released iOS 12, its new operating system for iPhone, … 3 iPad mini 2 iPod iPod Touch 6th generation According to Apple, unlike some other previous updates, installing iOS 12 … feature caused a lot of excitement when it was presented at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC.) Based on …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld November 2018

An Overview of iOS 9

… On September 16, 2015, Apple released iOS 9, a new operating system for iPhone, … all the changes in one article. Spend time reviewing apps and checking out settings. An iPhone 6 was used for … evaluation. VoiceOver Accessibility Improvements in iOS 9 Apple has made some useful enhancements to VoiceOver …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld November 2015

Amazon and Target Offer One-Stop Shopping Apps for Holiday Gifts

… iOS apps from Amazon and Target have been designed to simplify … shop online, make sure you only use reputable websites and apps. Always shop online with caution. For this article, I … version of Safari on iOS to review the Amazon and Target apps. Get the Apps The Amazon app for iOS can be found here …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld December 2018

The Hunger Pains: A Review of the DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates, and Uber Eats Food Delivery Apps

… this is 2019, and an expanding category of food delivery apps has emerged to offer just about any food imaginable … bacon, I focused on four of the most popular meal delivery apps and services, each of which allows you to order from a … DoorDash , Grubhub , Postmates , and Uber Eats . These apps are some of the largest players in the restaurant …
J.J. Meddaugh
AccessWorld April 2019

The Walmart Groceries App: Let’s Check it Out and See How Well They Deliver

… deliveries using either or both of these services. An app they did not cover in that article is Walmart Grocery, … preferring to use the web interface, as I found their iOS app a bit “busy” and confusing. But now they've updated the Walmart app, combining the regular “department store” and their …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld June 2020

Voxmate: A Swiss Army Knife of Easy-to-use Apps for Your Android Phone

… Judy Dixon Voxmate is an app itself that employs a simple interface to provide quick and easy access to a set of useful applications. It was created by a group of developers in … simple gestures. There is a free level which includes 20 applications and regular updates. You can also purchase a …
Judy Dixon
AccessWorld May 2022

A Review of ClaroPDF for iOS: An App that Makes PDFs More Accessible

… that have been made into accessible documents, where text appears as text and not an image, can be read by a screen … reader. Visually, these two formats can look the same. Many apps and applications create PDFs as images, which are not usable by …
Steven Kelley
AccessWorld September 2020

An Evaluation of the iBrailler Notes Braille Notetaking App from iBrailler LLC

… when they are in a group of people. Recently, several apps have been developed to allow people who are blind to … touchscreen to type in braille. With the release of iOS 8, Apple offered its own solution in the form of built-in … where text can be easily edited. With the introduction of Apple's braille screen input, is there a need for separate …
Jamie Pauls
AccessWorld April 2015

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