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Inform & Connect Special Episode: Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum, AFB Director of Research

… kinds of questions. Dr. Penny Rosenblum: So Troy Otillio approached Kirk Adams, who is our CEO here at AFB and said, … up in the morning. We have a choice on how we're going to approach that day. And part of it, whether you have a visual … is mindset, making your own destiny, creating your own happiness, and the perseverance so you do have the choices to …

Accommodations and Accessibility

… being a 'managed device,' it was very difficult to obtain approvals to get ZoomText installed as it required ADMIN rights and wasn’t on their list of approved software. Getting IT to assist and bypass approvals was very difficult at the time." —White male who …

AFB's Comments on Accessibility of Web Information

… policy objective of any proposed rulemaking concerning application of the ADA to covered entities' Internet … to this docket, it is that there seems to be a piecemeal approach being taken. In other words, DOJ is singling out … types of equipment for coverage by the ADA and seemingly applying categories of analysis to various forms of …

AccessWorld Podcast, Episode 18: Connecting Dots with Dr. Joshua Miele

… turning or scrolling, listening to voiceover or whatever app you're listening to it on or using Audible. But one of … in being blind. I was interested in doing cool stuff and I happened to have to do it as a blind person. So that's kind … stronger. And I think that that's basically luckily what happened to me. There's a bunch of, not just lack of …

Keeping It Portable: Comparing Braille Displays on iOS Devices, Part III

… people may wish to have an integrated suite of productivity applications for basic tasks such as reading books, taking … as an iPhone 7, though longer and wider. The VarioUltra appears to be constructed of aluminum with a plastic bottom. … at transferring data from its internal word processing application to iOS than either the Smart Beetle or Braille …
Scott Davert
AccessWorld January 2018

Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments

… family. Many TVIs reported that online instruction was not appropriate for their students with additional disabilities … included that classroom teachers were: Using websites, apps, or online programs that were not accessible to … braille literacy skills, it is imperative that they receive appropriate instruction and adequate time with the braille …

Even More Ways to Communicate: A Review of Twitter and Google Voice

… and a checkbox to decide whether you want only people you approve to see your status. As with the registration form, … in the edit box. In other words, those words will not appear in your post. Each post is limited to 140 characters. … your first "Tweet." When the page reloads, your tweet will appear right below the search form. Anyone who is following …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld July 2009

Preschool

… school in a building to attending school remotely happened very quickly, the researchers wanted to understand … teacher. [We receive a] massive list of things to do on an app which we either can’t do or don’t have the massive list … they are not adding to the family’s stress level. [W]hile I appreciate the teacher’s efforts to keep the class as …

Inform & Connect Season Four, Episode 1: Timothy Brietenfeld

… went on to get my bachelor's in computer science. I'm very happy to be where I'm at today. It was quite a long journey … during one of the summer quarters or something. And, I did apply, but I never got an internship, unfortunately. And, … I'm sure everyone who's out there as a blind person who applied for jobs and got turned down knows it's no fun. and …

Video: Supporting Individuals with Visual Impairments in the Healthcare Setting, Part Two

… for the individual to know ahead of time what is happening. Also, it's okay to use words like look and see … do in this particular situation. So imagine that two women approach where you were working at the information desk. And … her? This option is incorrect because when you have someone approached the information desk, you need to treat everyone …

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