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Voice Dream Scanner: A New Kind of OCR

… be the best $5.99 you’ll ever spend on a text recognition app! AccessWorld readers who use their phones to audibly … needs and making some simple suggestions to improve the app’s accessibility.” Chen’s second offering, Voice Dream … of simply rereading the text,” says Chen. At the time, Apple’s VoiceOver cut and paste features and other block …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld May 2019

Keeping Cool This Summer: An Accessibility Review of the Emerson SensiTM Wi-Fi Programmable Thermostat

… and yet so far… Honeywell also offered both Android and iOS apps, but as of six months ago, at least, they both had some … issues. There are completely accessible demos of the apps available, but once the unit was installed and … connected, things changed. For example, at the top of each app screen was a summary with the current indoor and outdoor …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld June 2017

Letters to the Editor

… Editor, I have been hearing about the note taking app being developed by AFB, and I read in a previous issue of AccessWorld that the app would be available at the end of the summer. I … available. Do you have any new information as to when the app will be available? Thanks, Bill Answer from AccessWorld …
AccessWorld October 2012

Letters to the Editor

… me, has taken time to review the iBrailer Notetaking app for the blind community, as was done in An Evaluation of the iBrailler Notes Braille Notetaking App from iBrailler LLC , by Jamie Pauls. I love the ability … Thanks for posting this for all to read. Why do braille apps get so little play in our community? Best regards, Jan …
AccessWorld May 2015

Letters to the Editor

… review, A Review of the Be My Eyes Remote Sighted Helper App for Apple iOS, by Bill Holton . I had seen this app, got excited, and sent it to an e-mail group for TVIs …
AccessWorld March 2015

What's New in iOS 7?

… After much speculation and anticipation, Apple released iOS 7 on September 18, 2013. This new … the Locked Screen, the Home Screen, or on top of any open application. The Control Center is opened by first touching … for media. It is no longer necessary to go into the Music app to use the controls. There are buttons for "Previous …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld October 2013

ReVision Fitness: An Accessible Fitness Program for iOS, Android, and on the Web

… can be very hard to find. Traditional books, videos, and apps that have not been specifically created for blind users generally rely on the demonstration approach. This is when the instructor performs the exercises … But what can we do when watching a video or using an app? There is no one to ask. Watching a video with a sighted …
Judy Dixon
AccessWorld August 2022

Envision Glasses: Getting Smarter all the Time

… a Netherlands-based company, launched the Envision AI app for iOS and Android. Initially, the app had basic reading, identifying, and finding components, … that include most of the same software components as the app, but with this release, those functions also became …
Judy Dixon
AccessWorld November 2022

AccessWorld News

… being part of this important mission." The Nearby Explorer app was created by the non-profit, American Printing House … of Nearby Explorer grew, APH saw the need to take the app and concept to the next level. In March of this year, … studying the business need and feasibility, and developing approaches to solving the obstacles to indoor navigation, …
AccessWorld August 2019

Battle of the Trackers: Tile vs AirTag

… an object such as your keys or wallet, then you will appreciate a tracker: a small, easy-to-use device that can … The Tile tracker has been around for several years. Now, Apple's AirTag is the new kid on the block. The Tile … Tile Slim and the Tile Pro. They were in the same box but wrapped separately. Also in the box was a printed information …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld June 2021

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