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What Assistive Technologies are Used in the Workplace? Initial research findings by NRTC on Blindness and Low Vision, Mississippi State University

… be today. While technology, such as computers and software applications, has been essential for most jobs, it is even … 28 ATs divided by (1) devices and hardware/software and (2) apps used on a smartphone or tablet. Some of the AT included … electronic video magnifiers. Examples from the list of apps on a smartphone or tablet included optical character …
AccessWorld May 2022

Accessing and Reading Mainstream Electronic Books (eBooks) and Magazines

… or another web browser, and a wide selection of mobile apps, including Read2Go for Apple iOS and the Go Read app for Google Android . Amazon Kindle Books and Barnes & …

A Guide to the Accessibility Features in iOS 15

… Janet Ingber After much anticipation, Apple released iOS 15 on September 20, 2021. This operating … keyboard command is VO+V. According to Scott Davert from AppleVis, “As of iOS 15.0, there is no braille display … of Live Text. Live Text does not take the place of reading apps such as Seeing AI, KNFB Reader, and Voice Dream …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld October 2021

Letters to the Editor

… Dear AccessWorld Editor, I’m writing to tell you about how Apple’s iPhone/iPad magnifier app, and the Android Magnifying Glass App not only magnify but eliminate the visual distortion I …
AccessWorld February 2020

AccessNote and Braille Technology Get Readers Talking

… thing. I've been waiting for someone to build an editing app that would finally transform my iPhone into the kind of … on my desk at the office. I think the developers at FloCo Apps, LLC and AFB may have finally pulled it off with AccessNote. The App Store offers scores of note editing apps, and only a few …
AccessWorld March 2013

The Mustang GT Amp from Fender—a case study in VoiceOver accessibility

… playing the guitar to explore the ways YouTube, smartphone apps and other modern technologies could make pursuing a … and controlling a physical device with a smartphone app or smart speaker. If you’re like me, you’ve already had … and Alexa compatibility, and since you can’t test large appliances in the store it wasn’t until after the set was …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld January 2023

Accessibility Report on Apple's Latest iOS Update for iPhone, iPod, and iPad

… the response I get from people when I demonstrate one of Apple's devices, the built-in accessibility of Apple's iPhone, iPod, and iPad product lines is a huge hit … to report on my experiences with a handful of third-party applications (apps) on my iPhone. However, while I was …
Darren Burton
AccessWorld January 2011

An Overview of OS X Mavericks, the New Apple Operating System for Macs

… On October 22, 2013, Apple released OS X 10.9, Mavericks. This is the upgrade to … Mac computers including the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. Apple chose to make this a free upgrade no matter which … that can be important to VoiceOver users. According to the Apple website, Mavericks has more than 200 new features. …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld December 2013

Give Your Mac a Spring Cleaning with CleanMyMac X

… Janet Ingber CleanMyMac X (CMM X), an app by MacPaw, claims that it "is an all-in-one package to … your computer run faster. Just like it did on day one.” The app costs $34.99 per year for a single license. CMM X can be purchased from the Mac App Store . A free trial of the app, with limited …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld June 2020

A Review of the Voice Dream Reader for iOS: A One-Stop Solution

… from flight announcements at the airport to a host of apps designed to give sighted tablet and smartphone users … this article we'll take an in-depth look at a self-voicing app foriOS devices the called Voice Dream Reader . This mainstream app has been aptly described as a Swiss Army knife for …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld August 2013

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