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A Review of A Hero's Call, an Accessible Role Playing Game from Out of Sight Games

… games, in many different genres, available to people with visual impairments. At last count, there are over 600 … a fantasy-themed RPG. You take the role of a traveler who arrives at the city of Farhaven to find it heavily beset … Navigation The world of Farhaven is navigated from a first-person perspective. Some players find it difficult to master …
Aaron Preece
AccessWorld March 2018

Driving Windows for the First Time

… is some basic knowledge of how to start programs, interact with them once they're running, and use some basic keyboard … need to know something about the physical hardware of your personal computer (PC). Your PC contains several important … if you want to do two or more things at the same time, and who doesn't? In the next section, you'll see how to start …
Joseph Lazzaro
AccessWorld January 2002

24 Hours with the iPad

… device? After some thought, it was decided we would start with an article capturing some initial thoughts from 24 … my screen reader, requiring the assistance of a sighted person. After consultation, it was determined the problem … revealed themselves. It is the ability and necessity of interacting directly with the screen that separates some …
Bradley Hodges
AccessWorld May 2010

The Object is Accessibility: An Interview With Madelyn Bryant McIntire

… and Windows were bitter medicine on the tongues of people who were blind or visually impaired whose employment … alerts built in to applications to signal individuals with dyslexia, attention deficit, or other cognitive … has severe disabilities. Ironically, however, despite personal experience, McIntire didn't initially set out to …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld May 2003

All for One and One for All: The Use of “All-in-One” Multifunctional Document Centers by People Who are Blind or Have Low Vision

… of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for people with moderate to severe vision loss can be upwards of 70 … either completely inaccessible or overly difficult for a person who is blind or visually impaired to use. This is … barriers they encounter; and their preferred methods for interacting with MDCs. The survey was launched in October …
Jaclyn Packer, Morgan Blubaugh
AccessWorld July 2012

iOS Success: Making the iPad Accessible: A Guide for Teachers and Parents, by Larry L. Lewis (National Braille Press)

… iPad, and the option of using these devices in conjunction with refreshable braille displays or Bluetooth QWERTY … displays are given, as are keystroke command lists for interacting with VoiceOver or Zoom. Using an Apple device … of the book usually, but not always, takes first-person plural ("we") even though only one author is listed. …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld July 2013

AccessWorld News

… AFB Awards Scholarships to 11 Outstanding Students with Vision Loss The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) … awarded its 2015 scholarships to 11 outstanding students who are blind or visually impaired and who are pursuing … student in the field of rehabilitation or education of persons who are blind or visually impaired. Jessica G. …
AccessWorld July 2015

What Screen Readers Can Learn from Audio Games

… myself alone inside the highly fortified research center with the knowledge that I must find my way into the … I encounter mutants that try to kill me, crazed scientists who try to steal my gear, tools and weapons that can help me … delivering a real-time action audio game featuring a first-person shooter, joystick support, a cheat code, nine levels, …
Chris Hofstader
AccessWorld March 2006

AFB CareerConnect: A Resource for Job Seekers with Vision Loss

… refresh its many layers of content to provide job seekers with vision loss even more information and resources. This … a database of successfully employed people with vision loss who could give advice on employment and technology. The … a profession, field, or work environment not suited to your personality, values, or lifestyle Going for jobs where the …
Joe Strechay, Detra Banister
AccessWorld October 2013

Hands-On Access at Baruch College: A Model for Linking Technology and Service

… in the business of empowering men, women, and young people with vision loss through the teaching of digital and access … Demo Center. Service Context In New York state, adults who are legally blind are typically introduced to access … have accessibility features built in, the majority of personnel who sell these products are not well-versed in …
Karen Gourgey, Gus Chalkias, Mary Brady
AccessWorld July 2012

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