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Letters to the Editor

… Reader Trek and use JAWS, Openbook, and the KNFB reader app. I sometimes worry about a so-called big cyber-attack … of many major corporations. My name is Mike Horn, and I approved this message! Respectfully, Mike Horn Dear … issue of AccessWorld . I left Verizon FiOS last June to get Apple TV, because Verizon had no accessibility service. I …
AccessWorld September 2017

A Never-Ending Convention on your Phone: A Guide to the Clubhouse Audio App

… Convention on your Phone: A Guide to the Clubhouse Audio App App Reviews J.J. Meddaugh J.J. Meddaugh Imagine this. It's … you don't need to leave your house to enjoy. It's all happening on Clubhouse, a wildly popular new chat and social …
J.J. Meddaugh
AccessWorld June 2021

Letters to the Editor

… unfamiliar, foreign language constructs. Of course the app's history helped get me back to commonly used … be something one can rely on, one can rely on the familiar app interface just as when using the app in one's home environs. Janina Dear AccessWorld Editor, …
AccessWorld December 2016

Apple Receives AFB's Prestigious Helen Keller Achievement Award

… Apple Receives AFB's Prestigious Helen Keller Achievement … Corporate Highlights Bill Holton It's been ten years since Apple released OS X version 10.4, Tiger, which featured the … built directly into the operating system. In 2009 Apple launched the Third Generation iPod Shuffle, the first …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld June 2015

Book Review: Four Great Guides to Jumpstart your iPhone Journey

… organization has published books on using various Microsoft applications and on such areas of interest as online … with the iPhone , by Anna Dresner and Dean Martineau, appeared in 2010 and was reviewed in the June 2011 issue of … new techniques or review existing ones. Getting the Picture Apple has indeed done the heavy lifting by adding VoiceOver …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld September 2012

Apple Software Roundup: Updates to Apple Product Operating Systems

… Apple Software Roundup: Updates to Apple Product Operating Systems Software Update Information Janet Ingber In March of 2016 Apple held a special event at their headquarters in …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld May 2016

A Review of Voice Dream Reader for the Mac

… Steve Kelley It is hard to imagine how you might improve an app like Voice Dream Reader for iOS. After all, with Voice … to copy and paste notes or copied text from the book to an app on the computer into Word or Pages on the Mac would be a … laptop computer, right? If only Voice Dream Reader was an app for the computer, that would be an improvement. …
Steven Kelley
AccessWorld July 2022

Getting Around with Nearby Explorer for Android from APH

… Getting Around with Nearby Explorer for Android from APH App Access Bill Holton The day I bought my iPhone 4, one of the very first apps I purchased and installed was the Navigon GPS app. It wasn't long before I retired my trusty Trekker, and …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld October 2014

Holiday Shopping Using Your iOS Device

… Holiday Shopping and Gift Giving Janet Ingber iOS shopping apps make it especially convenient to do holiday shopping … and start shopping. This article reviews the Amazon mobile app, the Apple Store app, and RetailMeNot. The first two apps have …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld November 2015

Lyft and Uber Have Changed the Transportation Game for People with Visual Impairments

… recognition software in general and the KNFB Reader app for iOS and Android devices in particular, blind people … few short years ago have made catching a ride as simple as tapping a button. The primary new mode of transportation is … than drivers), Lyft and Uber function similarly. From the Apple or Google Play store, you download the Lyft or Uber …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld November 2016

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