… 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
… 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 … positions, or rewrote the screen into quadrants, and remapped commands to offer at least limited functionality. But …
AccessWorld June 2015
… 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 …
AccessWorld September 2012
… In March of 2016 Apple held a special event at their headquarters in … phone) and the 9.7-inch iPad Pro and presented several new Apple Watch bands. Apple also announced that they had updated the operating …
AccessWorld May 2016
… 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. …
AccessWorld July 2022
… 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 … as time passed I think I downloaded and tried every new GPS app, including BlindSquare , which I reviewed recently for …
AccessWorld October 2014
… 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 …
AccessWorld November 2015
… 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 …
AccessWorld November 2016
… people with visual impairments have a variety of smartphone apps offering turn-by-turn directions and street address and … nonprofit Mediate . They released their first smartphone app, Supersense, for Android in February of 2019, and followed up with an iOS version in March of 2020. The apps are free, but the service uses a subscription model to …
AccessWorld April 2021
… deal has been written, blogged, and podcasted regarding Apple's iPad, and Brad Hodges' article " 24 hours with the … into more detail on how VoiceOver works with a select few applications (apps). However, what initially intrigued us AFB TECH lab …
AccessWorld July 2010