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What's New in watchOS 3 for the Apple Watch

… On September 13, 2016, Apple released watchOS 3, the new operating system for the Apple Watch. This update offers many new features, such as … easier interface when replying to messages. As promised at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference, it has a new …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld November 2016

Weather Gods: A Shining Example of True Accessibility

… on a very early "alpha" version of yet another weather app that would work for the latest versions of Android and … and his partner decided to develop their own weather app for iOS. The two-man team knew that there were many free weather apps in the App Store, and that their new offering would …
Jamie Pauls
AccessWorld October 2017

An Introduction to the Apple Watch

… Apple began selling the long-awaited Apple Watch in May 2015. As with other Apple products, the watch is very accessible for VoiceOver …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld March 2016

Mobile Connected Health Devices: The Future of Health Technology?

… Technologies like appliances, televisions, and medical devices used to be … because all of these controls had a one-to-one mapping to their functionality, but pretty bad if you want … changed their function based on the context of the application. This is better for building more complex …
Aaron Preece, William Reuschel
AccessWorld November 2014

A Guide to the Barnes & Noble NOOK App: Another Accessible Option for Reading Books on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad

… This time, we take a look at the recently released NOOK app for the iOS platform from Barnes & Noble. Barnes & Noble … an effort with the latest release, version 3.3, of the NOOK app. Although the NOOK tablet device is still inaccessible … with vision loss, the accessibility improvements in this app are worth an investigation. This article provides a …
Jacob Roberts, Darren Burton
AccessWorld March 2013

An Overview of iOS 14 and iPad OS 14

… Janet Ingber After much anticipation, Apple released iOS 14 and iPad OS 14 on September 16, 2020. … abilities to improve the accessibility of images, text, and apps. Go to Settings/Accessibility/VoiceOver/ VoiceOver … newest feature. When active, it can turn some inaccessible apps into accessible apps. Voiceover Recognition works with …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld November 2020

Talking to Louie

… the screen reader on the phone. The Louie Voice Control app for the Android phone is taking this conversation to the … level, literally, by working with some of the most popular apps, like YouTube, What's App, Contacts, Gmail, etc. Louie is different from the other …
Steven Kelley
AccessWorld September 2021

Access Essentials for Your iOS Device: Must-Haves for People with Visual Impairments

… special senior's issue we offered a roster of smartphone apps that we feel are "must downloads" for any person with a … to get the most out of their new iPhone or iPad. These apps can assist with everything from navigating from here to … your phone so you can listen along the way. Most of these apps are also available for Android smartphones and tablets. …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld February 2021

What's on this Page: A Review of the SayText, Prizmo, and TextDetective iOS Reading Apps

… iPod touch, iPad, etc.) now have several choices for OCR apps. Although these apps do not have all the capabilities of the pioneering … and no additional screen reader is necessary. The apps reviewed here are SayText, Prizmo, and TextDetective. …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld October 2012

Spring Cleaning for your Mac: Apps to Help You Clean Out the Virtual Cobwebs

… but definitely don't use a vacuum cleaner. Here are some applications that can help. Some will delete unwanted … scan your Mac to free up space on your hard drive. Useful apps include App Cleaner, App Zap, Disk Cleaner Pro, Quick Cleaner, and …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld April 2015

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