… and Board of Trustees, and our organizational partners who provided valuable perspectives and input. As always, … The digital world will be welcoming to the blind community, with information and media accessible through a range of … (e.g., corporate, government, academic) will be equipped with the necessary knowledge, tools, and strategies to …
… emerged, most notably OpenAI's GPT-4 and its integration with the Be My Eyes app . Previously a novelty in most … reading and other accessibility technologies to aid people who are blind or have low vision. For this piece, I wanted … enable direct touch, you are ready to begin. I personally recommend adding Screen Recognition to your Rotor …
AccessWorld Spring 2024
… continued impact of COVID-19 on the education of children with visual impairments. The research team was comprised of … report. We appreciate the family members and professionals who shared photographs with us so that we can show not only … Family member: Family member refers to the person completing the survey responsible for the care of the …
… father was in graduate school in England. When one talks with Jamal, the influence of his British mother's upbringing … "One of the best ways to change attitudes is to see a blind person doing work for which he was paid and that is … and utilities that so many computer users and professionals who are visually impaired depend on. He said, "I started to …
AccessWorld September 2009
… The undersigned members of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Rights Task Force write to urge the … affected disabled people and particularly those who are Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color, has … as the pandemic has continued to force many formerly in-person interactions online. While the courts have been …
… Today, there are an estimated one million Americans with combined vision and hearing loss sufficient to warrant … and other technology that will connect individuals who are deaf-blind to a world of opportunities for … computers, oversized computer monitors that enable a person with extremely low vision to see content from the …
AccessWorld May 2013
… Deborah Kendrick You may not think that one person can be both a computer nerd and popular—but it's … If there is one tiresome statistic that everyone connected with blindness and low vision has heard all too often, it is … impairments. What is it, I wondered, that leads one person who is blind to a job he loves, a job where his talent is …
AccessWorld April 2019
… and tech I will continue to use when we go back to in person. By not [not having the option to be in-person], one … were approximately 5.6 million children enrolled in school, with 91.8% of them attending public school. 9 School … researchers wanted to understand attendance for children whose family members participated in the study. Of the 175 …
… look at the big picture, so to speak. This is true in our personal lives, professional lives, and even in our relationships with technology. Everyone who experiences vision loss and uses technology certainly … Stay Current with Technology Editor's Page Dear AccessWorld readers, …
AccessWorld June 2018
… Envision To Partner With Gimbal, Leaders In Proximity-Based Mobile Engagement … not only on users' physical location, but also on their personal preferences. Envision and Gimbal will work together in onboarding mobile application developers who are focused on building applications and services for …
AccessWorld June 2015