… 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 …
AccessWorld June 2018
… 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 …
… 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
… In a tougher economy with tighter federal and local budgets, non-profits and … "The Department of Labor hired a human resources manager who will specifically oversee the hiring of persons with disabilities and their needs," she explained. …
AccessWorld October 2011
… If you've been involved with assistive technology in the past 23 years, the chances … are that you are at least aware of the Technology and Persons with Disabilities conference, the international … and, of course, those of interest to technology users who are blind or have low vision. Vendor presentations in …
AccessWorld May 2008
… telephones. GPS technology is especially useful for anyone who travels a lot and knows the feeling of getting lost. How … feet. The ideal conditions for GPS are a large open space with a direct view of the sky. Unfortunately, the signal is … in GPS technology for use by blind and visually impaired persons. Atlas is mapping software with built-in speech …
AccessWorld May 2002
… and then moving on because travel is stressful enough without the added pressures of booking and planning. … However, as the quote above demonstrates, many travelers who are blind or visually impaired feel this added stress … reader followed in popularity by preferring to ask another person for help (32 percent). Twenty-three percent reported …
AccessWorld November 2012
… of significant hope for the future of braille and those who write and read it. The Purpose Most AccessWorld readers are at least somewhat familiar with the endangered status of braille in our community. Too … as a literacy medium. Production costs are high, and personal braille devices are expensive. Yet, everyone, blind …
AccessWorld August 2013
… 1994, that was really the least of her problems. Diagnosed with nephritis at age 8 and receiving her first kidney … one finds an engaging, upbeat, intelligent, and social person, who loves life and the people in it and who is not hesitant …
AccessWorld May 2006
… But nearly all of these have been written for sighted users who can and do rely on a screen and mouse to interact with their computers. Which is why I am always excited to … that are rarely used. I won't offer examples here, as one person's rarely used feature may be another person's daily …
AccessWorld December 2016