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Obtaining Accessible Cable Television: A Frustrating Experience

… if the codes worked with the Mac and she said they did. Apparently, cable box accessibility was available through my … that did not work. She said I needed a different modem. An appointment was scheduled for a technician to fix the … Spectrum gave me a large Windows laptop with the Spectrum app and NVDA screen reader installed. The only way I had …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld August 2017

Accessible Reading on Multiple Devices with Capti Narrator

… voices or a high-quality third-party voice available via in-app purchase. Voice Dream Reader also offers a number of … includes features teachers of print-impaired students will appreciate. A Capti Narrator Overview Capti is short for … last section I referred to it as a platform, instead of an app or web service, because Capti Narrator can be used on …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld July 2016

2015 Employment Resources for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

… platforms that are poorly designed for accessibility—a disappointing reality in a time when such importance is placed … on the development of and fixes to websites and apps for businesses around the United States. The team can … and bringing access. AccessNote, an accessible note taking app designed by the AFB Tech team to be used with keyboard …
Joe Strechay
AccessWorld October 2015

In This Issue

… The Giraffe Reader Scanner Stand and the Prizmo Scanning App for iOS by Janet Ingber This article describes the new … a stand for document scanners, and an existing scanning app, Prizmo, and compares them with the StandScan Pro and ABBYY TextGrabber and Translator. App Access Getting Around with Nearby Explorer for Android …
AccessWorld October 2014

In This Issue

… TV with VoiceView from Amazon by Bill Holton If you own an Apple TV and wish you could also accessibly stream Prime … yet implemented and there are issues with some controls and applications in this beta version, but even in its current … Interviews The Aware Audible Proximity Solution Navigation App: An Interview with Rasha Said, App Creator and Founder …
AccessWorld September 2016

Android GPS Evaluation

… available on phones from every major carrier. Compared with Apple's iOS for the iPhone, however, the accessibility that … improvements and an ever-changing number of third-party applications (apps), Android is quickly becoming a viable option for many …
J.J. Meddaugh
AccessWorld December 2010

The Consumer Electronics Show 2022: What Caught our Interest at this Year's CES

… plus multiple hotels. This year, due to COVID, there were approximately 40,000 attendees plus a few thousand companies … Imagine having to figure out how to sign-up, use the app, plan which companies you’d like to see as well as … Bluetooth earphones that use the MyJuno translation app to provide live translation using the headsets. Smart …
Gena Harper
AccessWorld January 2022

Holiday Shopping at Best Buy and QVC

… With the holidays rapidly approaching, it's time to "shop 'til you drop." The good … ones. Whether shopping on a website or via a mobile app it is important to be familiar with your screen reader's … In addition to physical stores, they have a website, an app, and a customer service phone number. Best Buy Website …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld November 2016

An Evaluation of Mobile Accessibility for Android, by Code Factory

… a two-pronged accessibility solution: a homegrown suite of applications, and a screen reader for the phone. This review … others. Installation and Initial Set Up Like most Android applications, Mobile Accessibility is installed through the … Market, available from virtually any Android phone. The app can be installed using the phone itself or by visiting …
J.J. Meddaugh
AccessWorld June 2011

Office for Mac 2016: A First Look at Accessibility

… a 2011 version of Office for Mac, but it lacked support for Apple's built-in screen reader, VoiceOver. Recently, … clicked, changes to "Installing." I had assumed that, as happened when I installed Office for Windows, I would be … Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and OneNote, and requires approximately 4.5 GB of free disk space. Microsoft Access is …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld September 2015

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