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Navigating Higher Education with Visual Disabilities

… for classes, which science professors were most popular with university athletes, and how to select the dorm with … for students with disabilities. For those of you out there who are about to embark on this magical journey yourselves … the same access to postsecondary education as any other person. According to the U.S. Department of Education , the …
Marc Grossman
AccessWorld July 2010

Who's Got Mail?

… from our members because [AOL's] software doesn't work with screen readers." NFB, its Massachusetts affiliate, and … current message without receiving background information. Interacting with AOL's dialog boxes to carry out tasks such … with their next release," he adds. According to AOL's point person on accessibility, Michele Cavataio, "The next version …
Crista Earl, Paul Schroeder
AccessWorld March 2000

Accessible Toys for the Young and Young at Heart with Vision Loss

… With the holidays fast approaching, the aisles of virtually … when purchasing toys and other fun items for children who are blind or visually impaired. Many items, such as … these tiles, the game would be playable by a blind person. Another game that should be relatively easy to …
J.J. Meddaugh
AccessWorld November 2010

A Profile of Dr. Daniel Zingaro, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

… One of his earliest memories, he says, is of sitting with his dad at a computer (not yet one that could speak to … of his blindness, Zingaro has been completely blind his whole life. His parents both learned to write braille when … man’s hand, concluded that this was simply not a very nice person, and said nothing to recall the unpleasant past …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld August 2019

Inform & Connect, Season 2: AFB Director of Research Dr. L Penny Rosenblum and TVI and Ph.D. Candidate Elizabeth Bolander

… and podcast created to foster togetherness and camaraderie within the blindness community through informal storytelling … further ado, I want to introduce Dr. Penny Rosenblum, who is with us here at AFB, director of research and … You are. [crosstalk 00:05:47] Penny Rosenblum: I'm a person with low vision myself, Melody and I know that you're …

An Evaluation of OrCam MyEye 2.0

… coupled a camera and standard eyeglasses to allow a blind person to recognize faces and read text, among other things. I was taken with the potential afforded by this piece of technology, and … the use of a touch bar might present a challenge for anyone who has dexterity issues. It is possible to adjust the …
Jamie Pauls
AccessWorld August 2018

The Braille Teacher's Pal: A Review of SAL

… (SAL), that is designed to help children and adults who are learning to read braille practice their skills. Its … braille reading and writing. SAL is a freestanding device with speech that gives feedback to the user during lessons. … & Blindness. ) Rationale for SAL The critical shortage of personnel who are available to teach children and adults who …
Frances Mary D'Andrea
AccessWorld November 2003

Reviewing Charts and Graphs with SAS Accessibility

… On those occasions when the raw data is available, students with visual impairments can scan the values cell by cell, … in SAS Graphics Accelerator, a local repository for your personal data and charts accessed via the browser's … The audio representation of the z-axis value is a pssst or whoosh sound. I think it sounds like a puff of air escaping …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld July 2018

A Range of Opinions: A Survey on the Accessibility of Today's Home Appliances

… of the past, and using them was no problem for a blind person who had learned the proper skills and techniques. However, … had low vision to our lab and observed their interactions with a set of home appliances that represent the spectrum of …
Darren Burton
AccessWorld May 2006

Instant Access to Information with Aira: An Introduction (Part 1 of 2)

… and just tapping a button to be connected quickly with someone who has been trained to help you. The agent both hears and … are there to be a benefit of information that a sighted person would have access to. That's the kind of information …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld September 2017

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