… Newest CTA Foundation Grant Recipients are Enhancing Lives With Technology Programs Recently, the Consumer Technology … research aimed at developing new assistive technology for persons with low vision, particularly using smartphones and … of Navigation VisionCorps , an agency serving individuals who are blind or visually impaired through rehabilitation …
AccessWorld November 2016
… new training solution specifically designed to teach people with visual impairments how to use VoiceOver and the Apple … 2016, in San Diego at the 2016 International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference hosted by California … the needs and perspectives of individuals like you who have accessed the site.? We also want to assess the …
AccessWorld April 2016
… of raw speed as a sighted peer, but I make up for that with much higher quality work output. I catch misspellings … Requested receipts be sent electronically (n=104) Used a person to assist with viewing and organizing receipts (n=83) … security, some websites use CAPTCHAs which often require interacting with visual elements. The researchers wanted to …
… and math) for quite some time. STEM has been a hot topic, with the media regularly featuring articles and broadcasts … to this group. Many also think it would be impossible for a person with vision loss to be employed in these areas. Well, … All of you are familiar with using a sighted lab assistant who describes verbally what is seen under the lens. The …
AccessWorld July 2011
… stock so many items you may find exactly what you want without having to visit a lot of stores either online or in person. Both Amazon and Target started giving holiday deals … the return policy. Next were headings for what customers who shopped for this item also bought and headings for …
AccessWorld December 2018
… 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 …
AccessWorld July 2010
… 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 …
AccessWorld March 2000
… 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 …
AccessWorld November 2010
… 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 …
AccessWorld August 2019
… 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 …