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Book Review: Getting Started with Android by Ana Garza and JJ Meddaugh

… to learn how to use the Apple iOS mobile operating system with its VoiceOver built-in screen reader, there are a … electronic technology, whether that be a braille notetaker, personal computer, tablet or other smartphone or digital … to the Android operating system, especially for those who are familiar with some sort of computer technology. Even …
Aaron Preece
AccessWorld May 2017

The Music Stream: A Guide to Accessing Spotify and Rhapsody Music Streaming Sites with a Screen Reader

… music using your computer, mobile phone, or portable device without the use of physical media such as CDs, tapes, or … On the page were the names of some of my Facebook friends who also use Spotify, an option for iTunes and one for … a couple of minutes. I needed to remind the tech support person several times that I was blind and couldn't click on …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld January 2012

Talk Me Through It: A Review of Two Cell Phone-based Screen Readers

… software products. These screen readers are compatible with a select list of cell phones running the Symbian … that were ranked highest in a survey of cell phone users who are blind. However, when I began to write all that down, … can press and hold the same button and speak the name of a person in your contacts list to place a call using the …
Darren Burton
AccessWorld January 2007

Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments

… problems are simply exacerbated by distance learning. Those with visual impairments need in-person and often hands-on instruction. It takes a village, … them. —White female TVI There were 710 professionals who reported that they only worked in the role of TVI during …

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… Palo Alto, CA July 30, 2004 Introduction to Interview with Jim Fruchterman Tony Candela: It's hard to believe that somebody who is only in his mid-40s has already been in the blindness … pursuing employment, pursuing justice, pursuing their personal religious interests or just simply securing their …

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… completed his PhD about two months ago. I've often toyed with whether I wanted to go back and finish my PhD. But I … the time. Tony Candela: Some people administer all kinds of personality profiles. A lot of people ask who their favorite … talked to our sales staff. At this time I probably wasn't interacting with customers like this, but I remember Joachim …

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… 2004 Interviewer: Tony Candela Introduction to interview with Saba Hocek Tony Candela: My quest to find legends and … 1980's and produced the first OCR Recognition system for Personal Computers. Saba and Adam preceded Kurzweil and … and also, I still have clients from the blindness industry who still rely on me to come and train on and install …

Educating Blind and Visually Impaired Students: Policy Guidance from OSERS

… to address the requirements of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended by the … Department issued guidance for the education of students who are deaf in the form of a Notice of Policy Guidance … regard to degree of vision, the student population includes persons who are totally blind or persons with minimal light …

A Pocket Full of Access: A Review of Mobile Speak Pocket and Pocket Hal

… In the world of smartphones, Pocket PCs, and competing personal digital assistants (PDAs), it can feel as though a … which once sold a popular line of Pocket PC hardware, has withdrawn from the market. HP continues to offer several … Pocket PC. Mobile Speak Pocket offers several methods of interacting with the hardware. One method that is unique to …
Bradley Hodges
AccessWorld September 2007

A Review of Manamon, an Audio-Based Role-Playing Game by VGStorm

… of accessible games stretching back to the time of MS-DOS with accessible text-based adventure games. A recent … You take on the role of a prospective Manamon tamer, who, with another classmate, will forsake his education, … or errors in its operation. The only true bug that I have personally encountered while playing on Windows 10 and …
Aaron Preece
AccessWorld March 2017

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