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… is provided about a user's precise indoor location, and the app can also provide directions and describe surroundings. … supermarkets, hotels, and restaurants. The smartphone app alerts users whenever they are near a Right-Hear-enabled … zone joins the Right-Hear network. The Right-Hear application on the user's smartphone can also instantly …
AccessWorld September 2018

Voiceye: A Breakthrough in Document Access

… and tablets now also have a number of bar code reader apps from which to choose. Many of the most popular apps, including Google Goggles for Android and Red Laser … more effective at locating and identifying bar codes than apps that use a device's built-in camera. With dedicated …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld June 2013

Solving the Great American Puzzle: A Review of the Crossword Web-based Game from APH

… mornings for more than a century, with the first puzzle appearing in a December, 1913 issue of the New York World … (APH), as a part of their increasing focus on free Web apps and tools, now offers a way to play these timeless … as many more from a variety of sources. Crossword is a web app, meaning it runs entirely inside your browser of choice, …
J.J. Meddaugh
AccessWorld May 2020

Recent Advancements Make Dungeons and Dragons More Accessible to People with Visual Impairments

… all three. I tested these three books using the BARD Mobile app. D&D books often contain many complex tables of … can be accessed through their website and through a mobile app. The mobile app also allows you to download purchased sourcebooks for …
Aaron Preece
AccessWorld September 2019

Freedom Scientific's Apple iOS Training Bundle: Let's Have a Listen

… Freedom Scientific's Apple iOS Training Bundle: Let's Have a Listen Product … Recently, Freedom Scientific added a second title, the Apple iOS Training Bundle, to its instructional roster. Like … little as $370. This brings the actual content cost down to approximately $230. Freedom Scientific has not made a formal …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld May 2016

What's New in iOS 16: New and Updated Accessibility Features

… Product Reviews and Guides Judy Dixon Judy Dixon Once again Apple has released the latest updates to some of its … LiDAR capability. Door Detection is part of the Magnifier app. A four-finger triple tap is the gesture to bring up … buttons in the Detection Mode section of the Magnifier app: People Detection, Door Detection, and Image …
Judy Dixon
AccessWorld October 2022

Choice of Robots from Choice of Games LLC: A Game Review

… as the iPhone brought increased access to mobile computing, apps such as Frotz brought text adventure games to a younger … of the game was not tested for this review, but the iOS app was tested with no significant issues encountered. While … read automatically either on the Web or when using the iOS app, it is quite easy to read the text of the game, make …
Jamie Pauls
AccessWorld March 2015

Delight Games: A Review from the Blind Perspective

… unified experience by offering all of their games in one app. The entire library of games is shown in a menu … and future games for $49.99. I tested the Delight Games app using an iPhone 6 running iOS version 9.2.1, and played … Choice game for $0.99 from within the Delight Games app. When I made the purchase, I was told that I had …
Jamie Pauls
AccessWorld April 2016

Amazon Prime Provides More Audio-Described Video Content Than Ever Before

… Fire TV, the Prime Video website, and the iOS and Android apps. To enable audio descriptions, select the "Subtitles … with "[Audio Description]" in the name. On the Prime Video app on iOS and Android, customers will see an "AD" badge on … Described Content on the Web In a positive development, the Apple TV is now one of the devices that can play …
Jamie Pauls
AccessWorld December 2019

Accessible Grocery Shopping for People with Visual Impairments

… from national chains such as Safeway and Kroger. Happily, it is still possible to have your groceries … Another option is to locate and download the store’s mobile app. Most supermarket chains offer mobile apps that will run on your Google Android or Apple …

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