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AccessWorld Technology Summit: A Round-Up of Presentations at the 2014 AFB Leadership Conference

… Google is working on Google Docs with BrailBack, an Android app for using a braille display. IBM: Going Social and … There are versions for iOS and Android in the iTunes App store and Google Play Store . My Blind Spot Inc.: The … a visual impairment submits a form an error message might appear, but the person wouldn't be able to find the error. …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld April 2014

Low Vision Awareness: A Survey of Useful Tools for the Newcomer to Low Vision

… systems on each. Of course, there are also third-party apps, like JAWS , ZoomText , Fusion , GuideConnect , and … user. Like the computer, the most popular smartphones, Apple’s iPhone, and the Android phones, all have … screen reading. On either phone, open the Settings apps and look for Accessibility to explore these features. …
Steve Kelley

Comments and Questions

… I read through the April issue, I felt a rising sense of disappointment. Not dissatisfaction with AccessWorld , which … Linux accessibility at CSUN, and it has completely disappeared without much improvement in accessing the graphical … a real device we blind consumers can purchase and utilize. Apple, meanwhile, never bragged about its plans to make the …
AccessWorld May 2014

The World of Audio Games: A Crash Course

… your right foot. Therefore, to move, you must alternate by tapping left then right as if you were walking or running. To … turns your character right. This game can be found in the Apple App Store, and it retails for $4.99. Stem Stumper Stem …
Aaron Preece
AccessWorld November 2013

VizLens and HALOS: Making Touchscreen Appliances and Other Devices More Blind Friendly

… on your microwave, oven, dishwasher, and other home appliances. VizLens If you have used an iPhone for any length of time, you likely have experience with an app called VizWiz . VizWiz was developed by the ROC HCI … on TV infomercials—there's more! After a touch controlled appliance or other device has been mapped, the user can open …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld January 2017

Happy 40th Birthday to Apple: A Look Back at Apple's Progress

… Apple celebrated its 40th birthday on April 1, 2016. … some companies might lose their inventiveness as they age, Apple continues to be a very active and thriving company. Apple's History Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld June 2016

Reading AccessWorld Made Easy

… is always more than one way to get things done! That rule applies to keystrokes, applications, and categories of tasks.  Would you like your … until your VoiceOver says “Answer Call” and then double tapping there with one finger. Or, for yet another …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld March 2022

A Review of the Suno AI Web App: A Platform for Creating AI-Generated Music

… music AI services, such as Udio and Riffusion, have also appeared, showcasing their own unique strengths. Since most music AI services use web applications for their interfaces, they serve as excellent … tests for the accessibility of more complex web-based applications. This article is the first in a series focused …
Aaron Preece
AccessWorld Spring 2025

Letters to the Editor

… Dear AccessWorld Editor, I liked An Overview Survey of Home Appliance Accessibility by Aaron Preece and Neva Fairchild. … this topic. I totally agree on the importance of home appliance accessibility. [Connecting appliances to a mobile app] can make things easier, …
AccessWorld April 2016

Letters to the Editor

… team at AccessWorld be able to evaluate accessible hotel apps in 2016? I would like to learn about some accessible hotel apps. I want to make sure that all hotel iOS apps are very accessible for people who are blind and …
AccessWorld March 2016

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