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AccessWorld Holiday Gift Guide 2012: Practical and Fun Gifts for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired

… one of AccessWorld's annual traditions. As the holidays approach, each year AccessWorld endeavors to offer a … uses before making a purchase. If you are buying for an Apple lover, an iTunes gift card is usually a safe bet. These can be used to purchase iPhone apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books among other items, …
J.J. Meddaugh
AccessWorld November 2012

Double Tap To Activate

… be clickable, but the issue is that this announcement happens when there is a click event tied to a certain … also makes it difficult to determine what will actually happen if the control is clicked. If it is a link, it might open your selected browser app, and if it's a button, it may perform an action within …
John Lilly, Director of Digital Inclusion Innovation

The Accessibility of Apple Fitness+

… Janet Ingber Apple Fitness+, a subscription streaming service that offers … was launched in January 2021 after much anticipation. Apple Fitness+ integrates with your Apple Watch Series 3 or later, to automatically start and …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld March 2021

Video Streaming Services, Part 3: The Accessibility of the Disney+ Streaming Service

… services. Other services include Netflix, Hulu, and Apple TV+. The website also has information about audio … Disney+ works very well on an iOS device. If I am using the app by myself, I usually put the audio through a Bluetooth … To begin, you will need to download the free Disney+ app . At least iOS 12.0 or iPadOS 12.0 is required. In the …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld April 2021

Accessible Science: Chemistry 101

… he is a professor of chemistry, and created a smartphone app that scans the user’s photo library and seeks out face shots that display white eye. The free app is called CRADLE and it combs through your photo … white eye. “I’ve heard from several parents telling me the app has helped them with early diagnosis,” says Shaw. …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld March 2022

Feel This: The Current State of Braille with the Windows Narrator Screen Reader

… To verify that your device is supported, consult Appendix D of the Narrator manual. The displays are listed … the command for checkboxes. None of these keyboard commands appear to work with the Extended Support Release of Firefox. Mail Speaking of email, I decided to test the Mail app that comes with Windows 10. It has an Outlook Express …
Scott Davert
AccessWorld January 2018

A Review of the Mystic Access Apple Watch Tutorial

… Like the iPhone before it, the Apple Watch has gained a following among users who are blind … fitness or who just wants to have instant access to what's happening on your phone, the watch may be a tempting … means there's a lot to learn. The Audio Tutorial for the Apple Watch from Mystic Access aims to make getting to know …
Shelly Brisbin
AccessWorld January 2017

What Facebook Wants You to Know about Automatic Alternative Text

… are shared across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. And that number is growing ever larger as mobile … which is currently available on both their iOS and Android apps. "Automatic Alternative Text (AAT) is a major step … Food: ice cream, sushi, pizza, dessert, coffee A person's appearance: baby, eyeglasses, beard, smiling, jewelry, shoes …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld June 2016

Book Review: Dating in the Digital Age: An Accessible Journey for Finding Love Online, by Kim Loftis

… manner. The reader who wants to cut to the chase will be happy that in very short order the cautions and preliminaries … has become big business. There are websites and smart phone apps for the relationship seeker, the one-night stand … Each offers a full-blown website as well as a mobile app. Dedicating a chapter to each dating site, the author …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld August 2019

A Senior's Buying Guide for Your First Accessible Computer, Smartphone, and Tablet

… thing: the products they usually think you should buy just happen to be the same products they themselves already own. … on the Mac operating system and are manufactured solely by Apple. Note: a computer's operating system is the program … Desk at 800-936-5900. Mac owners will want to check out Apple's accessibility portal . If you can't find your answer …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld February 2019

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