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Book Review: Getting Started with the iPhone: An Introduction for Blind Users, by Anna Dresner and Dean Martineau

… book as a brand-new user of the iPhone 4 would be an ideal approach. The iPhone and the book arrived on my doorstep at … or visually impaired people. It's a mainstream product that Apple had the foresight to equip with a built-in screen … around the screen to hear the icons exactly where they appeared on the screen, the light went on and life became …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld June 2011

AccessWorld News

… AccessWorld App Version 1.7 Now Available! Check out the 1.7 update for the AccessWorld app! We've added a new color scheme and enhanced menu … bug fixes, and some overall performance tuning. Visit the App Store to download this latest version! American …
AccessWorld December 2011

AFB Town Hall #1: Healthcare, Transportation, and Voting

… They were here maybe for decades. For example, not all apps and websites are fully accessible for people who use … to your local grocery store and you want to say, "Hey, your app isn't accessible." And they're like, "Well, that's just … Or with telehealth: 20% of the people who use telehealth apps said they weren't accessible. Those same 20% would have …

IPEVO VZ-X Doc Cam: A Stealth Video Magnifier

… auto focus. Exp- will decrease the exposure if the image appears too bright. Exp+ will increase the exposure if the image appears too dark. (Note that these exposure settings can … Above the light button is an LED indicator light that appears green when the unit is powered on, amber when …
Steven Kelley
AccessWorld February 2020

In This Issue

… Page Issue Highlights and Questioning the Future of Apple Lee Huffman Product Evaluations PenFriend and Touch … trends in technology that require a shift in the way we approach technology access and independence including the … toward mobile information technology and rapidly developed apps, along with the emergence of cloud computing and the …
AccessWorld September 2011

In Case You Missed It: AFB Staff in the News, Discussing Education, Technology, and Employment

… Thanksgiving holiday shuffle were some noteworthy media appearances and mentions of AFB Consulting and AFB Staff … shares stories about the diverse teams creating products, apps and services to improve our lives and society. The …
John Mackin

Save the Date: September 23, 2021!

… of vaccination includes: Excelsior Pass NYC COVID Safe App ( Android ; iOS ) CDC Vaccination Card Photo of CDC …

An Evaluation of Kindle 2 and Sony Reader Digital Book Players

… Similar to Kindle for PC, Kindle for iPhone is a free app available for iPhone users. eBook Library Software is an application that comes with your Sony Reader and is … The Sony Reader has 512 MB of internal memory, but only approximately 380 MB of that is available to the user for …
Darren Burton
AccessWorld March 2010

Healthcare

… my various disabilities and age, I am a productive, happy, and relatively healthy, self-sufficient person. I … SD=1.34) I am concerned because I am unsure how to maintain appropriate social distance (staying 6 feet apart from … (e.g., eye drops, injections, eye pressure checks, eye care appointments) during the COVID-19 pandemic. (n=586, M=3.46, …

Accessibility and Facebook

… Team has worked hard to make their web site and mobile apps accessible to all. Below, we will introduce you to some … and without having to Tab down to or search for the appropriate control. Below is a listing of the letter keys … a new option in their QuickSettings dialog box: Allow Web Application Reserved Keystrokes. This new setting instructs …

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