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A Review of My Mac Pages: A VoiceOver Guide to Word Processing, by Anne and Archie Robertson

… changed dramatically during the past several years as both Apple and Microsoft have begun offering telephone and email … the Mac version of Pages, available for free from the Mac App Store . The book does not cover the iOS version, which … to create one is not provided. There is, however, a handy appendix listing the VoiceOver commands the user will need …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld April 2016

An Introduction to the Amadeus Pro Audio Editor from HairerSoft

… keyboard commands. Amadeus Pro can be purchased in the Mac App Store or through HairerSoft's website for $59.99. If you purchase it from the App Store, Amadeus Pro will automatically appear in the Applications folder. If downloaded from the …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld January 2016

Tips and Tricks from a Blind Business Traveler: How to Manage the Airport More Effectively

… on the TripIt website or with its free iOS or Android apps. Checking In If you can, obtain your boarding pass … about offering help. Many airlines now offer mobile apps for checking in and obtaining boarding passes, negating the need for a printer. In our tests, these apps are generally accessible for retrieving boarding …
J.J. Meddaugh
AccessWorld November 2012

Book Review: Capturing and Sharing the World: Taking Photos and Videos with an iPhone, by Judy Dixon

… what began as curiosity has clearly become a passion. She approached the picture-taking puzzle with both merriment and … impress even the most persnickety photography gearheads. Apple’s early recognition that people with visual … Dixon does not always get it right the first try. She is happy to share her mistakes because they are the very same …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld August 2020

Experiences Supporting Children in K–12 Education

… whether or not it will be accessible. To me, anytime a new app, website, or technology becomes the norm for work, … communication tools used by many teachers. Issues included apps that were not fully accessible, documents that were … disabilities A few participants shared how they were approaching technology tools that were not accessible to …

An Evaluation of OrCam MyEye 2.0

… swiping the touch bar to move from choice to choice, and tapping the touch bar to make a selection. Because of OrCam's … best. Also, I needed to take extra care when swiping and tapping the touch bar to avoid accidentally making choices I … representative from the company suggested that perhaps an app might be available in the future that would make this …
Jamie Pauls
AccessWorld August 2018

Apple Music: A First Look with Access in Mind

… Apple Music: A First Look with Access in Mind Product … Reviews, and How-To's Janet Ingber On June 30, 2015, Apple launched its much-talked-about Apple Music, a service that lets the user stream playlists, …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld September 2015

Entering Text on an iPhone, Part 2: Using External Hardware Devices

… or an hid-capable braille display via USB cable using an Apple accessory called a Lightning to USB Camera Adapter. … dots to help navigate most native iOS and many third party apps. Standard has dots for every key on the keyboard except … with braille screen input in screen away mode, that is wrapping your fingers around the ends of the phone to input …
Judy Dixon
AccessWorld January 2022

Webinar Alert: Using iPads in the Classroom for Students with Visual and Multiple Disabilities

… an inexpensive "toolkit" for making tactile overlays. The apps to be used with overlays and various iPad accessories … planned for September. All webinars in the series have been approved for continuing education credit by ACVREP . For …
AFB Staff

The Latest Amazon Kindle: Lighting a Fire of Outrage

… did give us some hope for the future. Unfortunately, that appears to have been wasted hope as Amazon recently … To be blunt, I am absolutely disgusted with Amazon, as they apparently have no shame. They have no excuse in this day and age, as it has already been proven by Apple that a touch screen tablet can be made accessible. …
Darren Burton

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