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Ten Thousand Steps, Cane Not Included: A Guide to Fitness Tech for Blind Users, by Anna Dresner

… Steps, Cane Not Included is brimming with a smorgasbord of approaches to that can be done without sighted assistance or … has rounded up a diverse collection of recordings, gadgets, apps, and tips all usable without vision and all accessible. … This section of the book also introduces other beneficial approaches. Being healthy and staying fit is more than …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld August 2017

Access to Multimedia Streaming Devices, Part 2: A Review of the NVIDIA Shield TV

… some confusion was the page that recommended default apps. TalkBack spoke the apps as I arrowed around the screen, but would not indicate if an app was checked or unchecked. The only way to determine if …
J.J. Meddaugh
AccessWorld December 2018

GPS on Your iPhone

… Until the introduction of Apple's VoiceOver screen-access utility, an off-the-shelf … As it has in so many other corners of the technology arena, Apple's iPhone/VoiceOver combination has turned GPS access … have all reported dramatic sales losses as downloadable applications (apps) replace dedicated hardware offerings. So …
Bradley Hodges
AccessWorld December 2010

A Collection of Accessible Apps for Your Android Device

… like moving into a new place. While you may be generally happy with your decision, there will inevitably be some … Android devices are no exception, and with over 600,000 apps available to download from Google Play, there are a lot … attempted to round up some of the most popular and useful apps for your new phone or tablet, including a mix of old …
J.J. Meddaugh
AccessWorld March 2013

Barriers to Digital Inclusion 1

… to be part of modern life. But many websites and mobile apps are not accessible for people with disabilities (see … goal was understanding to what extent websites and mobile apps are hard to use by Americans who are blind, have low … us how often they have problems using websites and mobile apps. They also told us how those problems affect them. What …

A Review of Two Sheet Music Apps: SM Music Reader and Sheet Music Scanner

… Janet Ingber I recently learned about two iOS apps that can play sheet music, which is a wonderful … for people who are blind or visually impaired. The apps are SM Music Reader and Sheet Music Scanner. SM Music … with vision loss, while Sheet Music Scanner is a mainstream app. For this article, I used an iPhone 13 Mini running iOS …
Janet Ingber
AccessWorld May 2022

BARD Mobile for Android: It's Finally Here

… of 2013 NLS released version 1.0 of the BARD Mobile app for iOS , which ran on iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches. Using this app, NLS patrons could quickly scan newly added books and … with the recent release of the BARD Mobile for Android app, they, too, now have a single-device reading solution. …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld July 2015

In This Issue

… and latest innovations shown at this year's conference. App Accessibility A Collection of Accessible Apps for Your Android Device by J.J. Meddaugh With over 600,000 apps available to download from Google Play, there are a lot …
AccessWorld March 2013

Seeing Eye GPS: Three Organizations, One Stellar Effort!

… Finally, news had broken about a GPS system designed for Apple products. Mike now had the robust, intuitive mobile … spring of 2013, Sendero's Seeing Eye GPS was released in Apple's iTunes Store. This app was the culmination of a stellar development effort, …
Larry Lewis
AccessWorld November 2013

The Nearby Explorer Blindness-Focused Navigation App from APH Comes to iOS

… than two-year wait for Nearby Explorer, the navigation app from American Printing House for the Blind (APH). … to cooling their heels while Android users put new apps through their paces, fans of iOS can finally add Nearby … vehicle modes, points of interest, and transit data. The app aims to be a one-stop navigation solution, whether …
Shelly Brisbin
AccessWorld November 2016

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