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CAPTCHA Be Gone from Accessible Apps Removes Another Barrier to Accessibility

… "What's New" documentation. Furthermore, modern software applications make use of, and behave like, webpages to such … that it can often be difficult to know where a desktop application ends and the Internet begins. There is one … she sees into an edit box. Over the years, a variety of approaches have been taken to the CAPTCHA process. Today, …
Jamie Pauls
AccessWorld March 2017

AccessWorld News

… Policy, AFB (202) 469-6833 U-verse Easy Remote iPhone Application Description and Features The U-verse Easy Remote is a free iPhone app optimized for the disability and senior communities. This app is designed to assist and enhance the U-verse TV …
AccessWorld October 2012

Review: Get Cracking with Chrome for Windows, by Dean Martineau

… in our accessible, connected lifestyle. We may use iPhone apps to check social media and to shop, but for many of us, … A Brief Overview of Google's Most Popular Productivity Apps by Lisa Salinger, Kim Loftis, and Chris Grabowski …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld March 2020

The New eSight 4 Wearable

… enabled so it will connect to an Android or iOS eSight app, can take pictures, connect to the TV with an HDMI … various viewing modes, sounds, language, and the overall appearance of menus. Support- electronic user guides, … from the website . Additionally, in the Settings>Advanced>Appearance>Size option where the font size for the menu is …
Steven Kelley
AccessWorld November 2020

Book Review: Basics for the Beginning User: Mac OS 11 Big Sur Update, by Janet Ingber

… an antique these days, was my introduction to the world of Apple in the early 1990s. I had been using an IBM 8088 with … the user better. Fast-forward many years to 2005, when Apple introduced VoiceOver as a screen reader in Mac OS 10.4 … needed to be an all-around, everyday screen reader. Apple's VoiceOver, although a bit late to the onboard screen …
Steven Kelley
AccessWorld June 2021

Audio Description Isn't Just for Video

… to several access podcasts, such as Blind Tech Guys, AppleVis, The Tech Doctor, and Blind Bargains, this last … episode, "We both truly enjoyed discussing the cargo ship trapped in the Suez Canal and the extreme measures it took to … it and restart world commerce," says Malec. The pair also appreciate receiving ideas from listeners. "We did a 'Three …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld June 2021

Employment Matters: Matthew Campbell, Chief Technology Officer, Pneuma Solutions

… inclusiveness. At eight, he was programming on his family's Apple II computer. To see the results of his coding … was like the wizard behind the curtain making all of it happen. In 2009, the year that the iPhone took center stage … first completely accessible mainstream computer product, apps designed specifically for blind and low vision …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld March 2021

Introducing the AccessWorld Podcast, Episode 1: A Mash-Up with Inform & Connect

… to be more accessible, and we're working to make that happen. Melody Goodspee...:     It does, and one of the … have our new Talent Lab program, where we train interns and apprentices, they're both sighted and blind, teaching them … on, well, if you're a developer, is there something in this app or a way they're implementing accessibility that you can …

2014 AFB Leadership Conference an Unprecedented Success

… in the field of blindness. From the latest smartphone apps to sessions on employment, the Leadership Conference …
AFB

From Helen Keller to Netflix: Making Popular Culture Accessible

… wicker chairs, 1918. You may wonder how Helen was able to appreciate Chaplin's movies. A newspaper article from 1921 … loss. In addition, Netflix has made its website and mobile apps accessible to those who use VoiceOver and …
Elizabeth Neal

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