If This Then That (IFTTT) is a simple app for iPhone and Android that allows you to automate simple tasks. If you want to email every pic...
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Made for iPhone Hearing Aids to be Avalible in Early 2014
Thursday, November 28, 2013
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Apple announced Made for iPhone Hearing Aids along side iOS 6 now the first Made for iPhone Hearing Aids are set for release. Apple's...
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ClaroPDF App: PDF Text-To-Speech and Annotation (Giveaway)
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
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ClaroPDF is an accessible PDF reader with many annotation options. The app uses text-to-speech to read any text based PDF . The app also ...
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Livescribe 3 Smartpen: Do More With Your Written Notes
Monday, November 25, 2013
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By combining the ease of hand writing, the power and accessibility of Apple's iOS devices, and audio, the Livescribe 3 Smartpen is a po...
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Fantastical Makes Staying Organized Easy
Thursday, November 21, 2013
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Fantastical 2 is a well designed calender app for the iPhone . Many say Fantastical is the calendar app Apple should have made and I woul...
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Bookshare Offers Free Membership to Disabled Veterans Attending School
Sunday, November 10, 2013
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Bookshare recently announced that they will be providing free membership for disabled veterans who are currently attending a United States ...
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New in iOS 7 and Android KitKat: Customize Subtitles and Captioning
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
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Both iOS 7 and Android KitKat include the ability to customize captions. Now both major mobile operating systems include the ability to cu...
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OS X Mavericks Includes Switch Control Similar To iOS 7
Saturday, October 26, 2013
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Apple's new and free Mac operating system called OS X Mavericks includes a new accessibility feature called Switch Control. Switch Co...
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OS X Mavericks Enhanced Dictation
Friday, October 25, 2013
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Apple's newly released and free OS X Mavericks includes a cool new feature called enhanced dictation. Dictation allows users to speak t...
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Have You Ever Wondered How Text-To-Speech Voices Are Made?
Monday, October 21, 2013
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The Verge has a cool video about how text-to-speech videos are produced. Given that so many assistive technologies rely on text-to-speech ...
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Timely Time Teller App Keeps You Timely
Sunday, October 20, 2013
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The Timely Time Teller app is a simple app for iOS that gives you repeating alerts at set intervals. When alerts are turned on Timely verba...
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Apple Announces October 22th Event Likely to Foucs on new iPads and More
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
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Today Apple sent invitations to members of the media for an October 22th event. The event comes just weeks after the release of the iPhone ...
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Amazon Improves Accessibility Features of Kindle Fire Tablets
Saturday, October 12, 2013
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Amazon's newly announced Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX include built in accessibility features. Historically, Amazon has been slo...
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New in iOS 7: System Wide Large Type
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
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Apple’s new mobile operating system is out for iPhone , iPad, and iPod touch . iOS 7 includes many useful features for all users regardles...
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Evaluating authentic mobile apps for learning
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Back in April 2013 I delivered a workshop at the IATEFL 2013 conference in Liverpool. The topic of the workshop was ' Criteria for Evalu...
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Macally iKeyLT Keyboard: Full Sized Wired Keyboard for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
Monday, September 23, 2013
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The Macally iKeyLT is a full sized wired keyboard for iOS devices with the lightning connector. The iKeyLT version is designed for devices ...
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New in iOS 7: Redeem iTunes Gift Cards with the Camera
Friday, September 20, 2013
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Apple’s new mobile operating system for iPhone , iPad , and iPod Touch includes the ability to redeem iTunes gift cards with the camera i...
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New in iOS 7: Ask Siri to Turn on VoiceOver and other Accessibility Settings
Thursday, September 19, 2013
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iOS 7 is Apple’s new operating system for iPhone , iPad , and iPod Touch. iOS 7 includes a complete redesigned look and many new features....
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New in iOS 7: Detailed Look at Switch Control
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
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Apple’s newly released iOS 7 includes many new features and improvements. iOS 7 runs on the iPhone , iPad, and iPod Touch. Users will notic...
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Apple Releases iOS 7 With New Accessibility Features
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Today Apple released iOS 7 , a new version of the operating system for iPhone , iPad, and iPod Touch. iOS 7 includes a number of new featur...
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