Recently, Apple implemented a new 14 day no questions asked return policy in many European Union (EU) nations according to 9to5mac. The new...
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KNFB Reader App: Amazingly Fast and Accurate
Sunday, December 28, 2014
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The KNFB Reader is a text recognition app that is shockingly fast. Take a picture of a newspaper article or practically any printed text an...
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MotionSavvy's UNI Tablet: A Break Through in Sign Language Communication
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
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For people who use sign language to communicate, interacting with people who do not know sign language can be an enormous challenge and cre...
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New in iOS 8: Hands-Free Siri and Improved Dictation
Monday, September 22, 2014
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Apple's voice activated features have received some new features as part of iOS 8 . Siri is a virtual voice activated personal assista...
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New in iOS 8: Greyscale Mode
Saturday, September 20, 2014
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iOS 8 includes a new greyscale mode that could benefit people with visual impairments. The new mode is included in addition to inverse colo...
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New in iOS 8: Improved Guided Access with Timers and Touch ID Integration
Friday, September 19, 2014
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Guided Access is one of the many iOS features being enhanced in iOS 8 . Guided Access is used to keep a someone on a single app using a p...
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New in iOS 8: Built-in Braille Keyboard for Six-Dot Input
Thursday, September 18, 2014
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iOS 8 includes enhancements to VoiceOver , the built-in gesture based screen reader for people with visual impairments. One of the improvem...
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New in iOS 8: Start Text-To-Speech Easily with Speak Screen
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iOS 8 includes some new accessibility features and many improvements to existing features. One of the new features is called Speak Screen w...
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New in iOS 8: Vastly Improved Zoom
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
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In previous versions of iOS , zoom was only a simple full screen magnification. With iOS 8 , Apple has vastly improved zoom with partial sc...
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Apple Releases iOS 8 with Major Accessibility Improvements
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Today, Apple released iOS 8 the latest software update for iPhone , iPad, and iPod Touch. The new software, which is available for free, in...
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What a Larger Screen iPhone Means for Accessibility
Saturday, September 6, 2014
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The general consensus is that Apple will introduce new iPhones with larger screens in a few days. With many people with disabilities using ...
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Back-to-School Guide for Dyslexic Students: Apps and More (Repost)
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
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Note: this post originally appeared last year and with back-to-school season in full swing these apps and tools can still provide a huge ben...
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Indoor Navigation System Will Soon Guide Blind Passengers at SFO
Monday, August 11, 2014
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Imagine how difficult it would be to navigate a bustling airport terminal as a person with a visual impairment. Navigating security, finding...
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Redbox to Make Some Kiosks Accessible to the Blind
Saturday, August 9, 2014
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Popular video rental service Redbox agreed in a settlement to make 4,000 of their 35,900 kiosks located in California accessible to people w...
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Why do so many Moodle courses suck?
Thursday, July 31, 2014
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Moodle is a magnificent free product and has the potential to enable schools and teachers to build wonderfully unique interactive online lea...
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How Apple Could Improve the App Store for VoiceOver Users
Thursday, July 10, 2014
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Potential Feature for App Store Would you buy a song that may or may not play, a car that may or may not fit in your garage, or a remote th...
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Happy Birthday VoiceOver
Friday, June 20, 2014
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Five years ago, Apple did what seemed impossible; making the smooth glass of the iPhone touch screen accessible to the blind. A seemingly i...
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Amazon Announces Fire Phone with Advanced Image Recognition and Built-in Accessibility
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This week, Amazon announced there first smartphone called Fire Phone. The Fire Phone has a number of flashy, maybe even gimmicky, features ...
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Kindle App for iOS and Android Adds Whispersync for Voice
Thursday, June 19, 2014
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Amazon's Kindle app for iOS and Android was recently updated to integrate audio books from Audible. The update, which is available fo...
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