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Tag Archives: braille
What E-Book Readers are the Most Accessible?
I found a great article from the Braille Monitor that does a comprehensive overview of most e-book readers and what they offer in terms of accessibility. Here’s the link: http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm12/bm1201/bm120105.htm The overall goal is to integrate accessibility into the e-reader’s operating system itself. There should be a set of standard requirements for e-readers and mobile [...]
Access Together Mobile Website
I’ve never really gotten the point of Four Square. I’m referring to the app that allows you to check into various places and become the mayor. Whatever that means. The idea has spun off to create a new and very useful app called Access Together. If you have an iPhone, Android, or Blackberry, you can [...]
ACB Releases New Pedestrian Safety Handbook.
Everyone, regardless of whether you have vision loss or not, should take a look at the new American Council for the Blind’s Pedestrian Safety Handbook. With so many distractions and new technologies that are controlling traffic, this is a good reference. The scariest places to cross are streets that have no traffic control. This guide provides [...]
Kindle Magazines and Newspapers Available on Kindle Reading Apps
I wrote a similar article about the new release of magazines and newspapers on Kindle Reading Apps at BlogKindle.com, but wanted to focus more from the accessibility perspective. Amazon recently added over 100 magazines and newspapers to their Kindle for iPad and iPhone apps. The iPad is said to be the best device to use [...]
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How E-Textbooks Can Benefit People with Disabilities
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently introduced a Kindle textbook purchase program. Since the Kindle platform is available on many different devices that include accessibility features, this is a huge help for people who are blind or partially sighted. I’ve already praised the iPad for its VoiceOver, font adjustments and color contrast features. The Kindle itself includes [...]
