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Tag Archives: screen reader
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 [...]
Google Adds Some Important Accessibility Features
It would have been better to integrate accessiblity from the get go, but Google has made some strides in terms of accessibility. They also acknowledge that it is a work in progress. Here’s the full article: http://www.webpronews.com/google-continues-to-improve-accessibility-2011-09 In this article, you’ll find links to keyboard shortcuts in Google Calendar and Google Docs that the blind [...]
Essential Accessibility
I stumbled on a great resource called Essential Accessibility. Companies can download this software, and it provides an on screen keyboard, hands free mouse options and a page reader similar to screen readers. For more information, visit their website: http://www.essentialaccessibility.com/. The software is compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7. The only thing the company [...]
Frustrating Restaurant Ordering
You know those assembly line style restaurants like Subway? For someone who is hard of hearing, those are an incredible struggle. Add trying to see the toppings to that, and it can become a headache. The good news is that at some restaurants, you can order online. This has been a lifesaver on many occasions. [...]
Accessibility
Also tagged blind, hard of hearing, moes, papa johns, quiznos, restaurant ordering, subway
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PDF Accessibility
A friend passed along a link to me about the accessibility of PDF’s. The report is quite extensive, provides great information on how accessible PDF’s really are. The Australian Government’s study into the Accessibility of the Portable Document Format for people with a disability This article is from the Australian Government Department of FInance and [...]
Accessibility, Assistive Technology
Also tagged JAWS, magic, PDF, portable document format, ZoomText
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VoiceOver for iPod Nano
Hi everyone, it’s been awhile. One of my biggest interests is discovering how mainstream devices are doing in terms of Accessibility for people with vision or mobility impairments. I hope that one day, there will be no need for expensive assistive devices because any computer, mobile device or other technology will automatically be equipped with [...]
