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This faster and more robust BrailleSense has 32 braille cell with cursor routers and Android 10 operating system.
This is an excellent video tutorial by Jenny...
If you or your student uses a braille display with an iOS device, do NOT update to iOS 14.4!
Currently, there is a bug with iOS 14.4 that is causing users to...
APH shared the following information:
We have identified connection issues for the Mantis Q40 and Chameleon 20 after upgrading to iOS 14.4. We recommend that...
A new feature in JAWS 2021 is the native ability to read math content in Word documents. Below is what Freedom Scientfic writes:
JAWS and Fusion now supports...
What if . . . everything on the screen was labeled correctly for VoiceOver? What if every button, icon, image and element is accessible?
iOS 14 incorporates on...
Recently some SAS Graphics Accelerator users have lost the Accelerate Button on their Google map. (The Accelerate button is used to convert the Google map into...
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Are you having trouble answering your phone with the iOS 14 update? Several people have asked about an 'issue' related to not being able to answer a...
Zoom meetings are a way of life during these days of social distancing. A recent add-on called Zoom Enhancemants for NVDA, provides keyboard shortcuts to...
Google's software update included accessibility improvements!
New Shortcut command that instantly toggles Braille Support in Docs, Sheets and Slides...
The Ballyland Magic app has been a favorite app for introducing VoiceOver gestures to young children. This enchanting app sets the stage for physically...
Creating and opening non-visual digital maps has never been easier! The June 22, 2020 user-friendly update has streamlined the process of creating maps and...
This month, HIMS released the BrailleSense Polaris firmware upgrade. Since my students use Google Drive to access and share files, they were highly...
Update: 4/8/20 Word Melodies version 1.0.1 is now available in Google Play as well as in the App Store. This new release fixed the bugs mentioned below.
I am...
ChromeVox is the native screen reader for Chromebooks. The recent Chrome OS update has revamped ChromeVox to incorporate significant changes for Chromebook...
Book Creator is a simple tool that educators, family members, and students frequently use to create fun digital books. Book Creator's latest update included...
Here is a clear and comprehensive explanation of a new VoiceOver feature in iOS 13: remapping VoiceOver gestures. Do you have a command that you struggle...
AppleVis continues to be a wonderful resource for learning about Apple products and the accessibility of these products. Scott Davert reports about using a...
Are you tired of those pesky spam calls? If so, you will love this new iOS 13 feature!
Silence Unknown Callers
With iOS 13, turn on Silence Unknown Callers...
Individual apps often offer their own keyboard shortcut commands. To find the available shortcuts, while in the app press and hold the Command key - a popup...
iPadOS and iOS 13 have added these helpful editing gestures - perfect for students with low vision. Note: These gestures are mainstream gestures, not VoiceOver...
Post Updated 9/26/19
APH states that BrailleBlaster version 1.1.23 "Document types that are supported by Pandoc and include LaTeX can convert that LaTeX into...
iOS 13 will be publicly released on September 19, 2019. Beta testers have been evaluating and reporting accessibility bugs and Apple developers are working...
Update 9/4/2019
APH recently updated their APH Crossword web-browser game. There are several noteable updates, including:
Letters are larger - match the...
Google Docs "live edits" - the ability to make real-time changes in a document by collaborators - is now accessible to users who rely on a screen reader (...
Aira is a service that assists individuals who are visually impaired by interpreting visual information. Through the app, this service connects the visually...
Students and adults are quickly consuming information through auditory input and are excited about the new speech rate feature on Alexa enabled-devices. In the...
iOS 12 focused on "under the hood" features. iOS 13, however, is ". . . easily the most power-user-focused iOS update that we have seen in the history of the...
Developers continuously work on improving their software. Windows 10 (May 2019 release) has numerous accessibility improvements including:
Bigger, brighter...
Update: June 20, 2019 the Orbit Reader is available again through APH!
After months of ongoing negotiations between the Transforming Braille Group (of which...
JAWS 2019 has many enhanced features that students may find beneficial. Note: there are many additional JAWS enhancements than what is listed below. Let us...
The recent update for Seeing AI, a free Microsoft app, has added a fun new feature: Explore Photos by Touch. This feature enables users to drag a finger around...
Just last month, I was weighing whether or not to purchase a BrailleNote Touch or a BrailleSense Polaris, two competing braille notetakers that both have...
Hi! My name is Tyler Sheft. Today I would like to tell you about what might just be one of the BIGGEST accessibility updates Microsoft has made to Windows in...
Smart phones are not always . . .well, as smart as we think. Some Android smart phone users are having trouble apps/settings shutting off. This article from...
Windows 10 Insiders share information about Windows 10 Build 18298 and the upcoming major Windows 10 upgrade. Windows Insiders is a program for Windows users...
HumanWare has announced some new MATT Connect features! The clip located on the front of the stand that releases the tablet will now have the option of being...
Apple released iOS 12.1.1 on Dec. 5, 2018. This update includes a few minor bug fixes and a couple of enhancements such as being able to take a live photo...
Misspelled words is an iOS feature that alerts users to - you guessed it - misspelled words! A word that is misspelled will visually have a dotted red line...
Today (10/30/18) Apple releases iOS 12.1 to the public with Group FaceTime, new Emoji, and some fixes for VoiceOver and Braille Users. AppleVis reports several...
Office Lens converts print to accessible digital materials. Office Lens is the built-in camera available in OneNote (a Microsoft Office 365 product) that...
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