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Social media is important to students - including students with visual impairments. Social media is a convenient way to access information, provide information...
QR Codes are exciting new teaching tools that can be used to make educational materials accessible! Teaching Superkids has created bundles of QR Codes with...
In a world of Smart devices, one can really become overwhelmed with so many options and learning curves. Sometimes, though, you just need to make a simple...
I don't know about where you are, but here it's colder than a politician’s heart! Seriously, though the days are getting longer and the sun is shining, it's...
Inclusive Android shares information on how to get started with a Samsung phone and TalkBack, Android's screen reader. This post includes step-by-step...
Many schools are using the Chrome browser (on any device) and/or have adopted Chromebooks. Want to learn more about Chrome and Chrome Operating Systems (OS)? ...
In the last few years, several news apps have been released so that users can keep up with what is going on in their town, in their country, and in their world...
Smart phones are used for navigation purposes by everyone, including people who are visually impaired. Google Maps has some interesting bus and train transit...
Over the years, WebAim has facilitated surveys about the preferences of screen reader users. The 7th survey, which was done in October 2017, received 1,792...
Ever wonder why there are odd behaviors when you use a different web browser? These unexpected behaviors may be frustrating for some screen reader users. How...
As an O&M, it would be a dream for all of our community traveling students and clients to have a smartphone with an unlimited data plan. In reality, many...
Sprint Corporation, commonly referred to as Sprint, is a U.S. telecommunications holding company that provides wireless services and is an internet service...
Welcome to the second blog in our Back to School with Bookshare series. These blogs help teachers get a strong start to the school year so they can help their...
In the summer of 2017, the National Federation for the Blind reviewed and compared braille support for the following devices:
Windows and JAWS
Windows...
When do you start?
Now!
Everywhere you go, people are using technology to text, listen to music, watch a video, play a game, participate in social media,...
BrailleBack app enables a blind user to connect a refreshable braille display to his/her Android device. With your Android device running TalkBack, the...
It seems like everyone around me has been extremely excited for the solar eclipse. There have been lines that spanned across parking lots to get the special...
A 'smart home' is a home equipped with appliances, lighting, heating/air conditioning, camera systems, security systems, etc. that can be monitored and...
One of my friends found a post online that was telling people not to include several emojis in the middle of a text message if the recipient is visually...
GETTING STARTED WITH ASR
Introduction
Audio-Supported Reading (ASR) is a technology-based approach for accessing and working with text presented in either...
The App Store and Google Play are full of educational apps geared for all levels of students. Mainstream classroom teachers are using these fun educational...
When using a screen reader, it is quite typical that you will access websites and applications. On webpages and within apps, you will hear special coding and...
Android O is currently available to BETA users. At the developer's conference last week, Android's accessibility team held a prominent position as they...
Students are taught what to do in case of an emergency. Preschoolers and kindergarten students learn their address and phone number. They also learn about...
The Aware App by Sensible Innovations provided a demonstration at the 2017 ADA Symposium in Colorado. Using iBeacons to relay the information to the user's...
Often when discussing my job with friends, I talk about emails, not specific emails mind you, just the active daily duty of emailing. At my rehabilitation...
Listen to over 10,000 on-line radio stations as well as media using the 335 Navigator App. This free app is designed specifically for users who are visually...
Super Tile Smash is a fully accessible puzzle game. The layout is a 4x5 grid with various shapes/objects/colors on the screen. Drag your finger around the...
KNFB Reader is a mobile app that reads print aloud. Designed specifically for users who are visually impaired or blind, KNFB Reader is accessible and easy to...
The WebSonora app is designed to enable users to easily search the Internet using voice commands and a simplified interface. Once the app is opened, simply...
Over the past few years Android has evolved quite a lot. Back when Google TalkBack first came out to compete with Apple's voiceover screen reader, voiceover...
This was originally posted on the Blind With Vision Blog.
I am a legally blind individual with an eye condition called Bardet Biedl Syndrome and have...
Does your student have homework reading assignments that require him/her to access an online article and your student does not have Internet at home? No...
Bookshare, the online accessible library that is free for all U.S. students with a qualifying print disability such as blindness, low vision, a physical...
Microsoft Word is now accessible on Android devices with TalkBack! Learn how to use TalkBack commands to read Word documents on Android devices. These same...
The Aware App is designed to help visually impaired users to explore and travel indoor surroundings independently. The Aware app, which runs on either iOS or...
Voice Dream Reader is a text to speech app that has 186 voices to choose from and includes 30 languages. Voice Dream Reader has synchronized highlighting...
AbilityNet provides easy step-by-step instructions on how to change accessibility settings on computers, tablets and mobiles to enable users with visual...
The new TalkBack 5.0.4.3 has major updates for web users, text editing, multipage views and more. It is a free update and is available in Google Play. This...
Facebook's accessibility team has been hard at work to make Facebook even better for users with visual impairments and blindness. Facebook, which began as a...
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