Posts Tagged smartphone
The Blind Buzz on Photography
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on October 20, 2010
Thought for the day from Twitter – definition of photographer: person who tries to make "blind" people see the beauty found on this planet. Thanks, janko333.
[Video] Blind Shooting – 1 Minute with Willy Ep12. Photography Tips – this is really for fully sighted photographers, but is maybe useful for some of my readers too.
Bridging the Us and Them gap | DNA : Daily News & Analysis; Mumbai | Find Articles at BNET – the recent children’s blind photography workshop in Mumbai provided by the Beyond Sight Foundation. Also visit
Click of a different kind | TopNews Arab Emirates – blind children took part in photography seminar, guided by Partho Bhowmick of Beyond Sight Foundation.
Flickr Group: Blind Photographers
Flicker Group: Visually Impaired Photographers in the UK
If bridges look like this, you could be going blind | Mail Online – John Wylie, now registered blind, has come up with cards that illustrate the effects of several eye conditions.
Observations: A return to photography, after a bout with being almost blind… – Micro Four Thirds User Forum – the author developed cataracts and then had them treated. The effects on photography are described.
The Ultimate Smartphone Camera Battle – now that phones have such impressive cameras, it may be more important to check out their salient features.
The Blind Buzz on Accessibility
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on May 3, 2010
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[Audio] Accessible World Tek Talk presents An Introduction to Social Networking, April 19, by Anna Dresner – 52 mins. Twitter, Facebook et al. and privacy settings.
Attitudes on Accessibility « Peter Ganza’s Blog – comparisons between the USA,Canada and Europe.
[PDF] Best Practice in Form Design
Campaigning Peer Blocks Weakening Of Web Access Law – E-Access Bulletin Live » Blog Archive -
Discover Smartphone Accessibility Webcast « The BAT Channel – this page will refer you to a web site and a piece of software that won’t be readily accessible if you’re totally blind.
Doctor, I’m Seeing Spots – Fred’s Head – starting with Braille labels.
“DROP” GPS Braille system | Keol.Net – hand-held tactile display navigation system with voice commands. This may be a concept device, i.e., not available yet.
e-Access ’10 – "E-Access Bulletin’s sixth annual conference and exhibition on access to technology by people with disabilities, e-Access ’10, takes place on 13 July 2010 at Olympia 2 Conference Centre, London.
Ecommerce Accessibility for High Street Retailers 2010 – how accessible are the web sites of the UK’s most famous retailers?
Facebook and Accessibility – Accessibility Toolkit – Version 3 – 2009 (eGovernment Resource Centre)
Facebook Shuts Down Facebook Lite « AccessTech News
Free JAWS 11 Update Adds Office 2010 Support – Blind Bargains
Free Online Spider Simulator | Summit Media – find out how a search engine is likely to react to your web pages.
HP Slate Review: Netbook Alternative, Not iPad Killer | Blog | ZiggyTek -early review is none too enthusiastic. Also note
HP Reportedly Cancels Plans for Windows 7 Tablet – Slashdot Hardware Story
iBooks and the iBookstore: A Walkthrough – books for the iPad.
Ideas on Coping With Low Vision by a member of Macular Degeneration Support. (mdsupport.org).
Improve Accessibility With The Power Of Powder | Business Computing World – POWDER is a certification system for web pages that may come a bit nearer to reassuring readers that the site is accessible.
Inclusive Design Toolkit: = the what, why and how of inclusive design.
iPad drawing interest as device for disabled-Hardware-Infotech-The Economic Times – there’s more to the iPad than entertainment.
[Video] iPhone VoiceOver function for people with disabilities
It’s A Wheelchair! It’s A Trike? It’s RoTrike!
LiSeng Vbook: Dual-Screen Tablet (720p Video) | Blog | HTCYou – the embedded video on this page doesn’t have any meaningful audio (like a commentary!). It’s a dual-screen tablet machine.
LiveScribe – never miss a word – smart notetaking pen.
Los Angeles creator of TheatreVision for blind people celebrates its 10th year – Media dis&dat
Making sure hidden frames are hidden – The Paciello Group Blog – they may be hidden gfrom sight, but not from screen readers.
Pilot project allows library to offer more to those with disabilities – ai squared – making accessibility simple – ZoomText is one of the choices for the New Brunswick Library Service, Canada.
RNIB’s Shaun Leamon Clarifies iPad Points– The Mac-cessibility Network – News [Lioncourt.com]
Salman Khan makes VEER available for blind fans – this Bollywood film is a love story set in the time of the British Raj. The audio description track is in Hindi.
Second Life Disability Resources
Second Site: Online Accessibility for the Visually Impaired – Linux News: Spotlight Features – the case for accessibility is getting stronger.
Senator Harkin’s Web Site Recognized as One of the Best in Congress – Tom HarKin, Senator for Iowa, gets high praise for
his user-friendly web site
Seven Tips To Help Cope With Vision Loss – Fred’s Head – it’s tough getting to grips with visual impairment, but these may help you through the jungle.
Sidewalks become battlegrounds – USATODAY.com – disability advoctes in the US are at odds with cash-strapped local authorities over the poor state of sidewalks in many cities.
Some Random Impressions On The iPad – The Ranger Station – you might get the impression that the Ranger isn’t totally delighted.
Teach Blind Students – information from (American) National Federation for the Blind.
The Tech Doctor Blog and Podcast – latest episode – Does Size Matter? iPad vs iPod.
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Techshare Mobile 2010 – this UK conference aims to bring people together to encourage the development of accessibility on mobile devices.
Text Email Newsletter (TEN) Standard – this standard intends to improve the readability of plain text e-mail.
The 4th European eAccessibility Forum | DAISY Consortium – having trailed the event on this blog, I now bring you the results.
Tips, techniques, and tutorials for the jQuery JavaScript library – including some accessibility techniques.
Towards A Cooler Focus Caret – some CSS techniques for making the point of focus more obvious, and possibly even making it prettier if you must.
Trekker Breeze (Support) – HumanWare United Kingdom – version 1.2 of this navigation system has points of interest, clearer text-to-speech and more languages.
Twitter and Accessibility – Accessibility Toolkit – Version 3 – 2009 (eGovernment Resource Centre)
US Government Helps Job Applicants With Disabilities – E-Access Bulletin Live » Blog Archive
Using Automatic Testing to Predict Accessibility Results « E-Government Assessment
Voice Synthesis for your iPhone – Speak It! claims to have 4 high-quality voices.
Web Accessibility Tools – UserFocus – useful selection of accessibility aids for developers.
Webster’s New World Large Print Dictionary – Fred’s Head
[Audio] White House promising more attention to 508 – Federal News Radio 1500 AM –
Get the mp3 file or dig out your old long-wave radio!
With new technology, few blind Canadians read braille – CTV News
woices.com: Location-Based Audioguides – Fred’s Head – create your own audio walk, including maps and photographs.
Direct link to woices.com
The Blind Buzz on Accessibility
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on March 21, 2010
12 Useful and Free Downloadable Web Design Books – Speckyboy Design Magazine
14 great computing aids for the disabled News – PC Advisor
A primer on Microsoft’s IE9 browser – a bit previous, maybe?
ABiSee is the leading worldwide developer and provider of easy to use electronic readers for the blind and visually challenged – USA company
Accessible Design for Homes – Fred’s Head – source:Vision Australia.
Accessible Multimedia – University of Wisconsin.
Accessibility Change Proposal Status, HTML5 – HTML accessibility task force Wiki
Action on cinema access in Australia
AFB Consulting and Adobe Present Free Webinar: Debunking the Myth of PDF Inaccessibility – American Foundation for the Blind -Monday, April 5, 2010 from 1:00-2:30 EDT/5:00-6:30 UTC.
[Video] An Introduction to Screen Magnification Software” on Yahoo! Video – Karo Caran:
APH Cranmer Abacus: Prime Factorization, Part 1 from Texas School for the Blind
Apps for visually impaired go portable | Desktop Apps | ZDNet UK – Serotek portable apps on U3 portable drives can be used on most Windows PCs.
Arab architect calls for universal design in Dubai – Media dis&dat
Are All Video Captions Equally Accessible? – Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt
Arts program in India gives disabled people confidence – Media dis&dat
Australia approves country-wide disability access law – Media dis&dat
BBC Projects – HTML 5 – "This is a proof of concept demonstration of HTML pluginless Video and Audio playback, showing AV content synchronised to chapters, allowing direct access to specific sections of the show." And maybe it’s a proof on concept that you don’t include accessibility features until you’re pinned against a wall and flogged. Doesn’t work in Internet Explorer.
Better Living Through Technology Homepage – stand by for the new revamped version.
Blind Scientist – Fred’s Head – science may not be the first thing that comes to mind as a career for blind people, but ask your local marine biologist!
Cab driver in Australia fined for refusing to pick up man and his guide dog – Media dis&dat – unfortunately for that cabbie, the blind man was a disability discrimination commissioner!
Chicago theaters aim for barrier-free experiences for disabled audience members – wide range of services for disabled patrons – Media dis&dat
Council Websites: Better Than They Seem? – E-Access Bulletin Live » Blog Archive – UK council web sites may not be perfect, but they’re better than they were.
Count a Dose – Fred’s Head – this will enable blind people with diabetes to fill a syringe independently.
Disability News & Views Radio Show
Don’t Run Away from this Mouse – Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind – a new type of mouse is designed for the use of blind people.
Dolphin releases Version 11.51 of their screen access products « AccessTech News – hot on the heels of the last update comes another update…..
Download Fire Vox – Firefox extension that works like a screen reader, translating text into speech. Works on Mac OS, Linux and Windows.
Driving Blind? We May Live to See the Day – AOL News – NFB (the American one) and Virginia Tech develop the self-driving car. Do you want to cross the road in front of one?
e-Access ’10 – the E-Access Bulletin Conference, 2010, on 24th June, 2010 at Earls Court Conference Centre, London.
E-Access Bulletin Live
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Equality Bill makes Britain’s web accessibility law harder to access | Pinsent Masons LLP – despite promises of clarity, this British anti-discrimination law is impenetrable, according to this author.
Esha – The Braille Place – People who believe that being blind should not mean being unemployed.
EU Set To Ditch Rules On Accessible Goods – E-Access Bulletin Live » Blog Archive – if this amendment is passed, it will put Europe a long way behind the U.S. in accessibility provision in consumer goods.
Feature: Which Smartphone is smart for me? – Unrestricted Access
Friday Fun: Find Your Blind Spot – One Cuckoo Short of a Nest
html5media – Project Hosting on Google Code – find out how to include media on web pages without plug-ins.
Humanware admits spoke too soon on screen reader for Blackberry – Unrestricted Access – reasons users are angry about the long delay in the Oratio screen reader.
Innovative teaching tools to aid visually impaired students learn math through sculpture!
J&R Assistive Technology Boutique – Ubergizmo
Juicy Studio Accessibility Toolbar :: Add-ons for Firefox – at the moment, this add-on is experimental.
Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design
Legacy Plan for Disabled People to improve the lives of 10 million in the UK – opportunities to open up for disabled sport and other things.
Making the Mobile Internet Accessible for All | Accessibility News International – the difficulties in viewing web sites on mobile devices and TV need to be addressed.
Mississippi police vehicle ticketed for parking in accessible spot – Media dis&dat
New Assistive Technology DVD and Reference Guide Great Resources for Educators – No Limits to Learning – author of this new book and DVD is also the author of the
Assistive Technology Blog
Opinion: 3 (Vodafone/Hutchison) pulls a fast one on Skype users, beware! – Unrestricted Access – careful where you get those downloads!
[Video] PAC Mate Braille Display with NVDA-001 – getting it to work, selecting Grade 2 Braille and more.
Podcast: 20 Mar 2010 Software Walk-Through Blackballer Pro from Killer Mobile – Unrestricted Access
Podcast: 20 Mar 2010 Software Walk-Through RAMblow 1.0 from CellPhoneSoft – Unrestricted Access
Podcast: HTC Ozone and Mobile Speak 4 demonstrated – Unrestricted Access
Skype releases beta Symbian client for 10 handsets – Unrestricted Access
Social worker denied Australian work visa due to blindness – Immigration News – Global Visas
SpeakingFox: Add-ons for Firefox – Firefox speech add-on for Mac OS.
Technology Trust To Launch Online Hub For Social Good – E-Access Bulletin Live » Blog Archive – UK’s Nominet Trust, to support vulnerable groups.
Thunder screen reader – downloads and help files.
[Video] Thunder Screenreader – demonstration pt1
Part 2 – the assumption is that you’re a volunteer helping a blind person.
WebAIM: Microsoft Word – creating accessible documents, including structure, alt-text and conversion to HTML.
Web Accessibility for Older Users: A Literature Review
WebbIE, the free web browser for blind people with little or no sight
WebFormator-Download – this free add-on for Internet Explorer puts up a text version of a web page.
The Blind Buzz on Accessibility
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on December 17, 2009
10 Best Nokia Beta Labs Apps -include the experimental Braille Reader, indoor GPS, magnifier
[Audio] 1197am RPH Adelaide – Listen On-line to Vision Extra
33 Must Read CSS3 Tips, Tricks, Tutorial Sites and Articles | Graphic and Web Design Blog -Resources
A Beginner’s Guide to Web Accessibility: 21 Ways to Make Your Site More Web Accessible
A vision for inclusion – A Guide to the European Blind Union. Includes a section on inaccessible products and services.
A website for teachers who are blind or visually impaired
Abilities Expo | Events for People with Disabilities – USA organization for disabled people and proefessionals. Events display latest technology, products and services.
Access for Everyone: Empower Technologies’ Accessible Comparison Shopping Service – Fred’s Head from APH
Direct link to empowereveryone.com
Access Keys -Accessibility Assessments – these are awards for web sites that meet particular needs.
Accessible Alternatives for CAPTCHA – those visual puzzles you have to solve before you can enter some web sites are not a whole heap of use to blind people, so here are some solutions.
Accessible Devices Podcast Feed
Listen to Episode 9: iBill Currency Identifier – other episodes cover the iPhone, Penfriend Audio Labeler and the BrainPort. Plextalk recorder,
Accessible HTML/XHTML Forms – The Web Standards Project
Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.0 – what’s ARIA all about?
Accessible Tech Resource Library: How can our organization deliver accessible webcasts?
Accessible Twitter : web accessibility for the Twitter.com website application
Accessible Twitter Wins Award, Slidedeck – Web Axe
Accessible Web Video: JW Player Controls – OSU Web Accessibility Center
Accessibility tools, web developer tools, wizards and markup generators | Accessify – warning: a script on this page generated a threat warning from AVG anti-virus. Probably trivial, but it’s your choice whether to follow this link.
Accessify Forum: Accessibility Discussion Forums
ADA Online: Is a Website a “Place of Public Accommodation”? | Citizen Media Law Project – in the light of the recent case claiming that Sony’s games site was not made accessible to visually impaired people, questions arise about the status of websites.
Adobe – Accessibility training resources
AMP Express – get a free accessibility report for your web site.
ASSOCIATION OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED TEACHERS AND STUDENTS [ABAPSTAS] – UK based
Balabolka: Free Text-to-Speech for Windows – Fred’s Head – this is a simple text-to-speech program that can read from the clipboard and save sound files from what it reads there.
Beyo CBS Reader is an OCR application for Symbian phones, cost £75. Get a demo in the UK from
Computer Room Services – supposedly the OCR program requires Talks.
Blind in business: Cutting-edge seeing aids – The Independent, UK – how a City of London blind high flyer does it.
Bookshare – Accessible Books for Individuals with Print Disabilities – books and periodicals made accessible. USA based.
Browser Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts « AccessTech News – Firefox, IE, Chrome, Safari, Opera.
Cambridge University Press Has Signed an Agreement with the DAISY Forum of India
Captchas: The Bain of Everyone’s Existence – Perspectives from a Blind Point of View
Color Vision – by Cal Henderson – a tool to simulate how someone with color deficiency would see your site – or not, as the case may be.
Copyright Owners Fight Plan to Release E-Books for the Blind | Threat Level | Wired.com
Discover new ways of thinking about accessibility – W3C Blog – new documents urges designers to involve users, not just stick to standards.
Dive Into Accessibility – book for site owners.
Dragon Dictation comes to the iPhone. Wow. – The Unofficial Apple Weblog
The Unofficial Apple Weblog
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easy computer for our seniors – software and hardware that are easy to use.
Eldy RSS Feed
Enhanced Keyboard-accessible Google Maps » Learning the World
eyes-free Google Group – access to Android phones.
Finally, Posted Notes for the Visually Impaired – Fred’s Head – ever wanted bigger post-it notes? Now’s your chance!
FireVox – free text-to-speech extension for Firefox.
Free PDF to Word Converter Online – send in your scanned PDF file, and get a Word document back with page features preserved.
Global Assistive Technology Encyclopedia – accessible wiki site that everyone can help to build.
GW Micro – News & Events – Upcoming Events – Online Presentation of BookSense 2.0 Firmware! – When: Monday, December 21, 2009 – registration for this event is closed, but you will be able to hear a recording of it eventually.
IDEAL Group Android Accessibility Wizard – helping people to move from previous generation phones to Android smartphones.
Introducing Easy Web Browsing – Macy’s talking web browser in co-operation with IBM. Only works with oudated versions of Internet Explorer.
JAWS ate my tables – WebAIM Blog – is this a data table or is it a layout table? It isn’t always clear to screen readers.
JAWS scripts for Mozilla Thunderbird version 3.0 – this link starts the installer.
KeyboardNavigation Does Away with Mouse Clicks in Chrome – Keyboard Shortcuts – Lifehacker
Lighthouse International: Get Organized – handy hints on making your whole life more accessible.
Lou Reed Launches iPhone App for the Visually Impaired – Spinner UK – yes, it is that Lou Reed. The app zooms your iPhone contacts.
Main Menu show on ACB Radio has a feature on MobileSpeak 4 on Saturday, 19th December, 2009. If you miss it, find it in
the Archives.
Make Thunderbird 3 Your Ultimate Online/Offline Message Hub – Thunderbird 3 – Lifehacker
Memory Fox Manages Firefox’s Memory Use, Aims to Keep It Low – Memory – Lifehacker – much as you might love Firefox, it can be a memory hog.
northtemple – The Accessibility Checklist I Vowed I’d Never Write – a guideline for developers not experienced in accessibility.
Obama Sides With Blind in Copyright-Treaty Debate – some copyright holders (authors and publishers) in the USA want to deny blind people the right to accessible bookes e.g., text-to-speech on the Kindle). Obama has laid his cards on the table on this issue.
Primula Speak N’ Brew Coffee Maker, world’s first talking coffee maker » ZiggyTek » Blog
Section 508: Summary of Section 508 Standards – site may not be available this weekend.
SeroTalk Tech Chat 44 – Accessible Gifts Under $50
Simplicity launches in London computer powered by Eldy – easy computer targeted at older people.
Simply Accessible – presntation dating from 2005, but may still be useful .
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SmartMenus DHTML Menu / JavaScript Menu – Accessible List Based Website Menu / Web Menu – accessible menus for web pages.
Speech-to-Text: Dictation software for Mac OS X | ATMac
Text Speech Plugin Turns Winamp into a No Frills Book Reader – Blind Bargains
Thunderbird 3 is coming out soon, and it’s accessible! – Marco’s accessibility blog
Total iTV, on-line movies and series with subtitles and audiodescription
Ubuntu brings advanced Screen features to the masses – screen profiles are very powerful, but most users don’t know about the advanced features.
UN Agencies Agree on Need for Closer Collaboration in Favor of Visually Impaired including access to literary and scientific materials.
Usability Testing Toolkit: Resources, Articles, and Techniques – Noupe
VisionAWARE | Resources For Adults Experiencing Low Vision, Vision Loss, and Blindness – find products, services and useful information.
WCAG 2 Tutorial – learn about the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Web Accessibility Toolbar for IE – several manual web page testing tools for Internet Explorer only.
Web Axe – Practical Web Design Accessibility Tips – Podcast and Blog: Colorblind, Law, and Lightboxes 4
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Window Eyes Scripts for TeamTalk 1.0 by J.J. Meddaugh
Windows Vista Accessibility Tutorials from Microsoft.
The Blind Buzz on Accessible Mobile Phones
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on December 11, 2009
Let the buyer beware!
Please note that these links are only for information. You are wise to do more research before purchasing any piece of equipment or software, and make sure that it fits your requirements.
I’m in no position to conduct detailed reviews of any item listed here, so please be cautious.
Accessible Cell Phones – Fred’s Head
Aurora Device Search freeware for the Android phones – apps and games.
Create text-to-speech (TTS) podcast from RSS feed for iPod, iPhone, MP3 player and mobile phone
EyesFreeAndroid’s Channel on YouTube.
HTC Hero Sim Free Android Smartphone: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo
PHONE REVIEW: iPHONE 3GS, BLACKBERRY BOLD, PALM PRE AND NOKIA N97 « Speaking One’s Mind
Minor Talks update released – Wayne’s blog
TalkBack: An Open Source Screenreader For Android « AccessTech News
The Mobile Phone Directory – mobile phones, glossary of terms, telecom news – information for the UK and Europe.
Toshiba Tactility – Mobile Phone Concept for Visually Challenged | Touch User Interface
More accessibility buzzd
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on October 6, 2009
I knew this topic would have to run on and on. Well, at least for a second day! Some of these topics will no doubt turn up again in more detail, but for now, these are the links.
Accessible Kitchen Appliances « The BAT Channel – your views are wanted on which ones really are accessible.
Bar Code Scanners, an article at Fred’s Head.
BBC iPlayer Guide – A guide for users of the Jaws screen reader (and other screen readers), written by David Bailes
BCI: Thought control for smart home – Taking thought control from parlour trick to scientific reality using brain-computer interfaces. Emerging technology of interest to disabled people and the military.
Bioptic Driving USA – types of technology that may enable mildly visually impaired people to drive, state laws, available training and an explanation about who would be eligible for bioptic driving.
Website Introduction Video on Youtube
BlindAid: Virtual Maps For The Blind
BookSense 1.1 Public Beta Released – GW Micro’s book reading machine gets some stability fixes.
Color Oracle – Design Tips Design for the Color Impaired
Digidesign Demonstrates Upcoming ProTools Accessibility– The Mac-cessibility Network – improvements to this professional recording software for the Mac.
Download WebbIE 3.95 – you will need this update if you want to carry on using the BBC Live Radio program, as the BBC has scrapped its Real Audio streams. The package has several bug fixes too.
EU launches free satellite system to fine-tune GPS – free European Union satellite service could improve accuracy for pilots, drivers and blind people using GPS.
Fifth-generation iPod nano Review | iPod | Playlist | Macworld – another device uses the VloiceOver screen reader.
Flash 10.1: Full Flash for Everyone But iPhone, Actually Playable HD Vids [Flash] « The BAT Channel – up-and-coming fast Flash version invading everything except the iPhone.
Guide to Making Board Games Accessible to the Blind
Guidelines on Presenting Accessible Powerpoint Presentations
High-tech glasses help the nearly blind see – eSight, developing special glasses with cameras looking out and LCDs looking in, which they claim are suitable for people with severe sight loss. Production hoped for in 2010.
iSonic: Interactive Data Sonification for Blind Users
IT PRO | Windows 7: The most accessible Windows yet?
jady_lady: Gadgets We Can’t Live Without – in praise of the Nokia N81
JAWS Public Beta 11 Released! from the Ranger Station Blog
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard With VoiceOver– The Mac-cessibility Network
MacMegasite » Media Atelier introduces Retina 1.0 for iPhone – Color Blindness Helper
Math Education and Nemeth Code for Braille users
Movies For the Blind – enjoy films without looking at a screen. Download audio-described movies.
New software helps blind venture out on their own – BlindAid, developed at tel Aviv University, allows blind people to feel and hear information about their surroundings.
Nokia Braille Reader makes SMS tactile
Open Textbook Resources free from the Orange Grove
Orator for BlackBerry ® Smartphones – this is a Frequently Asked Questions page on this screen reader by CodeFactory, with some less than satisfactory answers.
Phone eyes documents, reads to the blind – the KNFB Reader offers increased independence by reading bills, menus, etc.
Qwitter: the Accessible Way to Access Twitter – "The Qwitter client enables blind individuals to interface with the Twitter service globally, regardless of application focus. Based off of revolutionary concepts pioneered in The Jawter Jaws Scripts, Qwitter, with full support for the three major comercial screen readers and sapi speech, provides you instant access to all aspects of the twitter microblogging service, giving you the ability to post a tweet from anywhere, read tweets, perform searches, and far, far more. "
Scanning Pens – these are pens that let you write on ordinary paper, but save your text and drawings in digital format as you go. An example is the Digiscribble. Pens, small scanners, portable printers, consumables. Request a catalogue and the site newsletter via e-e-mail forms on the site.
SOFIA Program Supports Astronomy For Students With Sensory Impairments
Solona – a site that can solve CAPTCHAs by getting volunteers to read and decipher the graphics.
Sony Partners With WGBH to Deliver Descriptive Video Service for DVDs
Students Developing A Car For The Blind – The Early Show – CBS News
Ten Innovative Designs To Help The Sight Impaired » Yanko Design – introduces several products, including Siafu PC, B-Touch mobile phone, Braille Label Maker The Visual Assistance Card, Braille Interpreter, Braille E-Book, Voice Stick, Swatch Sens, Rubik Cube For Blind.
The Nokia N900 Wants To Take On The iPhone, Will It Match Up?
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Toshiba Touch cell phone for blind people – Google translation from Russian.
Traveleyes – world-wide travel for blind and sighted people. That’s accessibility all right!
Universal Phone For The Blind And Sighted by Seunghan Song » Yanko Design
Updates Everywhere You turn for JAWS, Zoom Text , Dolphin And Window Eyes – Mozilla Firefox
VINUX Project Page – A Customized Version of Ubuntu for Visually Impaired Users
Virtual reality used for blind to map real world – VR used to deal with the world, not escape from it!
Visionplus Sightstick for the Blind – not any old cane, this one has GPS, can output sound, vibration and braille and can bookmark specific locations.
WebAIM Screen Reader Users’ Survey – you may have seen one of these before, but this is a new one. Your chance to influence the industry.
Webvisum – your web helper – WebVisum is an add-on for Firefox that lets you solve CAPTCHAs, those mangled symbols that you have to decipher to get into some web sites. It also lets you label graphics on a site to make clear what they are.
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