This Blog includes information related to Library Adaptive Technology events, archives, presenter and participant recommendations and suggestions.
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Monday, April 23, 2018
A list of Android Apps for Blind/Low Vision, from Blindness Support Services Inc. in California: http://blindnesssupport.com/android%20apps.html
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Affordable Colleges Online Guide to Visual Disabilities
A GUIDE TO
VISUAL DISABILITIES
How Colleges Help Visually Impaired Students SucceedVisual Disabilities Guide for Students - https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/colleges-helping-visually-impaired-students/
VISUAL DISABILITIES
How Colleges Help Visually Impaired Students SucceedVisual Disabilities Guide for Students - https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/colleges-helping-visually-impaired-students/
Monday, August 28, 2017
Check out AIRA
AIRA
https://aira.io/
Aira empowers the blind to experience their world and surroundings using smart glasses with a camera and a remote network of certified agents. Price: very expensive.
https://aira.io/
Aira empowers the blind to experience their world and surroundings using smart glasses with a camera and a remote network of certified agents. Price: very expensive.
Friday, May 5, 2017
Be My Eyes
Be My Eyes is a FREE mobile app that connects blind and visually impaired individuals to sighted helpers from all over the world through a live video call.
http://bemyeyes.com/
Use for:
Finding lost items
Describing pictures, paintings or other artwork.
Matching or explaining colors
Reading labels on household products
Reading on computer screens if websites are inaccessible or screen readers are not available
Shopping in supermarkets and stores
Identifying the expiration date on perishable food packages
Familiarizing yourself with new locations
Distinguishing between products (Canned foods, shampoos, and soaps, spices etc.)
Determining if lights are turned on or off
Finding out when public transportation (busses, trains, etc.) are departing or arriving
Resolving electrical or technical issues
http://bemyeyes.com/
Use for:
Finding lost items
Describing pictures, paintings or other artwork.
Matching or explaining colors
Reading labels on household products
Reading on computer screens if websites are inaccessible or screen readers are not available
Shopping in supermarkets and stores
Identifying the expiration date on perishable food packages
Familiarizing yourself with new locations
Distinguishing between products (Canned foods, shampoos, and soaps, spices etc.)
Determining if lights are turned on or off
Finding out when public transportation (busses, trains, etc.) are departing or arriving
Resolving electrical or technical issues
Monday, March 27, 2017
Verizon offers Text to Speech functionality for the Fios TV
Verizon offers Text to Speech functionality for the Fios TV on-screen guide to enhance accessibility for visually impaired customers. If you need help getting the Text to Speech feature working on your set-top box, contact us anytime at 1.800.Verizon (1.800.837.4966).
Monday, January 23, 2017
Music for the Blind
www.musicfortheblind.com has beginner courses for piano, guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, drums, trumpet, violin, flute, saxophone, ukulele and penny whistle in all-audio format. No print, no written music, no video and no Braille.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Veroniiiica
https://veroniiiica.com/ is an assistive tech blog complete with posts about accessible Android and iOS settings.
Veronica is local to the DC/MD/VA area.
Veronica is local to the DC/MD/VA area.
Monday, October 31, 2016
A Tech News
http://www.atechnews.com/
John Williams is the managing editor of ATechNews.com. He has been writing about disability issues since 1978 and, in 1982, coined the phrase “Assistive Technology,” which has since become the universal term to describe products that benefit people with disabilities.
jwilliams@atechnews.com.
John Williams is the managing editor of ATechNews.com. He has been writing about disability issues since 1978 and, in 1982, coined the phrase “Assistive Technology,” which has since become the universal term to describe products that benefit people with disabilities.
jwilliams@atechnews.com.
Saturday, October 29, 2016
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