Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, July 12, 2018 - Volume 666
The Week's News in Access Technology
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1) We begin this issue, with its auspicious number, with an update to the crowd-funding campaign for the WeWalk, another effort to improve on the white cane by providing more information to the user:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/revolutionary-smart-cane-for-the-visually-impaired#/
2) "Crossings With No Traffic Control" is a $62 instructional package from American Printing House designed for teaching blind students how to assess such street crossings for safety and competence:
http://www.aph.org
3) We get the chance to learn about the ever-improving Envision iOS app during Tek Talk on GMT 17 July 2018 at 00:00. One can take part in Tek Talk by phone by calling (605) 475-6777. The access code is 090807#:
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2
4) Here is one person's quick take on the difference between web page accessibility and usability:
http://irfana11y.com/2018/07/06/difference-between-accessibiliy-usability-irfan-ali-princeton/
5) The post entitled "I Used The Web For A Day With Just A Keyboard" is a thorough article on an important aspect of web accessibility:
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/07/web-with-just-a-keyboard/
http://www.fredshead.info/2018/07/thriving-with-vision-loss-introducing.html
7) Aira Messages is a new feature of potential value to Aira Explorers who are deaf-blind, or others when talking isn't the best or most timely way to communicate:
https://aira.io/introducing-aira-messages-empowering-aira-explorers-with-non-verbal-visual-information
8) "The Great Cheese Robbery" is a free game available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and German versions:
http://patoprod.com/index.php/2018/07/08/first-release-from-pato-productions-the-great-cheese-robbery/
9) Post a 30-60 second audio or video to Twitter, demonstrating how easy it is to type with FlickType. The 3 top submissions retweeted by Monday, July 16 2018 will receive free FlickType for life for you or a friend:
https://www.applevis.com/forum/ios-ios-app-discussion/flicktype-twitter-submission-contest
10) Word Prediction is now built-in to Windows 10, April 2018 update:
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/nzedu/2018/07/09/text-suggestions-in-windows-10/
11) This thought-provoking post is called "The Cost of Access:"
https://laurakalbag.com/the-cost-of-access/
12) As we reach the 10th Anniversary of the launching of the Apple App Store, read "How the iPhone and App Store Have Redefined Accessible Software:"
https://www.macstories.net/stories/how-the-iphone-and-app-store-have-redefined-accessible-software/
13) The NVDA Community Add-ons Festival will be held in September 2018. Send questions, suggestions or offers of assistance to:
joseph.lee22590@gmail.com
14) National Braille Press is seeking Braille proofreaders and transcribers. Proofreading experience and certification are not necessarily required:
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/aboutus/employment.html
15) Among other topics covered in The Blind Side Podcast #94 are Jonathan's thoughts on the implications of Apple possibly introducing Noise-Canceling Air Pods (MP3):
http://traffic.libsyn.com/theblindside/TheBlindSide94.mp3
16) Eyes on Success #1828 is another of the hosts' Tips and Tricks episodes, offering a variety of suggestions for coping with technology and life:
http://eyesonsuccess.net
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