Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, November 21, 2019 - Volume 732
The Week's News in Access Technology
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1) iOS Access for All (iOS 13 Edition)
This $25 text grows as iOS grows. A valuable and unequalled resource:
https://www.iosaccessbook.com/buy/
2) Digital Accessibility Courses Roundup
This list of free and paid accessibility-related courses is kept up to date:
https://www.digitala11y.com/digital-accessibility-courses-roundup/
3) Digital Accessibility Jobs, November 2019
This job list is also kept up to date:
http://www.webaxe.org/digital-accessibility-jobs-november-2019/
4) FS Open Line
The Freedom Scientific talk show, on GMT Friday 22 November 2019 at 01:00, will discuss upcoming updates to FS products and the forthcoming release of Microsoft Edge:
https://zoom.us/j/7278038000?status=success
5) Working with J-Dictate and J-Say Training Course:
This course will cover at least 42 topics related to using these dictation programs. It consists of weekly MP3 files starting the first week of January 2020. Cost until the end of the year is 150 pounds, about $195:
https://www.hartgenconsultancy.com/store.php?rn=676&action=show_detail
6) Apple Finally Admits iPad Pro Won't Replace Your PC
This ZDNet article suggests Apple is still believing in the Mac:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-finally-admits-ipad-pro-wont-replace-your-pc/
7) Dolphin on Tek Talk
Learn about the Dolphin Guide and other Dolphin products on Tek Talk for GMT Tuesday, 26 November 2019 at 01:00:
https://zoom.us/j/839935813
8) A Few of Our Favorite Things - Supporting Small Businesses During Your Holiday Shopping
The Mystic Access monthly free event bearing this title takes place on GMT Friday, 22 November 2019 at 01:30:
https://zoom.us/j/789547083?status=success
9) Orbit Research Introduces a Chat App for the Deaf-Blind
This app allows users of Android tablets to communicate with users of the Orbit Reader:
https://blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=20516
10) The Biggest Tech Product Flops of the 2010s
This could be a fun PCMag article to read!
https://www.pcmag.com/feature/371549/the-biggest-tech-product-flops-of-the-2010s/7
11) Comparing Android and iOS from a Blindness Perspective
There is always room for these perspectives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyn7vhaB_vk&t=1s
12) Demo of Setting Up iPhone 11 And Apple Watch Series 5
This is a podcast from David Woodbridge:
https://s128.podbean.com/pb/55a459423c17fd9ec06daa39000174fa/5dd51599/data1/fs54/339150/uploads/demo_of_setting_up_an_iPHone_11_and_Apple_Watch_Series_5.mp3?pbss=b4b92960-bc8f-5c43-a5fb-9e5eec6913ff
13) BBQ #199
As we await the big announcement coming with Blind Bargains Qast #200, we have some tech along with lots of food in Episode #199:
https://blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=21502
14) BlindShell Talking Cell Phone
This page contains information and an audio demo of this phone designed for the blind:
https://www.blindshell.com/
15) Online Shopping Tips and Tricks on Tech it Out
The next Hadley webinar will take place on GMT Wednesday, 27 November at 02:00:
https://www.hadley.edu/discussions/techitout.asp
16) Latest European Union Access Cast
Here's episode 16 of EBU Access Cast
https://ebuaccesscast.libsyn.com/ebu-access-cast-16-ebu-general-assembly-and-tech-fair-interviews
17) Trim the Fat From Those Ads with a Few Tips
WebFriendlyHelp discusses two ways to reduce ads on web pages:
https://webfriendlyhelp.com/trim-the-fat-from-those-ads-with-a-few-tips/
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1.) The Paciello Group - Introducing Your One-Stop Shop for All of Your Accessibility Consulting and Training Needs - Flying Blind, LLC Online Store
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Struggling to manage the adverse risk posed to your organization by the deployment of inaccessible content? Seeking guidance on building accessibility best practices into your development cycle? We offer a comprehensive range of services to address your accessibility needs - from accessibility testing of your websites, web applications and mobile apps to identify accessibility issues ...
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If you are employed by, or lead an Organization committed to providing manual, accessibility test services for web content using the JAWS screenreader, but your testing and developer teams have individuals who are not JAWS users, then the newly released JAWS Inspect Solution is your missing ingredient for optimizing your test processes while maximizing your accessibility efforts ...
3.) Introducing TPG Tutor - Your eLearning, One Stop Shop for Accessibility Training - Flying Blind, LLC Online Store
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Have you been directed to make a website or mobile app 'accessible', but have no idea where to begin? Or perhaps you know a bit about accessibility and really want to immerse yourself in the field, but you can't afford to have you or your ...
4.) Introducing ARC, Your Agile and Affordable Path to Accessibility - Flying Blind, LLC Online Store
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Whether you are a novice to accessibility or a seasoned pro, sometimes your best start to accessibility is to let technology do some of the heavy lifting. Designers, developers and testers dealing with an accessibility project or program are looking ...
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