Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, April 9, 2020 - Volume 750
The Week's News in Access Technology
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1) Free Typing Tutor from APH
Typer is a web-based tutorial, still in beta, but said to be quite usable:
https://www.aph.org/sharpen-your-typing-skills-with-typer/
2) AccessWorld is Here for You During the COVID-19 Health Crisis
The AccessWorld team has produced some extra content related to life during this crisis:
https://www.afb.org/aw/21/4/16969
3) April 2020 AccessWorld
The AccessWorld team continues its regular publication schedule. In this issue, among other items, we can read "A Review of Nextdoor.com," "Highlights From the Much Smaller CSUN 2020 Assistive Technology Conference," "Exploring and Using Apple AirPods Pro," and "Accessibility Features in Windows Web Browsers for Low Vision Users."
https://www.afb.org/aw/21/4
4) How is COVID-19 Impacting Digital Accessibility?
Here are a couple of Assistive Technology / Digital Accessibility surveys focusing on how both are impacted by COVID-19:
https://flatteninaccessibility.com/
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VDX725K
5) New Android Access Mailing List
Google is about to turn its eyes-free mailing list to an announcement-only, so a new moderated list that discusses everything related to Android access is created. To join, write to:
androidaccessibility+subscribe@groups.io
6) CSUN 2020 Review on Tek Talk
Four people who attended CSUN 2020 discuss tech they saw on Tek Talk, on GMT Tuesday 14 April 2020 at 00:00:
https://zoom.us/j/839935813
7) Free Accessible Documents On-Demand To Educators of Print Disabled Students
Pneuma Solutions, LLC has opened it's Scribe for Education program, at no charge, for the duration of the current health emergency:
https://pneumasolutions.com/scribe-for-education/
8) Live Audio Descriptions for 360-Degree Video: Best Practices
This presentation will demonstrate how a live audio describer can be a tour guide in virtual reality for someone seeking an accessible experience inside 360-degree video content. It takes place on Tuesday, 14 April 2020 at 15:00 GMT. Register here:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/v5IqcOmvpzwsj7lcosDYh5Zcn3RBcv1m_w
9) JAMBraille and ChartMaker: Braille Chord Charts On-Demand (Workshop Registration)
Regardless of your skill level with your instrument or with Braille Music, JAM Braille is a new way to get access to the chords for almost any tune you can think of. This workshop takes place on Thursday, 16 April 2020 at 22:00 GMT. Learn more and fill out the registration form here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecYnZ6VXqXSfuW7NZ-5jVITK7POyUXiIaG9T2B_k49ObyA9Q/viewform
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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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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
http://bit.ly/2ueyjtk
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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