Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, April 23, 2020 - Volume 752
The Week's News in Access Technology
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1) Video on Completing Census with Screen Reader
The Colorado Center for the Blind has produced a 10 minute video on completing the online census with a screen reader:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeHV_0e8xr8&t=36s
2) Product Demos from Australia
Check out past and future tech demos from Vision Australia on this YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS-YhQt9EmZ6Nl-w8kWZbjA
3) Blind Users Struggle with State Coronavirus Websites
WebAIM found lots of challenges with the Corona Virus sites provided by each state:
https://themarkup.org/2020/04/21/blind-users-struggle-with-state-coronavirus-websites
4) Inclusive Remote Work Environments
This free webinar from the Lighthouse for the Blind of San Francisco and American Foundation for the Blind takes place on Thursday, 23 April at 18:00 GMT. Register here:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9EQ8IjDJS4CzGafYMSkkEQ
5) A Future Date
This 3 day accessibility conference concludes on Thursday, 23 April 2020, and recordings of previous sessions are available:
https://www.youtube.com/c/AFutureDate
6) Office 365 becomes 'Microsoft 365' For All
PC World reports on the changes, some happening now, most later:
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3535078/microsoft-adds-microsoft-teams-for-consumers-as-office-365-becomes-microsoft-365-for-all.html
7) Northwest Association for Blind Athletes Launches Online Video Resource Library
30 instructional videos designed to show teachers and educators how to modify physical activities for individuals who are blind or visually impaired are presently available:
https://ktvz.com/community/community-billboard/2020/04/21/nw-assn-for-blind-athletes-launches-online-video-resource-library/
8) 25 WhatsApp Tricks to Help Master the Messaging App
NDTV Gadgets360.com passes on these tips for the internationally popular app:
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/features/whatsapp-how-to-tips-tricks-new-features-2020-web-dark-mode-see-deleted-messages-record-calls-2208462
9) Mosen at Large #32
This podcast sometimes features lots of tech information. This episode discusses the new iPhone and also notetakers:
https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/0/8/5/085e047abbc6c5eb/malp0032_Contributions_now_open_for_our_Mushroom_FM_10th_anniversary_episode_a_detailed_look_at_iPhone_SE_2nd_generation_who_needs_a_note_taker_these_days_and_more.mp3?c_id=70377062&cs_id=70377062&destination_id=655755&expiration=1587567406&hwt=62bad0b15c8fe4000f1da8d7e82bf24d
10) The Next Windows 10 is The May 2020 Update
PC World reports on this update, and the article contains links to their reviews:
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3538410/microsoft-announces-the-windows-10-may-2020-update-the-next-windows-for-your-pc.html
11) APH Crossword App
Young and old can do crossword puzzles!
https://tech.aph.org/pz/
12) A Deep Dive into the Amazon Echo and Alexa Smart Assistant
This is the topic for Hadley's monthly Tech It Out Webinar, GMT Wednesday, 29 April 2020 at 00:00:
https://www.hadley.edu/discussions/techitout.asp
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