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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, November 26, 2020 - Volume 783The Week's News in Access Technologyhttps://toptechtidbits.com/ A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication Top Tech Tidbits. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access technology. This Week's Featured Advertisement: Happy Thanksgiving America!
It is never too early to start thinking of the upcoming holiday season and for this year we are going to be celebrating this special time of the year in a very different way. Donna believes that gifts need to be meaningful. Gifts that can help the family to cope with having to self isolate at home because of the Covid. Gifts that will help the family to create and develop new experiences, ideas, but above all to have fun despite these difficult times. These gifts are not bulky! They are easy to send and they are extremely affordable! It's all about giving special gifts to special people! To families with parents and/or Children with disabilities! You can give gift certificates that would include: Providing virtual meals to families with parents and/or Children who are disabled. Bedtime stories where the heroes are both adults and/or children with disabilities. One hour of tutoring to families with parents and/or Children who are disabled. Tips on scams and privacy to parents and Children who are disabled. Email support to families with parents and/or Children who are disabled. Mystery games and mind bending puzzles to families with parents and/or Children who are disabled. Take advantage of these unique and exciting gifts! In return for purchasing any of these gift certificates, you will have full access to any or all of Donna's subscription libraries for free. Recipes, home and garden, audio mysteries. Visit https://donnajodhan.com/donorbox. Dear Tidbits Subscriber,1) Last Week's Most Clicked Tidbit (13.7% of all clicks.)A Full List of Siri Voice Commands You Can Use:https://www.businessinsider.com/siri-voice-commands 2) On Thanksgiving Day Zoom Will Lift Its 40-Minute Time Limit for Free MeetingsZoom has announced that it will lift its timed meeting limit today so that "your family gatherings don't get cut short:"https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/17/tech/zoom-time-limit-thanksgiving-trnd-wellness/index.html 3) November 2020 AccessWorldLots of gift and shopping guides here: "The Accessible Kitchen Holiday Shopping Guide!," "AccessWorld 2020 Holiday Gift Guide," "The AccessWorld 2020 Online Holiday Shopping Guide," as well as "The New eSight 4 Wearable" and "An Overview of iOS 14 and iPad OS 14:"https://www.afb.org/aw/21/11 4) TTJ 2020 Holiday Gift GuidePredictably this is Applecentric, but well-considered:https://ttjtech.net/2020/11/25/ttj-2020-holiday-gift-guide-now-available/ 5) iBUG Apple WorkshopThis free workshop is on Saturday, November 28th at 20:00 GMT:https://zoom.us/j/7428486329?pwd=M003RmZaa3pTbWRlZ00xbSs4YTlmUT09 6) Louie Voice Control AppThis Android app lets you control a few apps very effectively with voice commands. It is now a free beta:https://youtu.be/F0-y7087Kzg 7) Blind Bargains Qast 218:Lots of cooking demos and discussion of cooking devices:https://blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=22041 8) The Best Funny Things to Ask Google AssistantCourtesy of How-to Geek:https://www.howtogeek.com/697323/funny-things-to-ask-google-assistant/ 9) A Full List of Alexa Voice Commands You Can UseCourtesy of Business Insider:https://www.businessinsider.com/alexa-voice-commands 10) Tips For Ripping A DVDIn case you have occasion to do this, here are some suggestions:https://blindbites.wordpress.com/2020/04/16/tips-for-ripping-a-dvd/ 11) In-Process 20th NovemberNVDACon and Using object navigation in Windows settings are featured here:https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-20th-november-2020/ 12) What is Chromium? Google's Open-Source Software, ExplainedAnother gem from Business Insider:https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-chromium 13) WayAround, The Easy to Use Labelling System That Works with the Phone You Always Have With YouThis is Episode #86 of Mosen at Large:https://mosenatlarge.pinecast.co/episode/251182f51d954f46/wayaround-the-easy-to-use-labelling-system-that-works-with-the-phone-you-always-have-with-you 14) Victor Reader Trek 2.1 Discovery WebinarThis takes place on Wednesday, December 9th 2020 at 01:00 GMT. Register here:http://visit.humanware.com/e/3332/ster-WN-rf8Ei3bCS3yKMIyHqHYT4g/6r1jmq/1008719837?h=YMai93AgpKHmjtfQHui29BUqV8axk3kJqQ1dNx_4jJo 15) Reader Shares An Accessible Game Available Through the Apple Arcade Subscription ServiceThis update comes to us from an Apple list member by the name of Matt. Matt shares his findings on an accessible game which is available through the Apple Arcade subscription service. "I am very excited to report that I have found an Apple Arcade game that works with Voiceover. It is called, Dear Reader. It is a game of word puzzles, based on classic literature. Everything works great with Voiceover. After spending just a few minutes with it, I was playing successfully and enjoying it. It especially helps if you are familiar with the books they are presenting to you."https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dear-reader/id1470280172 16) Music Service Launched for Visually Impaired Children with Neurodegenerative DiseaseOn November 16th 2020 the Amber Trust and the ISM Trust launched "With Music in Mind," a new music service aimed at transforming music provision for children and young people with neurodegenerative disease who are visually impaired:https://www.rhinegold.co.uk/music_teacher/music-service-launched-for-visually-impaired-children-with-neurodegenerative-disease/ 17) Blind Man, 'Born to Run,' Completes Solo 5K With Trial App to Guide HimOn November 19th 2020, Thomas Panek, a blind runner and CEO of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, ran a 5K in Central Park where he used Google's "Guideline" app instead of help from a human or guide dog:Article: https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2020-11-20/blind-man-born-to-run-completes-solo-marathon-with-trial-app-to-guide-him Video: https://www.fox5ny.com/video/873263 18) PlayStation 5 and XBox Series X Accessibility ReviewsSome great news on both fronts, along with room for improvement:PlayStation 5 Review: https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-5-the-accessibility-review XBox Series X Review: https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-series-x-accessibility-review 19) Game Awards Arrives December 10th 2020 With New Accessibility HonorIt has been confirmed that there will be an award given for 'Innovation in Accessibility' this year. Game Awards 2020 has nominated five games that advance this field, and will crown one as the best through its new 'Innovation in Accessibility' category. The nominees are:https://www.cbr.com/game-awards-innovation-accessibility-watch-dogs-assassins-creed-last-of-us/ 20) Top Tech Tidbits Buy, Sell or TradeWe have three products for sale this week. Review them below or on the Tidbits website at:https://www.toptechtidbits.com/buy-sell-trade.html#listings Top Tech Tidbits Sponsor Classified Ads:Sponsor: LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Adaptations Online Store➜ This Week's Classified Ad:Featured Products: Revolution Cane Tip: Standard Roller Tip: $14.50 | Locator Dots: Small Pack of 6 (Clear or Orange): $2.00 | NFB Metal Cane Tip: $3.00 | TMAP - On Demand Tactile Street | Map (set of two maps): $25.00 | Ambutech Aluminum Folding Cane: $35.00 | NFB Chris Park Telescoping Cane: $45.00 | BoldWriter 20 Pen (Individual or 6-pack): $2.00 | Bump Dots: Mixed (50 count): $7.00 | Braille Apple Catalina VoiceOver Guide OSX 10.15 (3 volumes) - Latest Manual: $52.00 | SpeedDots iPhone Tactile Screen Protector, Phone Layout: $12.00 | NFB Chris Park 7-Piece Folding Cane: $50.00 | Visit https://adaptations.org/ to learn more today!
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Sponsor Since: June 4th 2020 Website: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/ 🌐 About: Dean Martineau is the Founder and a Contributing Editor to the Top Tech Tidbits Newsletter. Sponsor: Be My Eyes➜ This Week's Classified Ad:Accessible Pharmacy, the new, home delivery pharmacy with a blind founder, is bringing its full range of support and services to Be My Eyes. Users of the Be My Eyes app can now call Accessible Pharmacy directly to get support with medication, medical devices, and even home delivery COVID testing. With a fully trained and discreet pharmacy staff on call from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Pacific, Accessible Pharmacy is the new way for blind and low vision consumers to get an easy, frictionless pharmacy experience. Call today — and you'll never have to take an Uber to the drugstore again. https://www.bemyeyes.com/blog/accessible-pharmacy-joins-be-my-eyes.Lead Contact: Will Butler, VP of Community
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