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Saturday, 26 October 2013

Apple's Announcements Impact on

This week Apple announced a variety of new hardware and software products at media event. While Apple executives didn't devote stage time to accessibility announcements as they have...

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universal design 06:02

OS X Mavericks Includes Switch Control Similar To iOS

Apple's new and free Mac operating system called OS X Mavericks includes a new accessibility feature called Switch Control. Switch Control allows switch users to navigate and...

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Friday, 25 October 2013

OS X Mavericks 17:44

OS X Mavericks Enhanced

Apple's newly released and free OS X Mavericks includes a cool new feature called enhanced dictation. Dictation allows users to speak to their computer and have their words converted...

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Monday, 21 October 2013

tts 17:23

Have You Ever Wondered How Text-To-Speech Voices Are

The Verge has a cool video about how text-to-speech videos are produced. Given that so many assistive technologies rely on text-to-speech voices it is interesting to learn how they...

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Sunday, 20 October 2013

timely time teller 11:05

Timely Time Teller App Keeps You

The Timely Time Teller app is a simple app for iOS that gives you repeating alerts at set intervals. When alerts are turned on Timely verbally tells you the time at set intervals....

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Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Touch ID accessibility 09:18

Apple Announces October 22th Event Likely to Foucs on new iPads and

Today Apple sent invitations to members of the media for an October 22th event. The event comes just weeks after the release of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. Rumors have suggested that...

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Saturday, 12 October 2013

kindle fire screen reader 04:56

Amazon Improves Accessibility Features of Kindle Fire

Amazon's newly announced Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX include built in accessibility features. Historically, Amazon has been slow to make their Kindle products accessible. With...

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Wednesday, 9 October 2013

visual impairment 15:33

New in iOS 7: System Wide Large

Apple�s new mobile operating system is out for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. iOS 7 includes many useful features for all users regardless of ability. One feature that can benefit people...

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