Well, the time has almost come… The time when the PC will be almost not required. One of the most exciting developments in recent months is the KNFB Reader. I used to have it on my computer when it was called Kurzweil 1000. K1000 was, still is, great for with it the blind can read [...]
It’s almost here! an accessible camera for the blind. And it comes in a product that lots of people use — the iPhone. With the iPhone’s built-in screenreader technology, VoiceOver, and a little app, the talking camera is here! Here’s the story. The iPhone camera is accessible and it’s quite a good one — has 8 megapixels on the [...]
I discovered something cool yesterday while I was looking for a Tumblr app. It’s called flipboard. The description on the App Store says it is your own personal magazine and that’s about right. It works by adding content you choose to little magazines. But the thing I like most about it is that you can [...]
unwrapping: 10 Things to Know about Tumblr Usernames.
Okay, I decided to make a garageband project on my iPad. so far so good, I create the project and do what I want to do. But then I wanted to transfer it to my Mac. this was not so easy. I sent the song to iCloud but I couldn’t find it on the computer. [...]
I read on Twitter this morning that has had to turn itself in to a subscription service. I love this thing! It is sooooooo cool! with a blind person can take their own pictures and the app identifies them. Of course it’s not just the app. It’s a programmer and a server and sometimes it’s [...]
I read on the internet two interesting ththings–actually quite a few interesting things have been emerging over the past few days. First there is the so-called “treaty for the blind” which, if ratified will give more access to books for those with print disabilities (IE blind or dyslexic or some other learning disability.) This is [...]
In January BrailleTouch from the University of Georgia was launched. Now there are two and more. The newest addition to the family is called MBraille. I started writing this post with it but it mysteriously disappeared from Blogsy on my iPad. But nonetheless, I am writing here now on my Mac. Good Things: Supports Grade [...]
“You’ve got to learn braille but you have to really concentrate.” So four-year-old me was told by a preschool teacher. This moment of idealism was magically caught on video. I still have the videotape [yes, it’s a REAL video!] I want to tell everybody how important Braille is in my life. When I began school [...]
I want a camera so badly. Want to tie better pictures that look good and put them on TwitPic. At the same time I want a cheap, basic camera with one special thing: I want it to record audio as the picture is being taken. I have been surfing the web the past few days. [...]