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On this episode of he iA DemoCast, Jason Earls demonstrates the iAccessibility app for iOS by going through each element of the app.
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iA UnboxCast 12: iPhone X
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On this episode of the iA UnboxCast, Scott Van Gorp, Michael, Jason, and Philip unbox the iPhone X and go through the setup process.
#iACast 61: All These Devices!
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On this episode of the iA Cast, Aleeha, Michael, and Jason discuss all of the latest devices announced for this holiday season and what everyone would like to get their hands on.
Apple
Amazon
- All-New Amazon Echo Plus – Easily Set Up your Smart Home
- Echo Show – Amazon Official Site – amazon.com
- Echo Spot at Amazon® – Shop Home & Garden – amazon.com
- Amazon is bringing Audible support to its cheapest Kindle – The Verge
- Google Pixel 2 – $300 off Google Pixel 2
- Google Pixelbook – Adapts to your lifestyle – google.com
- Google Home Mini – Smart speaker for any room – Google Store
- Consumer Groups call for a Recall of Faulty Google Home Mini
- Google Pixel Buds – Bluetooth Earbuds for Pixel 2 – Google Store
Microsoft
- Invoke – Microsoft
- Microsoft® Surface Laptop – Microsoft® Official Store – microsoft.com
- Buy Microsoft Surface Book 2 | A Powerhouse Laptop | Surface
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iA Democast 12: Twitterriffic 5 for Mac
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On this episode of the iA DemoCast, Matt Dierckens demonstrates Twitterriffic 5 for Mac, which brings accessible Twitter features to macOS.
Twitterrific 5 for Twitter on the App Store – iTunes – Apple
#iACast UnboxCast 11: VP Columbia Braille Embosser
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On this episode of the iAUnboxCast, Aleeha unboxes the VP Columbia Braille embosser from ViewPlus with commentary from Jason and Michael. At the time of this posting, the embosser is still selling for $1495 on the ViewPlus website. This is a 100 character per second, interpoint, tactile graphics embosser. Aleeha goes through the initial setup of the device, including giving a demonstration of the sound of the embossing and the text-to-speech voice.
iA CodeCast 2: Language Syntax
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On this episode of the iA CodeCast Michael, Dan and Aleeha discuss the differences in language syntax between different programming languages.
Dan has issued challenge number 2 where a person must write a program with two different conditionals. One being an if, and else if condition, and the other being the same condition with a select or switch case conditional. You can submit challenges to our mailing list at iacoders@iaccessibility.net and you can join by emailing iacoders-join@iaccessibility.net.
iA UnboxCast 10: Amazon Element 50 inch TV
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On this episode of the iA UnboxCast Michael, along with Aleeha, and Jason unbox the 50 inch Amazon Element 50 inch TV with Fire TV built in. This is an accessible TV with FireOS built in.
All‑New Element 50‑Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV ‑ Fire TV Edition$549.99Amazon.comFree shipping
#iACast 60: Problem Solving
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On this episode of the iA Cast, Michael and Aleeha discuss the importance of problem solving and some techniques for adopting the problem solving mindset.
- New Question and Answer segment announced for the iA Cast. seen any questions to our Twitter @iaccessibility1, our facebook page or through email at feedback@iaccessibility.net. Your questions will be answered on the next recorded episode.
- Michael announced that there will be a new book written called Finding Success Through Problem Solving in the Digital Age. We will talk more about it as the project is written.
This episode has been dedicated to the family.y of a friend of the show who has been going through a lot the past couple of weeks. Keep Buddy Brannan’s family in your thoughts and prayers.
#iACast 59: Augmented and Virtual Reality
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On this episode of the iA Cast, Jason, Michael, and Aleeha discuss the latest in augmented reality and virtual reality as it relates to mainstream technology and in the areas of accessibility.
Mainstream Devices
- VIVE™ | Discover Virtual Reality Beyond Imagination
- Oculus Rift | Oculus
- Samsung Gear VR – Powered by Oculus – samsung.com
- Google Cardboard – Google VR
- Daydream – Google VR
- Google Lens: Everything you need to know | Android Central
Accessibility Devices
- orcam.com – OrCam MyEye – Solution for Vision Impairment
- Aira | Instant Access to Information
- Cyber Timez, Makers of Cyber Eyez
- KNFB Reader App features the best optical character recognition …
- Seeing AI | Talking camera app for those with a visual impairment
- Be My Eyes
- eSight
- Jordy – Enhanced Vision
- NuEyes – Electronic Glasses for Low Vision
#iACast 58: Linux as an Alternative to Windows
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In this episode, Jason and Jeremy discuss using Linux as an alternative to Windows and macOS.
Topics include:
- Ubuntu and Debian, two distributions of Linux,
- The Orca and Speakup screenreaders,
- BRLTTY, a braille display daemon for Orca and other console screenreaders,
- The Debian Accessibility Wiki which has great information about the accessibility options available for Debian. You can also apply the information to other distributions as well.
- DistroWatch where you can find and download different Linux distributions,
- and more.
Correction: In the podcast, it is stated that Debian doesn’t offer a liveCD. Debian does in fact offer a liveCD. You can find it on the liveCD page.
#iACast 57 – Advocating for Accessibility
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On this episode of the iACast, Aleeha, Jason, Meaghan and Dan discuss a wide variety of topics relating to advocating for accessibility. Topics range from getting accommodations in school and in the workplace to contacting developers about access issues in apps or websites. We also mentioned that every state in the U.S. has a disability rights organization that can help advocate in situations where your actions aren’t enough. The contact information for each state’s organization, called a protection and advocacy organization can be found on the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) website. As of the publication of this article, we are unable to locate a similar list for Canada, so if you know of such a list, please leave a link in the comments below.
iA CodeCast 1: Hello World!
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Hello World! This is the first episode of an all new show from iAccessibility where we discuss all things code. On this episode we discuss the basics of coding and how to get started.
Text Editors
- Bluefish Editor : Home
- Bare Bones Software | TextWrangler
- CotEditor -Text Editor for macOS
- Notepad++ Home
- Visual Studio Code – Code Editing. Redefined
Integrated Developer Environments
- Visual Studio IDE, Code Editor, VSTS, & Mobile Center
- Xcode – Apple Developer
- Eclipse desktop & web IDEs
- Download Android Studio and SDK Tools | Android Studio
Education
- Lynda.com® Official Site
- Udemy: Online Courses – Learn Anything, On Your Schedule
- Stack Overflow – Where Developers Learn, Share, & Build Careers
- Codecademy: Learn to code
- Code.org: Anybody can learn
Programming Challenge
Each episode we post a new programming challenge that you can submit to us by joining the iACoders mailing list. Simply send an email to iacoders-join@iaccessibility.net. You will need to confirm your email address, which may be in your spam folder after you join.
This week’s challenge is to build a hello world application that says Hello World. The app will then ask the user their name and then Print the person’s name back out after the word Hello. You will need to use code to print items to the screen, use variables, and request user information. You may use whatever language you like to make this solution, but do not put compiled code in the list.