PocketBraille for iOS has provided teachers and students the ability to learn Braille characters in a quick and easy reference style application for several years. iAccessibility is proud to announce that PocketBraille is now live on Android in the Google Play Store for $1.99, and we even have a lite version so you can see… Continue Reading PocketBraille for Android Now Live!
We at iAccessibility, from time to time, like to compare two products to see which one is more practical, and which one works best. Today, we decided to take a look at Seeing AI and OrCam, as both of these products have similar features, but different form factors. Lets start with going over each product… Continue Reading Product Comparison: OrCam VS Seeing A.I.
As social media continues to evolve, several applications have promised to be the new Facebook or Instagram, and one application in particular has gone above and beyond to provide an accessible and user-friendly experience for everyone. How does it work Vero promises to be an app like Instagram. The user can post about books, movies… Continue Reading Vero: The surprisingly Accessible Social Network
Podcasting has become one of the most popular ways of conveying information; however, podcasts can become quite large in size and length. To help with this issue, Marco Arment came up with the app Forecast for macOS to add organizational features to podcast files. Here’s how it works. Forecast Features Forecast lets the user add… Continue Reading Forecast for Mac, A Podcast Organizer
We get it. Managing all that you have to do in your busy life can be a difficult task. That’s why I have gathered four task management apps for analysis here on the iAccessibility Report. I’ll be analyzing Apple’s Reminders app, Things 3, WunderList, and Trello. All are very powerful apps, with very unique feature… Continue Reading Managing Your Busy Life: Accessible Task Management Apps
During its latest iPad Pro ad, Apple asked the question, “What is a computer?” This is the second article written by iAccessibility that aims to answer this question. Our goal is to understand if the iPad Pro can replace the modern PC, and what kinds of accessories or apps one would need to accomplish this.… Continue Reading What is a Computer? iPad Pro Hardware
Apple made a bold statement in an ad recently, during which a young girl asks her family: “What is a computer?” This question is really Apple making a statement about the iPad Pro, saying that it can be a computer replacement, and that the modern PC or computer form factor is irrelevant. After talking amongst… Continue Reading What’s a Computer? An Introduction
Each year, the iAccessibility Management Team looks back at what devices they liked best and we put each person’s favorite down in a blog post. It is now time for our 2017 picks. Do you agree with us? Let us know on Twitter or in the comments section. You can also email your pics for… Continue Reading IAccessibility Staff Pick Our Best Devices of 2017
The title says it all. To those who have never used an Android device, or maybe to those who are familiar with their Android device only somewhat, you may be wondering what a launcher is. Let’s see if we can shed some light on this topic. A launcher on Android is similar to the desktop… Continue Reading What is an Android Launcher?
Recently, a new app was released, in collaboration with Disney and several other movie studios, called the Movies Anywhere app. It’s available for iOS and Android, and offers some unique functionality for blind movie lovers. You can sign into Amazon, Google, and iTunes to link all your accounts together. For a limited time, if you link… Continue Reading Access Your Movies From All Your Accounts with the Movies Anywhere App for iOS
This morning, I discovered an app called Texie for iOS. The app claims to be able to perform quick text recognition, kind of like the Short Text mode of Seeing AI. It’s free do download, but, in order to perform scans, you must purchase credits, which start at $0.99 for 100 scans. You get a few extra… Continue Reading Texie for iOS: Does it Work as Advertised?
On September 25, 2017, Apple released macOS High Sierra to the public. Here are some new enhancements to VoiceOver. Enhanced Multilingual Support If VoiceOver detects that a language has been associated with text that it’s reading, it Will automatically switch to another voice and will read the text in that language. You can set the… Continue Reading What’s New in VoiceOver for macOS High Sierra