#iACast 48 – An Interview With Hooke Audio

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The National Federation of the Blind convention brings people together to network and to discuss all new technologies. Though we have had the chance to unbox and review the Hooke Audio headphones, we have had the pleasure to sit down today with Anthony and Justin of Hooke Audio to talk more about the amazing 3D… Continue Reading #iACast 48 – An Interview With Hooke Audio

#iACast 44 #WWDC17 After Party

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On this episode of the iA Cast Aleeha, Michael, Jason, Aaron and T. J. discuss the latest news from Apple’s yearly WWDC conference. Here is what was covered in the episode. Apple Announces Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV AirPods will automatically pair with Apple TV tvOS 11 announced. Beta for developers live. WatchOS 4… Continue Reading #iACast 44 #WWDC17 After Party

What the iA staff would like to see from #WWDC17

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Each year, Apple announces their latest software at their Worldwide Developer Conference, and WWDC 2017 starts today. the management staff here at iAccessibility has written down what they would like to see, and is written below. Matt’s wishlist Monday, June 5 is Apple’s World Wide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) where we will most likely see some… Continue Reading What the iA staff would like to see from #WWDC17

Prizmo Go – A free OCR Solution for Everyone

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One of the first apps that iAccessibility reviewed was an app called Prizmo which would scan an image and convert any text found in that image to digital text that could be copied or opened in another program or that could be read by a screen reader. Now, the makers of Prizmo has released a… Continue Reading Prizmo Go – A free OCR Solution for Everyone

#iACast 40 – Mobile OSWars: iOS VS Android

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Welcome to the latest episode of the iA Cast. This week we talk about the differences between the two most popular mobile operating systems iOS and Android and we say which ones we prefer. Patreon iAccessibility has set up a new pattern account for our community to support our podcast each month. If you would… Continue Reading #iACast 40 – Mobile OSWars: iOS VS Android

#CSUNATC17 – Dot Incorporated Makes a Braille Smart Watch For The Blind.

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There were many companies showing products this year at the CSUN Assistive Technology conference this year, and one of those companies was Dot Incorporated. DOT makes a Braille smart watch that is similar to a standard braille display with four braille characters only to let someone tell time and much more. Features The Dot smart… Continue Reading #CSUNATC17 – Dot Incorporated Makes a Braille Smart Watch For The Blind.

UIAccessibilityTraits Roles for iOS developers

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If you are an iOS developer then accessibility should be high on your list of priorities so that all users can utilize your app. Apple has added accessibility traits that are like Aria roles to determine what each element in your app can do. Some of these traits may include Titles, Headers, buttons and more. One… Continue Reading UIAccessibilityTraits Roles for iOS developers

Getting Around Unfamiliar places.

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This week I will be traveling to the CSUN 2017 AT conference, and it occurs to me that it would be a good thing to get a few apps that can help me find things in San Diego, so lets look at two of these kinds of apps that can really help you in these… Continue Reading Getting Around Unfamiliar places.

#iACast 35 – Hands Free Purchasing Power

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Welcome to our latest episode of the iA Cast. This week we discuss the following topics. NVDA gets a big update to NVDA 2017.1rc1 NVDA 2017.1rc1 released ZoomText 11 released ZoomText site Roger app becomes Fika.io RogerTalk website Fika.io Replacements for Roger Google Allo WhatsApp Zello Hands free mode with the Amazon Tap announced Amazon… Continue Reading #iACast 35 – Hands Free Purchasing Power