[mac4theblind] Extra Extra, Read all About it: the NLS Bard Mobile app is on its way! | AppleVis
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- Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:57:23 -0400
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Extra Extra, Read all About it: the NLS Bard Mobile app is on its way!
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Submitted by Scott Davert on 13 September, 2013 - 13:49
The national Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) has
submitted their app, called BARD Mobile, for approval to the Apple App Store.
Neil Bernstein, who works for NLS, estimated that it could take 1 or 2 more
weeks for the app to be approved which would get it in to the hands of NLS
patrons. The app, as indicated previously, will support the reading of braille
files through the Web Braille service when using braille displays. it will also
support the playback of the encrypted audio files on iDevices. Eligible readers
are those who are US citizens who also qualify for other NLS services. For more
information about applying, please see The NLS Application page
Once released, be on the look out for a podcast reviewing all of the features
and functions of this app. Will the app live up to its anticipation? As someone
who was beta testing this app, it is my opinion that it will in many ways. I
hope that this will be the springboard to expand other NLS services, but that's
another blog post for another day. For now, just be on the lookout for this app
and an associated podcast.
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