Have You Read the September Issue of AccessWorld?
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Subject: Have you read the July issue of AccessWorld?
AFB American Foundation
for the Blind TM
Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss
The July issue of AccessWorld is now available on our website.
This issue features:
a.. AccessWord Takes You Back to School
b.. The Apple 2018 Worldwide Developers Conference Keynote, by Janet Ingber
Apple recently held its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Before the
conference, many in the tech community were making predictions about new
features for new Apple operating systems. This year's WWDC was all about
software.
c.. VFO and Computers for the Blind Partner for Low-Cost, Accessible
Computers, by Bill Holton
Recently, Computers for the Blind (CFTB) partnered with VFO to offer a free
annual license from Freedom Scientific with their computers.
d.. Book Review: Writing Your Way: Composing and Editing on an iPhone or
iPad,
by Judy Dixon, by Deborah Kendrick
Once again, Judy Dixon and National Braille Press have produced a book that
will appeal to the iPhone novice and power user alike. Every reader will find
some new trick or tidbit in these pages and will find reading this book to be a
pleasant journey.
e.. Pinterest Takes Steps Toward Accessibility, by Jamie Pauls
For anyone who wishes to learn to use Pinterest, they will find the service
to
be worth the effort. The learning curve is steep, though, as Pinterest's
efforts
towards accessibility thus far represent more of a toe dip than a deep dive.
f.. Connectivity with Compromise: A Review of LVI's MagniLink Zip Video
Magnifier, by Shelly Brisbin
The MagniLink Zip offers all the features of other magnifiers in its size and
price class, and a few unique ones. It's reasonably compact and easy to
control.
The unit does, however, have a few deficits that make it hard to recommend
without some reservations.
g.. Scratch That: A Review of the New Notetaking Feature on the Focus Fifth
Generation Braille Displays, by Scott Davert
Recently, The VFO Group released a firmware update that introduced the
Scratchpad application for its 5th Generation Focus 14 and 40 braille displays.
h.. Reviewing Charts and Graphs with SAS Accessibility, by Bill Holton
Several years ago, developers led by SAS Director of Accessibility Ed Summers
began looking for ways to make charts and graphs more accessible to those with
visual impairments--not just their own charts, but others' as well. They've
made
some recent enhancements. Let's look at, or, we should say, listen to their
progress.
i.. AccessWorld News
j.. Letters to the Editor
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