[visionrehabtherapist] The July Issue of AccessWorld Is Now Available

From: Ike Presley <ipresley@xxxxxxx>
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Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 18:01:30 +0000

AFB

American Foundation
for the Blind<http://www.afb.org>

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Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss

The July issue of AccessWorld<http://www.afb.org/accessworld> is now available
on our website.

This issue features:
* Editor's Page: Back to
School!<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw160701>
* The Blackboard Online Coursework and Learning Environment: Accessibility
Reports from Two College Students and One Instructor, by Jamie
Pauls<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw160702>
In this article, we will take a look at Blackboard, a Web service used by many
colleges to provide course materials, send out announcements, post grades, and
administer tests. We will look at Blackboard from the perspectives of two
students and one instructor, all of whom are blind.
* BARD Mobile for Android: It's Finally Here, by Bill
Holton<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw160703>
I found accessing and playing BARD content on my Android devices a pleasurable
experience. My biggest complaints--the lack of a sleep timer and of a
play/pause gesture--are both current Android accessibility limitations. If I
were a devoted braille user, I would also lament the current inability to
download and read braille titles.
* Running Galaxy TalkBack on the Sprint Galaxy S6 Smartphone, by Bill
Holton<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw160704>
The Sprint Galaxy S6 is a well-designed, responsive Android phone--among the
best I have ever used. It is still a bit buggy in places, so I do appreciate
the ability to hot swap between the Galaxy and Google versions of TalkBack.
* Evaluation of the Leasey (Learn, Enable, Advance--So Easy!) Computer Scripts
from Hartgen Consultancy, by Jamie
Pauls<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw160705>
For anyone who owns JAWS for Windows (versions 14 and above) who needs extra
assistance with learning to use their computer, I would highly recommend
Leasey. For the experienced computer user who simply would like to have yet
another accessibility tool in their arsenal, I would recommend they give Leasey
a serious test drive.
* An Update on the Finger Reader, an On-the-Go Reading Device in Development
at MIT, by Janet Ingber<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw160706>
The Finger Reader is still in the developmental stage, "but it's definitely
taking steps to where it's becoming more like a product."
* LowViz Guide: Indoor Navigation for People Who Are Blind or Visually
Impaired, by Deborah
Kendrick<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw160707>
Time and experience will tell how well this new system really works, but kudos
are definitely in order to MD Support and Indoo.rs for the effort.
* Audio Description Comes to Netflix, by Jamie
Pauls<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw160708>
At the time of this writing, there are currently 87 programs available with
audio description on Netflix including "House of Cards," "Orange Is the New
Black," "Family Guy," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," and "Criminal Minds."
* AccessWorld News<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw160709>
* Letters to the Editor<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw160710>

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