Speech Recognition - Coming of Age!

Ever since I've been involved in the field of assistive technology there's always been the hope that speech recognition could assist...

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Inspiration Maps Updated with iPhone Support and More

The mind mapping and outlining app Inspiration Maps , which was previously only available on the iPad, is now available on the iPhone as wel...

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Apple's New App Return Policy in Europe is a Big Deal for VoiceOver Users

Recently, Apple implemented a new 14 day no questions asked return policy in many European Union (EU) nations according to 9to5mac. The new...

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How Apple Could Improve the App Store for VoiceOver Users

Potential  Feature for App Store Would you buy a song that may or may not play, a car that may or may not fit in your garage, or a remote th...

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iPad mini, Nexus 7, or Kindle Fire HDX: Which Tablet is Best for People with Dyslexia?

Over the past couple of weeks I have been lucky enough to review three of the most popular tablets- the iPad mini, the Nexus 7, and the Kind...

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Apple Announces WWDC 2014: Will Accessibility Enhancements Take Center Stage Once Again?

Apple announced that their World Wide Developers Conference ( WWDC ) will take place from June 2nd - 6th in San Francisco, California. At t...

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Voice Dream Reader Updated to Version 3.0: Read PDFs in Original Layout and More

Voice Dream Reader is an app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch that supports people who prefer reading in different ways. Voice Dream can rea...

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Apple Releases iOS 7.1 with Numerous Accessibility Tweaks

Today, Apple released iOS 7.1 with numerous accessibility improvements. While these features are not as exciting as the accessibility feat...

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Launch Center Pro: Speed Up Common Actions on iOS Devices

Launch Center Pro is an app for iPhone , iPad, and iPod Touch that allows users to launch apps and simple tasks directly from the app. Inst...

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Tegware Bagel and Boogie Board Perfect Together!

I have been following the digital writing market for some time now and was intrigued when I learned about a new product from Tegware, called...

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PDF Expert 5: Well Designed PDF Management App with Text-to-Speech

PDF Expert 5 is a well designed PDF management app for the iPad . The app includes many useful features that allow you to read, edit, and a...

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Apple's Announcements Impact on Accessibility

This week Apple announced a variety of new hardware and software products at media event. While Apple executives didn't devote stage t...

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OS X Mavericks Includes Switch Control Similar To iOS 7

Apple's new and free Mac operating system called OS X Mavericks includes a new accessibility feature called Switch Control.  Switch Co...

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Presented at the Teacher Meetup NJ 2013 Unconference Today

What other profession do you know of, that would sacrifice a whole day for professional development without pay? Welcome to the world of tea...

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Sprint Introduces Mobile Captioning App for Hearing Impaired

Wireless service provider Sprint has released a new iOS app that captions conversations in real time. The app uses computerized speech reco...

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Kicking the Tires on the Microsoft Surface RT

ISTE 2013 is long gone and is now just a fleeting memory- but wow was it fun! The ISTE conferences by and large remains one of my most favo...

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