This article will show you, the reader who uses a Mac with the Voiceover screen reader, exactly why I haven’t jumped ship and fled to Windows 10. I’ll compare the state of accessibility of Windows and Mac as operating systems, features of first-party apps, advancements in first-party screen readers, and the outlook of...
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Posted on Sunday 28 January 2018 by Devin Prater
Introduction
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Posted on Monday 4 December 2017 by mestomba
I want to share my current knowledge on achieving this. There may be better ways but this is what I know right now and it works! Follow the recipe below. It may not give you great lasagna but it will give you voiceover on any pdf file you want or need to read on your Mac!
1) Use ‘Preview’ to view the pdf document
2) Make sure you...
3 Comments : Last update or comment 6 months 4 hours ago.
Posted on Tuesday 26 September 2017 by sockhopsinger
Since the release of iOS11, one problem a lot of us are having is that the new Siri voices can cause our phone to go silent. Usually, the only way to get speech bak when this happens is to hit that trusty little home button and the lock screen button simultaneously for about eight slow seconds before the phone will be forced to restart. Or,...
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Posted on Tuesday 26 September 2017 by Jessica Brown
First, check to see if the version you want to downgrade to is still being signed. Google should do the trick or else idownloadblog.com always posts when an ios version has stopped being signed. Second, go to ipsw.me and download the version you want to downgrade to and download it. Idownloadblog.com also has a downloads page where you can find...
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Posted on Saturday 23 September 2017 by JLYN
As I don't know how to create podcasts yet here is a basic guide on how to use and enjoy Traveler's Quest.
First it may be a good idea to contact the developer of this app thanking them for such an accessible app so hopefully it stays that way.
Once you have downloaded and opened the app and followed all the intro messages it is...
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Posted on Monday 31 July 2017 by Deborah Armstrong
*** I hope others will add comments here.
The goal: to take videos of some partly inaccessible software to send to its developer. The videos would need to be quick clips that only show the problem; not long-winded amateur off-the-cuff recordings that would bore the developer.
The problem: blind with just light perception and no...
3 Comments : Last update or comment 1 year 1 month ago.
Posted on Friday 7 July 2017 by Scott Davert
With iOS 11 abandoning all support for 32 bit devices and apps, people may be wondering what apps will and will not be supported. The official Apple article linked to above states: "As a reminder, new iOS apps and updates submitted to the App Store must support 64-bit. Support for 32-bit apps is not available in iOS 11 and all 32-bit apps...
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Posted on Tuesday 16 May 2017 by Tunmi
Intro
Hi! Welcome to my guide on BARD Mobile.
BARD Mobile (Braille Audio Reading Download Mobile), is a service that offers braille books and audiobooks from NLS.
With this app that is fully accessible, you can easily download, listen and read these books.
Talking books and braille books are free.
I will be...
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Posted on Monday 1 May 2017 by Jim Homme
I totally admit that this started out to be a selfish venture. just got my first Mac, and I was totally confused by how the items on the site were organized. That and I'm a total PC user, so I got out my trusty text editor and organized a list of what I thought I should listen to in the Podcasts area, organized the way I hoped I should listen....
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Posted on Monday 17 April 2017 by Scott Davert
Starting in iOS 10, a new way exists through the actions rotor to move apps around your various home screens. While the old method is still available, the new way of accomplishing this task seems to be preferred by many. In iOS 11, it then became possible to drag multiple apps at the same time. The below process was written for iOS version11.4...
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