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Editor's Page: Happy Holidays from AccessWorld!
Accessible Shopping: Target and Macy’s-A Review of Desktop Websites and iOS Mobile Apps
Janet Ingber: This year's AccessWorld Accessible Shopping Guide will focus on Target and Macy's. For this review, we will be looking at the iOS mobile apps and desktop websites of both companies.
Accessibility Basics: Understanding the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
Aaron Preece: In AccessWorld and other content about web and app accessibility, you will often find references to the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). This article serves as an introduction to these guidelines and highlights their importance in ensuring accessibility.
Product Reviews
A Tale Of Two Ereaders: The Good News Launched By NLS
Deborah Kendrick: There was a time when blind people were woefully excluded from the joys of reading books, magazines, newspapers, and temporary documents. Now, those who read braille can carry hundreds of publications and other documents with them in a refreshable braille device that is distributed without cost to every eligible blind or print disabled patron. That's a true story of equality rising.
Ooma phone—a mostly accessible and nearly free option for your home landline phone
Bill Holton: With the notable exception of call forwarding, nearly all of the essential telephone features are as easy to use and access with my Ooma phone as they ever were with my old landline. Even considering the hardware limitations I will be keeping my Ooma phone, and the savings will pay for the hardware in a few short months.
Back to the Future with the BlindShell Classic 2
Jamie Pauls: Today, I am entrenched in the Apple ecosystem, and I can’t see myself giving that up for any other phone, but for many who do not wish to use a smartphone with a touch screen, the BlindShell Classic 2 is a robust and easy-to-use solution. The phone and all of its related apps are updated frequently, and the app catalog continues to expand.
Consumer Favorites
February 2017: MyReader and MyEye from OrCam: Text and Item Recognition at the Touch of a Finger
Bill Holton: Check out this review of the OrCam from the February 2017 issue.
August 2021: A Guide to Using Mobile Check Deposit and Some Helpful Accessories
Judy Dixon: From the August 2021 issue, Cut down on your trips to the bank by using mobile check deposit, a feature offered by most banking apps.
January 2014: Three New Techniques for Treating Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Bill Holton: Check out this historical article regarding treating Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Remember, this article is from 7 years ago and the technology may have changed in that time. Check with the companies or organizations mentioned in the article for updates.
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