Dear AccessWorld Editor,
I use AFB's note-taking app, AccessNote, quite a bit. I am wondering if the developers can add a Folders option, so app users can organize notes by Folders/Categories?
Thank you so much for taking my suggestion under consideration.
Alvaro Alvarito
Response from Darren Burton, Director, AFB Tech
Hello Alvaro,
Thank you for using AccessNote and for your suggestion. Adding a Folders option is on our to-do list for a future upgrade. It won't be ready in time for our next upgrade this Fall, but we hope to add folder functionality this winter.
Dear AccessWorld Editor,
I always look forward to reading each issue of AccessWorld. I loved last month's vision research article by Bill Holton, Four Emerging Vision-Enhancing Technologies: the Implantable Miniature Telescope, the Telescopic Contact Lens, the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis, and the Artificial Silicon Retina, and I hope AccessWorld will continue to update that important research.
I also agree with a fellow reader who wrote in concerning the important issue of online learning access. I am employed fulltime and constantly deal with access issues at work, but I want to pursue online graduate courses. After looking at a sample of the courses interface, I decided I couldn't voluntarily tackle another computer environment which may or may not be able to provide me the support that I would need to deal with each access issue. It is unfortunate that those of us who use access technology are forced to be much more than mere "point and click" users just to survive much less thrive.
Best regards,
Pshon Barrett
Dear AccessWorld Editor,
I live in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia.
I just read Deborah Kendrick's September article, An Evaluation of the I.D. Mate Quest Talking Bar Code Scanner from Envision America, and I liked everything I read!
As soon as I saw the "Comment on this article" link at the bottom of the review, I jumped at the chance for one reason and one reason only. I received that very product just a week ago today.
The only down side is it will only recognize barcodes on Kohl's and Woolworths products; nothing from Aldi, but I can very easily record any codes for those products.
Great review!
Kyle Cogan
Dear AccessWorld Editor,
I am a blind IT professional and I had been a JAWS user since the 1970s.
Approximately 18 months ago my PC, running Windows XP with JAWS crashed and I had to purchase a new one. The new PC came with Windows 7 preinstalled, and this meant that my current version of JAWS would not work. I contacted the Freedom Scientific sales folks and found out that it was going to cost me about $1,000 for the Windows 7 version.
Given this information, I started to look for a suitable alternative.
Much to my sheer delight, I came across the NVDA screen reader, and WOW! Not only is this software FREE it actually performs every function that is required for me to perform my daily duties and for just having fun. I am currently running the latest version and everything is running extremely smoothly. Everything I encountered from the initial download to customizing the readers preferences is very clear and concise.
More information is available at [the nvaccess website.]
One of the features that is an absolute must for me is the ability to create a portable version on a thumb drive (USB) where you can carry the reader from PC to PC. My wife has a laptop, and she needed some help last month. I was able to get the problem resolved by bringing her machine up using NVDA from the USB drive, therefore not having to load the software on her machine. WOW!
Lee O'Neill, Jr.
Dear AccessWorld Editor,
I am blind and using the AccessNote app for iPhone.
I have some wishes for the upcoming versions, and hope there is a possibility to consider it.
It would be nice, if there were a possibility to synchronize the app direct with the iPhone via iTunes, and not only via Dropbox. And, it would be great, if the app could work with RTF files.
AccessNote is a very useable tool for people with vision loss, and I am looking forward to upcoming improvements.
Thanks a lot, and excuse my English, I am Austrian :-).
Thomas Hill
Dear AccessWorld Editor,
Lately I've been hearing little bits about two new devices for the blind. One is called Orcam and the other is called Visus. They sound fascinating and I'd dearly love to see in-depth articles about them in Access World.
Sincerely,
Linda Vos
