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CTIA 2013 Accessibility Outreach Initiative
Product Evaluations and Guides
Using VoiceOver with the Accessible Amazon iOS Kindle App
by Janet Ingber
A free and accessible iOS version of the Kindle app from Amazon was released on May 1, 2013. This app gives people who are blind or visually impaired another option for purchasing and listening to books and periodicals. Read more to learn about accessibility with VoiceOver, installing the app, and purchasing and reading content.
TextGrabber + Translator from ABBYY and the StandScan Pro: A Review of Two Products
by Janet Ingber
This evaluation shows how mainstream hardware and software can be great tools for the visually impaired.
An In-Depth Look at the ScripTalk Station from En-Vision America
by Bill Holton
In this article we'll take an in-depth look at the ScripTalk Station, and we'll also tell you how you can join En-Vision America's Pharmacy Freedom program and get a ScripTalk Station on permanent loan to read specially tagged prescriptions labeled by a participating pharmacy.
Access Issues
Voiceye: A Breakthrough in Document Access
by Bill Holton
The new embedded code document access solution from Korea called Voiceye builds on Universal Product Code (UPC) and QR code technology to provide access to printed material.
Social Media
by Larry Lewis
This AccessWorld series has provided a greater understanding of what social networks are and how they are accessed by desktop computer users who are visually impaired. Now, it's time to get on with the business of exploring a platform on which social networks truly shine.
Profiles
by Deborah Kendrick
The team at Smith-Kettlewell is developing the tools that could transform fantasies of full TV and movie access into possibilities.
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