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AccessWorld Observes Disability Employment Awareness Month
Employment Issues
2014 Employment Resources for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
by Joe Strechay
Let Disability Employment Awareness Month ignite the fire in your career exploration and job search efforts! Make good use of the information and resources detailed in this article to help find the career that is best suited to you.
Product Evaluations and Guides
iPhone 6 and iOS 8: A Look at Accessibility with the Help of iOS Without the Eye, by Jonathan Mosen
by Bill Holton
This article will introduce you to the new accessibility features and improvements you will experience when you upgrade to iOS 8, and help you decide if there should be a new iPhone 6 or 6 Plus in your immediate future.
A Look at the JAWS Training Bundle from Freedom Scientific
by Bill Holton
Freedom Scientific recently released the JAWS Training Bundle, a collection of over 50 hours of audio training resources aimed at the brand-new JAWS user and those who may need a refresher course. The self-paced nature of these lessons can only serve to enhance the "I can do this myself" spirit of accomplishment that is the hallmark of good rehab and accessibility training.
The Giraffe Reader Scanner Stand and the Prizmo Scanning App for iOS
by Janet Ingber
This article describes the new Giraffe Reader, a stand for document scanners, and an existing scanning app, Prizmo, and compares them with the StandScan Pro and ABBYY TextGrabber and Translator.
App Access
Getting Around with Nearby Explorer for Android from APH
by Bill Holton
Nearby Explorer is without doubt the best GPS mobility app I have ever used, and I give it my highest praise and consider it an absolute must-have app for any and all Android users with visual impairments.
Access Issues
Computers for the Blind: Opening Worlds—One Computer at a Time
by Bill Holton
Cost can be a major barrier to owning and using a computer. Many do not have ready access to one. No e-mail. No web surfing. No Bookshare books?and possibly as a result, no job. That can all change due to a program called, Computers for the Blind.
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