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AccessWorld Recognizes Disability Employment Awareness Month
Employment Resources
2015 Employment Resources for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
by Joe Strechay
Due to the Rehabilitation Act's Section 503 utilization goals, there has been a lot of motion by federal contractors and subcontractors to recruit people with disabilities and to encourage current employees to disclose. This article offers a fresh look at employment resources available to those job seekers who are blind or visually impaired.
Evaluations, Guides, and How To's
LinkedIn Career Networking Website and App: Assessing Accessibility for People Who Are Blind
by Jamie Pauls
LinkedIn is a very popular and powerful tool for connecting with other professionals around the world. The company is aware of and cares about the needs of all of its customers who have disabilities, and the needs of the blind community have been, and continue to be addressed. While I find the site to be a challenge at times, I believe that I can learn to use it effectively for my needs, and I encourage others to give it a try.
Overthrowing the Desktop: The Revolution 22-inch All-In-One Magnifier and Tablet
by Shelly Brisbin
Northstate Assistive Technology's Revolution 22-inch, a video magnifier combined with an Android tablet, has something to offer both office workers with low vision and home users looking for a space-saving magnification and computing solution.
by Aaron Preece
Though touchscreen smartphones have had significant accessibility improvements over the past half-decade, physical voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) phones continue to have a host of accessibility issues.
Using the Audible Accessible Website and iOS App
by Janet Ingber
Audible is an excellent option for obtaining audio content. This site is easy to navigate. Customer support is excellent and the iOS app works extremely well with VoiceOver.
by John Lilly and Olivia Milam
We were severely disappointed in the accessibility of these four task management programs. Overall, we found that the web versions of all of these programs were completely inaccessible. Missing headers, unlabeled images, and reading hidden actions were routine.
Web Accessibility
AudioEye: Providing Web Accessibility as a Managed Service
by Bill Holton
I explored several AudioEye-enabled websites, and found them quite accessible, both with and without my screen reader running. The webpages were equally accessible on both my desktop computer or mobile devices.
Book Reviews
Watching Without Looking: A VoiceOver User's First Month With the Apple Watch, by Anna Dresner
by Jamie Pauls
Watching Without Looking is a book definitely worth adding to your library. Priced at $10, and available in EPUB format, this book is well written, well organized, and provides many resources for further exploration.
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