Greetings!
1) The NVDA version of the free Dictation Bridge add-on has now reached release
candidate stage, which means an official release is not far away. They say that
the JAWS version is coming soon as well:
http://bit.ly/2vH2yeu ;
2) The iAccessibility app is available free for iOS, offering podcasts and
technology information:
http://apple.co/2vH3BuJ ;
3) Also from Michael Doise, the VOStarter app for learning VoiceOver is now
free:
http://apple.co/2hM2h3W ;
4) For Android, BlindSight, a free Android app that implements advanced AI
features, narrating the scenes fed to it by the phone camera, is now out:
http://bit.ly/2uIGeML ;
5A) HumanWare offers two webinars on KeyMath and the BrailleNote Touch. The
first, 'What is KeyMath, How to Use It And Troubleshooting Tips', Wednesday, 23
August 2017 at 18:00 GMT. Register here:
http://bit.ly/2voA0DI ;
5B) And, 'Reviewing And Editing Math Homework, Sharing Assignments With
Teachers and Classmates, and What's Coming Next With KeyMath', on Wednesday, 30
August 2017 at 18:00 GMT. Register here:
http://bit.ly/2urdNaS ;
6) This BlindBites post discusses 'Making Thunderbird Accessible':
http://bit.ly/2wK9OD4 ;
7) On August 21, 2017 millions of people will view a total solar eclipse as it
passes through the United States. However, for the visually impaired, or others
who are unable to see the eclipse with their own eyes, the Eclipse Soundscapes
Project delivers a multisensory experience of this exciting celestial event:
http://bit.ly/2vQjrml ;
8) The accessible Twitter client Chicken Nugget has been upgraded to Version
4.4 with fixes for playing YouTube videos, translation and shortening tweets,
support for saving to Pocket, and more:
http://bit.ly/2wK4tvm ;
9) Some of these are pretty old and stale, but others are definitely not. This
collection from AppleVis lists 125 apps written for blind and visually impaired
users:
http://bit.ly/2vHfNfb ;
10) Episode 13 of the Life After Blindness Podcast features a transatlantic
conversation about many new tech developments, including whether the
forthcoming Victor Reader Trek has a place in the life of a smartphone user:
http://bit.ly/2vlFbWU ;
11) The August 2017 issue of AccessWorld offers a discussion of finding
accessible cable TV, a review of the Microsoft Seeing AI app, "An Accessibility
Check of the Rachio Smart Wi-Fi Sprinkler," and more:
http://bit.ly/2rt6CKa ;
12) Here is a "Guide To Braille Resources, A Comprehensive Guide with Resources
for Teachers, Parents and Users of Braille:"
http://bit.ly/2fuzVul ;
13) Speech Central is an accessible Windows, Mac, Android and iOS app that lets
you listen to web content such as news, DAISY content and BookShare using
synthesized speech:
http://bit.ly/2wKlHsP ;
14) HIMS has updated the Braille Sense Polaris, activating the camera and
keyboards and fixing bugs:
http://bit.ly/2fue6ew ;
15) Episode #1733 of Eyes on Success concerns the ElBraille:
http://bit.ly/2p6t5h5 ;
