Accessible World seeks to educate the general public, the disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly relevant information about new products, services, and training opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and access barriers that adversely affect them.
The safe way to exercise while sitting has arrived. Meet the motorized miniTREAD® and the manual Sitmill®. About the size of an airline seat cushion, these two devices offer an affective and accessible way to boost circulation, increase focus and strengthen the quads, core, calves and hamstrings. Do all this without having to go to […]
Everything related to ACB is now in one place. No more searching to find what you are looking for on different ACB pages. Searching is now easy when looking for content. Jeff Bishop will be talking about the ACB Media network on Monday May 17. ACB is still adding content, but you can now search
Accessible Pharmacy Services for the Blind is a comprehensive, home delivery pharmacy service specializing in the needs of the blind and low vision community. Founded by blind experts in the areas of accessibility and medicine, Accessible Pharmacy is the only provider of its kind. It is also the largest blind-owned healthcare company in America. Presenter
Tek Talk welcomes Kim Loftis, Mystic Access’s Director of Product Development, to discuss Amazon Fire tablets. Kim will share the options available when choosing a Fire tablet, the features you’ll find, navigation tips, and more. And, of course, answer your questions. Are you new to touch screen devices and curious to learn, but aren’t sure
Tek Talk welcomes Julian Vargas, a Mobile Access Technology Specialist, to discuss the latest developments in the world of mobile devices from Apple’s recent hardware announcements and updates to IOS to recent significant improvements to Google’s TalkBack screen reader for Android devices, including new multi-finger gestures. He will also talk about some of his favorite
Freedom Scientific has a vast array of training resources, most of which have been updated in the past few months. We will examine what’s available off the main training page, including basic training for JAWS, ZoomText and Fusion, quick tips and short video tutorials. In addition, we will discuss archived webinars consisting of everything from
Tek Talk welcomes Chris of Mystic Access to discuss and demonstrate the use of Chromebooks. He will also discuss Chrome box and Chrome base using the ChromeVox screen reader. Presenter Contact info: chris@mysticaccess.com Website: www.mysticaccess.com
Clubhouse is literally taking the world by storm. It’s an all audio International social media platform currently for iOS and very popular amongst blind people. Jeff Bishop, John and Larry Gassman among others will participate and of course questions, comments, and experiences with Clubhouse are welcome from the Tek Talk audience. Presenter Contact info: Jeff
Nathan Tech is Nathan’s personal website which he founded back in 2013. Since then it has gone through several evolutions from Audio games, to Multi-User Dungeons and now to where it is today, software and tutorials. It should be noted straight off that the website still supports Games and the Multi-User Dungeon, however the main
Are you legally blind or print disabled? Do you miss reading the newspaper, your favorite magazines, and other information? Learn how you can read hundreds of up-to-date newspapers, over 70 magazines, job listings, TV listings, store circulars, and more in an accessible format with NFB-NEWSLINE®. Liz Wisecarver, NFB-NEWSLINE® Texas Coordinator, will demonstrate this free electronic
Peter will talk about the new intelligent braille displays that are now available including the new Brailliant BI X series of braille displays, the Mantis Q40, as well as what is on the horizon for the BrailleNote Touch Plus. Peter will also take questions, suggestions, and feedback from attendees regarding HumanWare braille products. If anyone
It can be scary to have your screen reader die on you, but a few preparation steps can save you a world of hassle. Deborah Armstrong will show you how to set up your Windows PC to cope when this occurs. Contact info: armstrongdeborah@deanza.edu
