I remember watching a movie over 14 years ago where the house had several automated items, ultimately simplifying the residents’ lives. I was wholly intrigued with the idea of turning lights on from across the room, or playing a song by simply saying it aloud. Though I was lost in reverie pondering the future, never […]
Posts with the Accessibility tag
How will Google Glass benefit people with disabilities?
By: Laura Medcalf Throughout the years, technology has gone from boxed and small (but very heavy!) television sets with faulty rabbit ear antennae with fuzzy picture as seen here to sleek, lightweight flat screens mounted on walls with crisp, high-definition picture: What is arguably crazier to reflect on is how computers with limited functions once took up […]
The Hand Glider
Styluses and tablets are great in terms of making many things accessible to individuals with disabilities. Many users have difficulty writing and drawing on tablets with their “hands in the air” (to avoid unnecessary markings on the screen. Further, writing in such a position is unnatural, fatiguing and awkward, and may ultimately hinder an individual […]
Website Accessibility
By Laura Medcalf There are many services readily available at your fingertips to make your online experience with websites and social media more accessible. For this post, I will provide an overview of multiple resources: NoSquint is available as an add-on for the Mozilla Firefox browser and allows users to adjust the text-only and/or full-page […]
Monday Tech Tip: Microsoft Windows Accessibility
Check out this week’s tech tip on accessibility features available on Microsoft Windows!
New Accessibility Features in iOS 7.1
Apple recently released its new operating system iOS 7.1, available now for download via the over-the-air Software Update and iTunes. In its previous update, Apple made the biggest progress to date regarding accessibility in their software; now iOS 7.1 offers even more accessibility features, especially ones to benefit blind and low vision individuals. New accessibility […]