This week on Spotlight the Cool Blind Tech Team features Claria Zoom.
Spotlight with iMerciv: Feel the Buzz! Not the Bump!
In the Spotlight we talk to Bin Liu and Arjun Mali developers of the BuzzClip. iMerciv has developed a small, discreet and versatile wearable for people that are blind or living with significant vision loss. The BuzzClip, uses ultrasound to detect obstacles that may lie directly in one’s path. It then notifies the user of these obstacles through intuitive vibrations, allowing the user to safely navigate around any objects that they may walk into.
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CrowdViz: A Spotlight Interview with the Person Behind the Eyes
In this Spotlight interview we feature Akash Khanolkar the CEO of CrowdViz.
CrowdViz is an iOS app that unites blind people with our trusted sighted assistants. Blind users can receive immediate sighted assistance by connecting to an assistant and it is as easy as a click of a single button.
Check out “Voice Dream Reader for Android
“While there are other apps that provide text-to-speech features, users of Voice Dream who have tried many other tools are aware of the uniquely fluid user experience.” – Quartz
iOS 9 Accessibility
iOS has transformed the lives of many users with a range of physical and learning disabilities. Learn how to create apps that leverage the power and simplicity of Apple’s assistive technologies to make them accessible to the broadest audience possible. Hear about the latest advancements in iOS accessibility and how you can take advantage of them today.
Apple Watch Accessibility
Building on the strong accessibility support in iOS, Apple Watch offers assistive features like VoiceOver and Zoom. Gain insights into how these accessibility features work on Apple Watch, and how to make sure your app can be accessible to all users.
Google I/O 2015 – Improve your Android app’s accessibility
When you improve your app’s accessibility, you improve your product for everyone, including the billion people worldwide who live with a disability. This talk will introduce you to Android accessibility services and show how they make your app work in new ways for a wide range of users. You will learn some accessibility best practices, and get introduced to new automated testing tools that bring accessibility into your existing app development workflow.
Cool Blind Tech is now on Stitcher Radio!
The CBT Team is proud to announce to our listeners that you can now find us on Stitcher Radio.
As part of our expansion, we will be bringing you exciting new shows with some of the most talented individuals, enabling us to reach out to a global audience.
A New Beginning For The Cool Blind Tech Team!
The CBT team would like to welcome everyone to our brand-new site! We would like to thank all of our listeners for helping make CBT an incredible success story over the past 22 months. As you may already have noticed, we are reconstructing the website and will be adding new team members to the website. This will enable us to expand into creating articles, new shows and interacting with our listeners. We hope that you enjoy the website. If you have any questions or would like to give us feedback, please leave us a message using the contact form. Thank you.
WWDC – Getting Under The Hood Of Accessibility
In this episode we take you behind the scenes with a look inside Apple’s developer conference.
Here is where you will learn how media selection works and find out how to author media with accessibility features like subtitles and closed captions.
Going beyond the basics to use AV Foundation for customizing subtitle appearance and presentation.
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