Access to Work provides financial support to ensure someone’s disability or health condition does not hold them back at work and can cover assistive technology, workplace adaptations, transport, and interpreters.
Gadgets
Amazon’s Echo Dot for Kids is Coming
Earlier this week, Amazon released an Echo speaker made just for kids. The speakers go on sale May 9 and cost $80. That’s $30 more than the hockey puck-sized Echo Dot for adults.
How to Rearrange All of Your iPhone Apps at Once for Low Vision Users
If you want to rearrange a lot of apps at once, it can take a while — unless you know this new trick that Apple included in the most recent version of iOS software, iOS 11. It lets you move multiple apps at once. Here’s how you do it:
New Contact Lens Can Now Help Correct Color Blindness
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have developed a contact lens that can help correct certain kinds of color blindness, thanks to a safe, low cost dye.
New Alexa Update Allows Amazon Echo to REMEMBER Past Conversations
AMAZON is planning a dramatic update for its virtual assistant, Alexa, which will enable the AI to remember important dates and snippets of information you have previously discussed. This is designed to make conversation more natural.
Open Sesame! Nominated Best Accessibility App for 2018 Google Play Awards
Open Sesame! enables people with disabilities to use smartphones and tablets completely touch-free, the simple-to-use app, designed by a person with disabilities for people with disabilities, enables anyone with an Android device to control their phone or tablet hands free. Open Sesame! tracks head movements through the phone’s front-facing camera and uses advanced computer algorithms to allow users to control a cursor on the screen to make phone calls, post messages on social media, send instant messages, or download and make use of any app on the Play Store without assistance.
Team That Won HealthHack Contest Designed a Map That Aims to Make City More Accessible
Professor at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Alberta, Martin Ferguson-Pell, and his team have developed Click N’ Push – an app that shows just how difficult it can be to get around the city in a wheelchair.
Engineers Develop Glowing Contact Lens That Could Prevent Blindness
Engineers in the US have developed a glowing contact lens technology that they claim could help prevent blindness in millions of people with diabetes.
How to Adjust Text Size and Enable Bold Text on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
On iPhone or iPad:
Launch Settings > Display & Brightness. From there you can tap on the Text Size menu option, and then slide the slider at the bottom to your desired text size.
Eyes-Free Fitness Now Available for iOS
Eyes-Free Fitness is the first app designed to help people who are blind and visually impaired reach their health and fitness goals.
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