One of this year’s newest companies to CSUN turned out to be the most talked about. Thomas Simpson from Neo Access Ltd. discusses all the features and benefits on their new NeoBraille Notetaker. One of its biggest highlights, the ability to pop in a Sim card and use 4G speeds through the AT&T network was making everyone take a second look.
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CBT Live From #CSUN16: HumanWare Breaks The Mold By Doing Away With Keys On The Latest BrailleNote Touch
One of the most anticipated releases this year was HumanWare’s BrailleNote Touch.
This device may look like your traditional note taker with a Perkins style keyboard and Braille display, but lift the cover on the top and out slides a slick looking tablet with either an 18 or 32 cell Braille display that uses the screen as a virtual BrailleTouch interface. Mike Tindell demonstrates this revolutionary device and shows us all the new innovations in HumanWare’s latest note taker.
CBT Live From #CSUN16: Freedom Scientific And Optelec Join Forces
Tyler Donnelly from Optelec shows us the new Traveller HD and just how portable and easy it is to use. He also discusses the recent merger with Freedom Scientific and how, combined, the two companies are now providing low vision products to a much wider audience.
CBT Live From #CSUN16: On The Go With Low-Vision Devices From Hims Inc.
Dave Wilkinson from Hims Inc. talks about their latest HD video magnifier the GoVision, which proves that you don’t have to give up screen size for portability. Dave also discusses some upcoming updates for owners of current Hims products and the creation of the HimsTastic political party, so make sure to take a listen.
CBT Live From #CSUN16: Amazon Is On Fire With Accessibility
Need to find a great SteakHouse, listen to last night’s sports scores or just have a good book read to you? Just say “Alexa” and let Amazon’s virtual assistant do the work.
CBT Live From #CSUN16: MatterHackers 3-D Printing To Provide Solutions For All Needs
Mara Hitner from MatterHackers demonstrates 3-D printing using an affordable printer that can be used to provide tactile models of printed items from animal pictures to complex maps. Listen to her provide information on how easy and affordable it is to provide the blind with a tactile world that only years ago was far out of reach for most.
CBT Live from #CSUN16: BAUM VarioUltra Braille Display and Notetaker
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.
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.
Apple Accessibility In OS X Mavericks.
In this Episode we continue with WWDC coverage. Leveraging the industry-leading support for accessibility in
OS X Mavericks
can let you reach new markets. Hear about exciting new products, new API additions and improved security for both accessibility hosts and clients; all designed to help applications reach wider audiences and provide unparalleled access for users with disabilities. Learn techniques to make even the most custom UI accessible.
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