In an opinion published on September 6, 2017 (but issued earlier on July 31, 2017), Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the Southern District of New York ruled that a retail website was a place of public accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (as well as under state and local law) and therefore the owner the website had to take “the steps necessary to ensure that the blind have full and equal enjoyment of its website – provided that taking such steps would not impose an undue burden on Blick or fundamentally alter the website.” Andrews v. Blick Art Materials, LLC, 17-CV-767, NYLJ 1202797331595, at *15 (EDNY, Decided July 31, 2017).
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VIP: It’s Better to Look Good Than to Feel Good
In this week’s VIP, Nelson and James bring you the top stories from Cool Blind Tech. And of course, it wouldn’t be a VIP without their Cool Picks.
Samsung Launches Visual Aid App for Visually Impaired
Samsung Electronics announced that it will launch ‘Relúmĭno,’ a visual aid application for people with low vision. ‘Relúmĭno’ is a visual aid application that works in conjunction with the Gear VR to enhance the vision of visually impaired people.
VIP: Those Who CeekTechnology, Shall FindTechnology
In this week’s VIP, Nelson and James are joined by Christopher McMillan. Listen in as they discuss the top stories on Cool Blind Tech, and as always, they will bring you some great Cool Picks.
DayNight: Daytime and Nighttime Awareness for iOS
Here is a simple app for those who do not have light perception. Recently recommended by Larry Skutchan, a friend of CBT.
Cool Tip: How To Make Your iPhone Speaker Louder
Here is a cool tip on pumping up your iPhone’s volume when pressing the volume button is just not enough.
VIP: Keeping it Clean
In this week’s VIP, Nelson and James discuss the top stories on Cool Blind Tech. They also delve into the subject of housekeeping.
Sense+ Lights Up Your World by describing People, Places, and Objects Around You.
At this year’s Microsoft Imagine Cup, a team from Hong Kong created a mobile app that describes people, colors, objects, and nearby places. The team is focusing on eliminating the social isolation that can occur when a person loses their sight.
Fanmail: August 2, 2017
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JOINing a ZOOM CONFERENCE Has Never Been Easier Until Now!
There’s an old saying that goes something like this: “Eat, eat, we’ll talk later!” In this day and age of meetings while you eat, meetings while you feel like sleeping … (muting is a wonderful thing, nobody can tell if you snore!), though I’m sure you would never fall asleep in such a meeting.
There’s meetings about when we should have a meeting … business today is very meeting-centric. The constant craziness of, how do we get everyone together, no matter where they are?
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