Android Accessibility Suite recently released an update on the Play Store, adding some features to the Accessibility Menu and other new options like screen search and additions to continuous reading.
screen reader
TalkBack App Renamed to Android Accessibility Suite in Recent Update
Google has renamed the TalkBack app to the Android Accessibility Suite. TalkBack provides spoken feedback for text or images on a screen so that blind or low vision users can navigate their devices.
Pinterest Releases Accessibility Features for Blind and Visually Impaired Users
Pinterest is finally making accessibility a priority to people who are blind or have low vision. On Wednesday, it announced steps to ensure that the blind and visually impaired are not left out.
VIP: In With the New, Out With the Old
The Cool Blind Tech team is on top of the news in the world of accessible technology. This week, Joel, Jessica and Nelson discuss the latest happenings from Google, NVDA and say goodbye to an old friend. Make sure to download the podcast or press play to listen to this week’s information filled show.
NVDA Update Supports Audio Ducking and Microsoft Edge.
NVDA 2017.2rc1 is available for download, and includes several updates for the popular Windows screen reader. NVDA now supports audio ducking in the Windows 10 Creator’s Update. Audio ducking automatically lowers the volume of media content so that a visually impaired user can still hear the speech generated by the screen reader.
NVDA has also made improvements on how the screen reader works when using Microsoft Edge, and it has corrected some selection problems that occur when using browse mode with NVDA.
If you would like to go ahead and download the latest version of NVDA, you can do so here.
TalkBack 5.2 Gets Major Changes in Beta Release
Version numbers are not always what they are cracked to be. Windows 10, for example, has kept the version at 10.0, with only incremental build numbers which are prefixed by the month and year.
You must be logged in to post a comment.