Tech Tips
Online Shopping and Banking: Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments
Whether you are employed, receiving Social Security retirement or disability payments, or living off your savings and investments, as a person with a visual impairment you are just as much a consumer as anyone else. You need to shop for groceries, clothing, furniture, pots, and pans the same as everyone else you know. You may…
Read MoreUsing Social Media with a Visual Impairment or Blindness: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
It wasn’t too long ago when people would bemoan: “The Internet is terrible for society. Using it isolates yourself. There is no human interaction or engagement.” Of course, that was before Facebook and other social networks took the world by storm. Today, over a billion people a day around the world check in on Facebook…
Read MoreTouchscreen Smartphone Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments and Blindness
When a sighted person uses a touchscreen smartphone or tablet, he or she taps icons or slides a finger across the display in order to make things happen. Happily, the three major touchscreen platforms from Apple, Google, and Microsoft, each include two built-in accessibility features for people with visual impairments: a screen magnifier and a…
Read MoreHow to Create a Foolproof Smart Home Security System
Home security systems can give you valuable peace of mind, primarily when you can’t monitor the premises in person. Even better, many of today’s options have smart technologies that employ facial recognition, cloud data storage and more. If you’ve decided to invest in a smart home security system, here are five tips on how to…
Read More6 Mistakes to Avoid When Setting up Your Smart Home
Deciding to transition your abode into a smart home is an exciting choice that can make your life more convenient. However, everyone can make mistakes when doing things for the first time. Here’s what not to do when setting up your smart home. 1. Choosing Cost Over Quality It’s understandable if you need to stick to a…
Read MoreBe My Eyes Tech Support
Be My Eyes users can now get tech support from Microsoft – Android Community This information was originally published by Android Community and can be read here. The Be My Eyes app is one of the best apps around for the visually impaired as they can ask for help from more than 850,000 volunteers to…
Read MoreTop Magnification Apps For The Blind and Visually Impaired
Are you searching for the Top Magnification Apps for the Blind and Visually Impaired – search no further! Did you know that approximately 10% of the American population has low vision? That is why magnification is a necessity for this population to keep their independence. In addition, many of this population has access to an iPhone…
Read MoreTop Productivity Apps for the Blind and Visually Impaired
One of the great benefits of the iOS devices is to assist us in staying productive. For people with vision impairment or blindness there are several apps that support our unique needs. Below are a few of my favorites. VoiceDream reader Holy cow, if I had to pick an app for accessing enlarged print or…
Read MoreFinancial Independence For Visually Impaired
Apps to help you track and manage your finances. In this week’s post, I am going to provide you with ideas and apps that will help you track and manage your finances. From talking calculators, to an app to help you identify currency, to an app to help you manage your statements and a few…
Read MoreIndependent Living Apps
Independent Living apps could mean several different things. In this case we mean an app that will assist with a task or provide independence with a task. For example, we need to know denominations of currency, so using the camera on the device along with an app that speaks what it sees. Here are my…
Read MoreiPad and iPhone Revolution
The iPad/iPhone has revolutionized accessibility for individuals who are blind/visually impaired. The iPhone/iPad is one of the few universal devices that comes with access for the blind built right in. VoiceOver VoiceOver is a built-in screen reader for the OS and iOS (Mac/Apple) devices. It provides a spoken description of what is being presented on…
Read MoreiOS 11 – Review and Neat Tip
I am a visually impaired iOS user. I use my iPhone 7 Plus for almost everything I do as an Assistive Technology Consultant – scheduling appointments, taking notes, using email, budgeting, invoicing, etc. I must say that the iOS 11 upgrade has certainly met my needs. The fonts are truly amazing and now I am…
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