The specific characteristics of the dyslexie font make it easier for people with dyslexia 
Feel who's calling and texting you. Caller ID with vibration patterns. Pick a contact and set or create a unique vibration pattern – it's that easy! 
Turns your Android into an eyes-free communication device.Provides one-touch access to Android applications, as well as useful mini-apps built into the Eyes-Free Shell. eSpeak for Android, Text-To-Speech Extended, Accessibility Preferences, Talking Compass, WalkyTalky, Talking Dialer, Eyes-Free Keyboard, ... 
Zoom Plus is a free video magnifier. Video magnifiers make text easier to read by zooming in. They also allow you change to the contrast of the text and background, which can help with dyslexia, low vision and colour blindness. 
The easy way to communicate Application directed at people unable to communicate fluently orally or through writing with health professionals, family or any other pers... In recent months, several popular social networks relaunched or updated their services, and one new player came out onto the plain field that, initially hyped, now is hardly talked about any more.
Unfortunately, what all these have in common, is a great number of problems when it comes to accessibility. This is not just for the blind and visually impaired, but also considering people with other kinds of disabilities. Via Ranti Junus, Margaret McKay 
Free online workshops run by JISC TechDis . Awareness raising, training opportunities and live "accessibility clinic" discussions with links to a range of supporting resources and opportunities. See the Spring Term programme. Via alistairm , Lisa Featherstone In March 2009 Tony Hirst posted a solution for Twitter Powered Subtitles for Conference Audio/Videos on Youtube.
[Considering the potential with regard to accessibility and collaborating on Descriptive Video - Clem] This blog post is part of a series of posts discussing the Business Case for Accessibility. 
I’ve recently been very impressed by some free courses offered by the online European School of Volunteering (EVS), a collaboration between Spanish, Romanian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Greek and Italian organizations that was established as part of the 2011 Year of Volunteering.
New technologies for senior citizens
Ageing Population (2 Hours). 
We need students' help in selecting the voice actors who will form the basis of a new, free high quality synthetic speech voice. This will open up the world of free high quality voiced text to speech to everyone in FE, skills and HE sectors. There are 7 voices each speaking for less than a minute. Hear them and rate them at http://tinyurl.com/jtdvoice Many thanks |
Welcome to the inclusive design toolkit, which aims to answer three critical questions: 1. What is inclusive design? 
Copyright Consultation: Make a difference (This Week) Posted: 12-March-2012 We urge you to take five minutes to make a difference because we know that the voices of practitioners can be very significant.
Note: the consultation closes on 21 March 2012 
A developer of open-source accessible apps, Apps4Android, has announced the release of four new IDEAL apps for Android smartphones. Android is Google’s operating system for smartphones and tablets. The apps aim to improve the accessibility of the Android devices, which have lagged in this area behind Apple devices.
Via Lisa Featherstone Download page for WebbIE and Accessible programs - get the free WebbIE browser and Accessible RSS, Radio and other programs. 
Large home screen optimized for elderly people and people with bad sight. The first home screen optimized for elderly people and people with eye problems. It uses big buttons and large fonts for all the basic functions of the phone - telephone, SMS messages, camera, gallery, SOS button and installed applications. 
Find wheelchair accessible places. Wheelmap is an application for wheelchair users, for people with walking frames or pushchairs. 
Twelve finalists are competing for prizes in the Vodafone Foundation Smart Accessibility Awards 2011 Top 10 steps towards making your mobile apps more accessible Apps for blind and partially sighted users Mobile accessibility: setting the standard 
Directory of accessibility-tested Web 2.0 Services for use in educational activities. Web2Access is a JISC TechDis supported project.
The female voice - we need feedback on free text to speech for post 16 learners
Learners recently helped us choose the male voice for text to speech for post 16 learners. We had over 350 responses from a wide range of learning contexts and ages! Now we need your learner’s to help us select from 7 female voice actors to decide who will form the basis of a new, free high quality synthetic speech voice. With a high quality female voice to supplement the male voice we hope to open up the world of free high quality text to speech to everyone in FE, skills and HE sectors. We’ve got a range of voices with a good mix of regional accents to select from.
It’s quick, its easy, its online and the deadline is 21st December… There are 7 voices each speaking for less than a minute and you can listen to them all and score them at http://tinyurl.com/jtdVoice2
Please can you forward this to your best contacts working directly with learners to ask them to invite / encourage / cajole students to listen to them and rate them for us in before the end of term and certainly before 21st December? It’s a quick job – only 4 questions and a Yes/No recommendation per voice. Once again, apologies for the rush – we’re trying to work around Christmas! Many thanks Via terrymc, grainnehamilton This guide has been designed to provide an introduction to web accessibility requirements for VET teachers and trainers wanting to improve the accessibility of e-learning content and systems. Via Heinz Krettek 
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