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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.
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"Work smarter - use technology more effectively." Technology, Planning, Organisation, Communicating, Teamworking, Different Needs? #a11y
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Would have liked to have seen more on video calls than just Appe's facetime, but I'm presuming this is an evolving box of tools. Delete the scoop?
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"The IMS Accessibility project group focuses on adaptation or personalization of resources, interfaces and content to meet the needs of individuals. The group believes that the best way to make a system or resource accessible to an individual is by meeting that individual⊃1;s particular needs at that time in that context...." Delete the scoop?
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This guidance is intended for staff in UK FE colleges whose provision includes further education or training for vulnerable learners with varying need... Delete the scoop?
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SpokenLayer is a very handy app if you don't like trying to read from a mobile screen. The app will read to you from a rage of newsfeeds. Very useful for listening pracyice. Via Nik Peachey Delete the scoop?
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Welcome to the inclusive design toolkit, which aims to answer three critical questions: 1. What is inclusive design? Delete the scoop?
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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.
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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.
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Download page for WebbIE and Accessible programs - get the free WebbIE browser and Accessible RSS, Radio and other programs. Delete the scoop?
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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. Delete the scoop?
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Find wheelchair accessible places. Wheelmap is an application for wheelchair users, for people with walking frames or pushchairs. Delete the scoop?
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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 Delete the scoop?
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Directory of accessibility-tested Web 2.0 Services for use in educational activities. Web2Access is a JISC TechDis supported project. Delete the scoop?
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JISC TechDis commissioned CereProc to create two new high-quality, youthful and modern voices (TechDis Jack and TechDis Jess) that can be used with text-to-speech tools. Text-to-speech (TTS) technology allows text in electronic formats to be read out loud by synthetic voices or saved as MP3 files for later listening. Delete the scoop?
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Presentation from the ALT Conference 2012 in Manchester. "A composite of the many responses we receive when we deliver training on accessible documents to teachers as part of the Load2Learn project" Dominik Lukeš Delete the scoop?
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A free font designed to help dyslexic people read online content is adopted by a range of software nine months after launch. Delete the scoop?
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The ACTOER Project wiki Accessibility Challenges and Techniques for Open Educational Resources This wiki will host the activities of the ACTOER Project to investigate and improve accessibility support in Open Educational Resources. This wiki is work-in-progress to continually capture the findings of the project team as we challenge typical OERs with a focus on accessibility. We will investigate OERs in situ where possible with a range of learners. Delete the scoop?
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The specific characteristics of the dyslexie font make it easier for people with dyslexia Delete the scoop?
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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! Delete the scoop?
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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, ... Delete the scoop?
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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. Delete the scoop?
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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... Delete the scoop?
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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 Delete the scoop?
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