[Electronics-Talk] Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, February 8, 2018 - Volume 647

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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, February 8, 2018 - Volume 647

The Week's News in Adaptive Technology

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Dear Rolando, 

1) Although we missed the first week of the month last week, there was quite a lot of the material in the monthly post: "AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for January 2018", much of which will still be worth perusing:
http://bit.ly/2nPRtBy 

2) AppleVis has launched a new monthly project: A podcast:
http://bit.ly/2C4b6Li 

3) Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute is open to testers of the iOS version of YouDescribe, an app that plays audio-described YouTube videos:
https://apple.co/2nSnvwX 

4) This blog post from the CNIB carries the title "Lost While Using Voice Over? Now What?"
http://bit.ly/2nSnBVl 

5) Braille support is now available for two Blindfold Audio iOS games: Blindfold Wild Card and Blindfold Travel Card:
http://bit.ly/2FVKler 

6) Several commenters to the AppleVis forum offer their opinions on the question: "Which is the best app for performing OCR of documents: Envision AI, Braigo Companion, Seeing AI or KNFB Reader?"
http://bit.ly/2BO2r3W 

7) This Guardian post answers the question: "Are there any good portable MP3 players for blind and visually impaired people?"
http://bit.ly/2BNhr2g 

8) Joseph Lee's free 2018 NVDA tutorial is now complete, and is available as a .ZIP file or as individual sections. It covers the use of NVDA through the forthcoming version 2018.1:
http://bit.ly/2EU6z0M 

9) Every weekday at 07:00 and 19:00 GMT, Jonathan Mosen airs The Daily Fibre, featuring music and particularly the latest tech news. Teasers about the day's broadcast are often found in the Mushroom FM Blog:
http://bit.ly/2nKpBQm 

10) We return to AppleVis to read one person's perspective on "Why I'm still on a Mac: A guide for skeptics and those who feel that grass may be greener with Windows:"
http://bit.ly/2EamE1E 

11) An Accessibility toolbar has been added to Facebook. Access by pressing Alt + Slash (Alt + /) on your PC, Option + Slash (Option + /) on your Mac:
http://bit.ly/2FXX9kn 

12) In the first of two articles on LEASEY, this Lighthouse post gives an overview and touts the advantages of the program in general:
http://bit.ly/2BNgVRJ 

13) A college student with low vision reviews the free iOS Seeing AI app:
http://bit.ly/2BNhHhK 

14) Google has launched an Accessibility Support Team, answering email queries about the accessibility of Google products:
http://bit.ly/2FUEq9A 

15) The Tech Doctor is back with a podcast on three excellent books:
http://bit.ly/2ryoBxG 

16) The University of Massachusetts Boston will offer a Graduate Certificate in the area of Assistive Technology Instructional Specialist for People with Visual Impairments. For information, email:
r.sesslertrinkowsky at umb.edu 

17) Eyes on Success #1805 discusses a camp for blind youth, and #1806 addresses overcoming obstacles with STEM:
http://bit.ly/2p6t5h5 

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