[Electronics-Talk] Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, November 8, 2018 - Volume 683

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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, November 8, 2018 - Volume 683

The Week's News in Adaptive Technology

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1) Better Spell Checking in iOS 12.1
Read about how spell checking has improved with VoiceOver in iOS 12.1:
http://bit.ly/2PKUeEf 

2) Building an Accessible Game
This company describes how it implements accessibility in its web-based game:
http://bit.ly/2zz7SR1 

3) EasyReader Still Free and Growing
Dolphin Computer Access confirms that its EasyReader app will remain free, and that it is gaining the ability to access more and more libraries of accessible books:
http://bit.ly/2JONDTZ 

4) Manual for vOIC
The manual for the vOIC app for Android and Windows is here. This app lets you gain information about your surroundings using sound:
http://bit.ly/2DcJw31 

5) JSay 17 Released
Version 17 of the JSay package, which empowers you to control the computer, using your voice and JAWS, is now available:
http://bit.ly/2QrFdEE 

6) Use a screen reader to insert content into notebooks in OneNote:
this support article references both Narrator and JAWS:
http://bit.ly/2Pl4UtV 

7A) Aira has New Plans in US
Most plans are more expensive, unlimited usage is no longer possible, but there is now a basic plan for $29.95:
http://bit.ly/2QriPuZ 

7B) Blind Bargains Qast #162
While we're gathering information from BlindBargains, Blind Bargains Qast #162 has lots of Apple-related coverage:
http://bit.ly/2SQ031Y 

8) AppleVis New and Noteworthy for October 2018
Here is the regular monthly newsletter containing the highlights of AppleVis activity from the month just ended:
http://bit.ly/2JNg9Fo 

9A) Making International Phonetic Alphabet Accessible
This page is entitled "Using Jaws with Unicode IPA Fonts:"
http://bit.ly/2RFwL4M 

9B) Manuals
And here can be found manuals for transcribing IPA into Braille:
http://bit.ly/2PkIclX 

10) One User Returns to JAWS from NVDA
David Goldfield explains why "Along With NVDA he's Also Now Using JAWS 2019. Here's Why."
http://bit.ly/2JQTfNG 

11) More Stocking Stuffers Courtesy of Tek Talk
Another three hours of presentations from low and less expensive tech vendors comes your way on Tek Talk on GMT Tuesday, 13 November at 01:00:
http://bit.ly/2M464U2
12) Large Print Calendar A gent with low vision designed and sells these calendars:
http://bit.ly/2SV19ty
http://bit.ly/2AS8ind 

13) WebAIM: Survey of Users with Low Vision #2 Results
These WebAIM surveys are comprehensive and well-regarded:
http://bit.ly/2JMSTaJ 

14) AccessWorld November, 2018
This latest AccessWorld features "AccessWorld 2018 Holiday Gift Guide," "A Look at the New Narrator, Microsoft's Built-In Windows Screen Reader," "Roku Sticks, Players, and TVs: Access to Multimedia Streaming Devices, Part 1," "iOS 12: An Overview from an Accessibility Perspective," "FEER: The Game of Running Blind: a Game Review," and "iOS 12 Without the Eye by Jonathan Mosen: A Book Review."
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15) Tech It Out: Restaurant & Cook-at-Home Kit Delivery Services - YouTube
Here is a recording of Hadley's most recent Tech It Out: Restaurant & Cook-at-Home Kit Delivery Services:
http://bit.ly/2D6B3OF 

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