[Nfb-krafters-korner] Carol's note

[Henrietta Brewer]

This is a note Carol asked me to send. 
this month's issue has info on a fantastic book for Grandma's and their Grand Children. Wait, blind Grandma's.
It is a print and braille book with cd's. She thinks some of you Grandma's might want to look into it.


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> From: "AccessWorld" <accessworld at afb.net>
> Date: November 2, 2012 3:06:12 PM EDT
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> Subject: November 2012 AccessWorld is now available!
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> AFB	American Foundation
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> The November issue of AccessWorld is now available on our website.
> This issue features: 
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> Editor's Page: AccessWorld 2012 Holiday Issue
> AccessWorld Holiday Gift Guide 2012: Practical and Fun Gifts for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired, by J.J. Meddaugh 
> It's the time of the year when we revisit one of AccessWorld's annual traditions. As the holidays approach, each year AccessWorld endeavors to offer a smorgasbord of gift giving options to its readers in the form of the holiday gift guide.
> 'Tis the Season: Navigating Online Shopping Websites with a Screen Reader, by Janet Ingber 
> With the holidays rapidly approaching, it's time for AccessWorld's annual evaluation of online shopping websites. This article looks at Amazon's accessible site and the Bed Bath and Beyond, JC Penny, Old Navy, Target and Toys"R"Us websites.
> Product Evaluation: The PLEXTALK PTN2 DAISY and Audio Book Player from Shinano Kenshi, by Deborah Kendrick 
> The PTN2 is a compact unit with fabulous sound quality that will meet most listening needs of customers who are blind or who have low vision. It plays content from CD, SD, and USB sources and can play a wide variety of formats from the most popularly used content sources.
> An App for Wayward Fingers and Thumbs: An Evaluation of the Fleksy App from Syntellia, by John Rempel 
> Fleksy is not a panacea for all. It has limitations, but Fleksy certainly provides an alternative if you know the QWERTY keyboard layout well and you spend a lot of time generating text using iOS devices.
> Tips and Tricks from a Blind Business Traveler: How to Manage the Airport More Effectively, by J.J. Meddaugh 
> Travel is one of the most fun and rewarding parts of my job, and through all of this, I have become a rather seasoned traveler, developing many skills and tricks for navigating through airports and other unfamiliar areas. Here, I offer some antidotes and ideas for airport travel based on what I've learned over the past several years.
> AFB Survey Results Show Inaccessibility of Many Travel Websites, by Katie Vizenor and Christina L. Wissinger 
> Read a summary of key preliminary results from the American Foundation for the Blind Travel Website Survey conducted through AccessWorld and the Direct Connect mailing lists.
> AccessWorld News
> Letters to the Editor 
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