[NFB-NM] FW: The January issue of AccessWorld Is Now Available

[Tonia Trapp]

Tonia Trapp, secretary

National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico

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Subject: The January issue of AccessWorld Is Now Available

 



 

 

 

 


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Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss

 

  

The January issue of
<https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id
=f5ff1f3530&e=c806462bb1> AccessWorld is now available on our website.
 

This issue features:

*
<https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id
=7ba4cd9865&e=c806462bb1> AccessWorld Recognizes the Birthday of Louis
Braille

 

*	BrailleSense Polaris: Ready for the Road, by Jamie Pauls
<https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id
=353edb6a6d&e=c806462bb1> 
Those looking for a specialized notetaker that runs a mainstream operating
system and is able to use accessible mainstream apps should definitely
consider the BrailleSense Polaris.

 

*	A Big Compromise in Price With a Small Compromise in Features: a
Review of the Orbit Reader 20, by Scott Davert
<https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id
=e0ca916181&e=c806462bb1> 
More information on the Orbit Reader 20, including a report on the display's
performance as a notetaker and as a terminal connected to other devices.

 

*	Keeping It Portable: Comparing Braille Displays on iOS Devices, Part
III, by Scott Davert
<https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id
=72ac1efd6c&e=c806462bb1> 
Part III of this series reviews the VarioUltra and Actilino braille
displays.

 

*	What's New in watchOS 4, macOS High Sierra, and tvOS 11, by Janet
Ingber
<https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id
=c12ed58c36&e=c806462bb1> 
In September 2017, Apple released updates for its iOS devices, Apple Watch,
Mac computers, and Apple TV. The iOS update was described in the November
issue of AccessWorld. The three remaining operating system updates will be
discussed in this article.

 

*	Feel This: a Review of the Current State of Braille with Windows
Narrator, by Scott Davert
<https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id
=0734910436&e=c806462bb1> 
Microsoft has put a great deal of time and thought into developing braille
support along with Narrator. When the bugs experienced inputting text on a
braille keyboard are solved, Narrator will be a viable option for those who
rely on a braille display without speech.

 

*
<https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id
=36c3d4d47d&e=c806462bb1> AccessWorld News

 

*	Letters to the Editor
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=2f5dd4a47a&e=c806462bb1> 

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