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Video Demo Traveling the unknown back corridors of the American
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6) A Letter to Apple About the Flicktype Situation Many blind iPhone
users benefited from this app, which Apple has essentially killed.
Here's one letter about the situation:
https://davidgoldfield.wordpress.com/2021/08/22/my-email-to-phil-schiller-at-apple-regarding-the-current-situation-with-flicktype/
7) Mosen At Large Episode 144, Flicktype Details, Using Braille Screen
Input, More Another thorough and detailed treatment of a controvertial
topic. This is the Transcript: https://mosen.org/malp0144transcript/
8) Typing on iPhone and Rotor While we're on the subject of typing,
this AppleVis Forum covers lots of options:
https://www.applevis.com/forum/ios-ipados/typing-iphone-and-rotor 9)
Reading Recipes with Siri or Apple Watch This explanation goes into
some good detail, to make the reading of recipes or other text really
viable on phone or watch:
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10) Resources for Whenever Accessibility Goes Belly up The most
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11) Android Commands and Settings, Android S (12) A handy compendium,
downloadable or on paper. It costs $12 or $14.50 depending on format:
https://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/AND-COMMAND-2ED.html 12) Commmand Palette
NVDA Add-on This is an intriguing add-on, allowing you to type part of
a command to execute it rather than using a keystroke:
https://github.com/blindpandas/command_palette/releases/tag/v1.0 13)
How to Search in Windows Clear explanations for Windows 10 and 11,
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https://www.maketecheasier.com/how-to-search-in-windows/ 14) Step by
Step Screen Reader Navigation of the Parts of the Menu Ribbon | Blind
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bar to a menu ribbon saw some blind and visually impaired persons
struggling to use it. This tutorial is meant to help these people
learn how to navigate the menu ribbon with their screen reader,
primarily in the Microsoft Word window, but also in the File Explorer
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5 Often Overlooked Videogame Accessibility Features Very useful
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17) Why Twitter's New Design Is Inaccessible to Some Disabled People
Twitter has launched a new design for its app and website, including
its own font, higher contrast, and less gray space. The update was
intended to increase accessibility, but many disabled users and
accessibility experts disagree, pointing out that some of the changes
have made the site less accessible. Twitter has responded to the
concerns with promises to fix some of the key issues:
https://www.verywellhealth.com/twitter-new-accessible-redesign-5197808
18) What's Next for Xbox Accessibility Tech? Microsoft Isn't Sure The
Xbox Adaptive Controller meets many people's accessibility needs, and
it's hard to design a follow-up act:
https://www.windowscentral.com/whats-next-xbox-accessibility-tech-microsoft-isnt-sure
19) Xbox Adaptive Controller Inventor Says Gaming Accessibility Has
Hit "A Plateau" Accessibility in video games has thankfully improved
greatly in recent years, with developers and hardware manufacturers
increasingly offering players with disabilities options ranging from
colour-blind modes to modifiable inputs. However, a key figure in the
creation of the Xbox Adaptive Controller, a bespoke and customisable
controller to allow better physical access, has said efforts to
further expand access have hit "a bit of a plateau":
https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/xbox-adaptive-controller-inventor-says-gaming-accessibility-has-hit-a-plateau-3027532
➜ Press Releases and Other News 1) Canadian Geographic Announces the
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her feature in Canadian Geographic's magazine issue announcing the
largest accessibility project in North America. In this article,
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https://www.blindsquare.com/2021/08/24/canadian-geographic-announces-the-largest-accessibility-project-in-north-america/
2) EA Opens Some of its Most Important Accessibility Patents EA has
announced that it is now offering its accessibility patents to anyone
who wants to use them. Is about a paradigm shift for the video game
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6) Handhelds Still Aren't Designed for Disabled Gamers Valve's new
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