[Nfbk] The February AccessWorld is Now Available

[Joey Couch]

AFB	 American Foundation
for the Blind <http://www.afb.org>  	TM  	
    	
	
Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss	 	

The February issue of AccessWorld <http://www.afb.org/accessworld>  is
now available on our website.
This issue features:


*	Editor's Page: February is Low Vision Awareness Month
<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140201>
*	Product Announcement: AFB AccessNote Notetaker App Released!, by
Darren Burton <http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140202>
The American Foundation for the Blind is excited to announce the release
of AccessNote, the notetaker app for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch!
*	2012: A Technology Year in Review, by J.J. Meddaugh
<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140203>
Before we get too far into 2013, let's take a moment to remember the
most influential and talked about technology stories from the year gone
by.
*	DeWitt TrainingWare Finds a New Home, by Deborah Kendrick
<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140204>
My Digital Apex purchases TrainingWare from DeWitt and Associates and
makes plans to move access training forward.
*	More than a Line: What the Future Holds for Refreshable Braille,
by Deborah Kendrick <http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140205>

The refreshable braille display that is "more than a line" is finally
looming in our foreseeable future.
*	Product Evaluation of Apple TV 3rd Generation: Apple Maintains
Accessibility Excellence, by Aaron Preece
<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140206>
Apple TV uses your Internet connection to provide you with access to the
wide range of titles available from the iTunes Store as well as
providing access to Netflix, Hulu+, YouTube, and more.
*	An Electronic Magnifier that Gestures toward the Future: A
Review of Flick by Sight Enhancement Systems and Issist Assistive
Technologies Inc., by John Rempel
<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140207>
Competitors may want to take heed. The Flick electronic magnifier
represents a significant paradigm shift in the way that electronic
magnifiers can be used.
*	E-mail for Your Ears: A Review of the Fully Functioning Talkler
iOS App, by Janet Ingber
<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140208>
If you are looking for a hands-free app to read your e-mail, then
Talkler is certainly worth trying. There is a free version of Talkler,
so no expense is necessary.
*	AccessWorld News
<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140209>
*	Letters to the Editor
<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140210>

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Joey Couch
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