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Access Information News for Monday, January 15, 2024 - Volume 945The Week's News in Access InformationAccess Information News. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access information. A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication Share: Share this volume of Access Information News on Facebook. Subscribers: 12,877 Opt-In Subscribers were sent this issue via email. 31 Premium Subscribers were sent this issue via email. This Week's Featured Advertisement: Pneuma Solutions and Blind Information Technology Specialists Announce Strategic Alliance to Empower the Blind Community Through Advanced Technology. Thirty Additional Remote Incident Manager Minutes A Day For Bits Members, Coming February 1st!
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They conveniently route iPhone audio, including screen reader output, directly through the glasses, enhancing privacy and comfort compared to alternatives like bone conduction headphones. The frames, resembling normal eye wear, are comfortable and lightweight with user-friendly controls. Notable features include exceptional battery life, suitable for Voiceover use, and clear sound quality with good mids and treble, though they struggle in noisy environments. The primary drawbacks are the less accessible charging process and audio leakage in loud settings. Overall, the Echo Frames are valued for their comfort, functionality, and the seamless integration of Alexa. C) 6 Great Audiobook Apps That Aren't Audible | TechCrunch.comWe have compiled a list of six audiobook apps that we think are worth checking out. The right app for you will likely depend on your listening preferences and budget, so the list includes a variety of apps that follow different models. D) AudioEye Has Dropped Its Suit Against Me | Adrian RoselliAudioEye has dropped its lawsuit against Adrian Roselli as part of a settlement agreement. The specific legal details are included at the end of this post. E) Do You Hear What I See? How Blindness Changes How You Process The Sound Of Movement | TheConversation.comAlmost nothing in the world is still. Toddlers dash across the living room. Cars zip across the street. Motion is one of the most important features in the environment; the ability to predict the movement of objects in the world is often directly related to survival — whether it's a gazelle detecting the slow creep of a lion or a driver merging across four lanes of traffic. 2) Sponsorship PackagesAre you an access-based person, business or organization whose products, services or message would benefit from reaching over 15,000 access subscribers each week? 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And Discounts?Be sure to shop the weekly Access Information News Classified Ads section located at the very bottom of every Access Information News weekly newsletter. Here you will find sales, deals, promotions and discounts on a wide variety of access information products and services offered by Access Information News Sponsors. 7) Can ChatGPT Get Into Harvard? We Tested Its Admissions Essay | The Washington Post (Limited free articles available.)Publisher (Di Blasi): If you are an educator or AI enthusiast that relishes in attempting to discern AI-generated text from human-generated text, this article is spot on and will teach you a lot. It is just important to remember that this goal post is always changing. Quite literally, by the minute. At some point, as AI evolves, the ability to discern these nuances will go from difficult to infinity. We just have no idea how long that's going to take. At this point in the life of AI, I see it kind of like expecting a newborn baby to run a marathon. There's nothing at all wrong with the baby. Only the request. 8) Here's How to Order Another Round of Free COVID Tests Through the USPS | CNet.comWe've rounded up everything you need to know about getting free COVID tests, vaccines and treatments. 9) How To Implement Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) With Accessibility in Mind | Benjamin Roussey | Accessibility.comVoice is an innate and powerful tool for communication, and with the advent of voice user interfaces (VUIs), it is reshaping the way we interact with technology. VUIs are becoming ubiquitous, from smartphones to smart homes, offering a hands-free, eyes-free mode of interaction that's more natural and intuitive than typing or clicking. As we stand on the cusp of a voice-first revolution, it is vital to ensure these interfaces are accessible to everyone, including users with disabilities. 10) Use Your Braille Display to Label Your Things | Jessica Hipp | WayaroundIn celebration of Louis Braille's birthday this month, we thought it would be enlightening to explore using Braille with labeling solutions like WayAround. There are two good options for how to use Braille as a labeling solution: traditional Braille labels or a Braille display. 11) New Solution Trains the Brain to Overcome Tinnitus | TheHearingReview.comAn international research team has shown that the debilitating impact of tinnitus can be effectively reduced in just weeks by a training course and sound therapy delivered via a smartphone app. 12) Are Human Powered Accessibility Overlays Really The Future? | Bogdan Cerovac on Digital Accessibility2024 started with a bang. Besides fireworks and firecracker bangs (please don't use them by the way, both animals and humans may really suffer from them) I was shocked by the news of a veteran accessibility company announcing they will buy an accessibility overlay provider (even when they wrote negatively about overlays just recently). 13) Cosmopolitan: Meet VMA: The App That's Going to Forever Change How Blind People Do Their Makeup — Voice-Enabled Makeup Assistant Is Here — And Cosmo Chatted With Four Of The App's Users | Disability:IN.orgFor those with low-vision or blindness, putting on makeup is typically a two-person job. Sure, you can learn to dab on concealer or blend out your Drunk Elephant Bronzing Drops with a couple of #GetReadyWithMe TikToks (that is, if the creator talks out their steps versus just overlaying an ~aesthetic~ Mitski song or "My BFF dated my ex" story time). But to make sure your foundation is fully blended and your eyeliner isn't smudged, you're likely going to need to ask someone for help — whether it be a family member, friend, or literal stranger — and just hope they give you an honest answer. This is obviously less than ideal, and it gave Estée Lauder Companies an idea: Voice-enabled Makeup Assistant (VMA), a voice-enabled app to help people with vision loss and blindness check their makeup application. 14) 7 Fun Ways to Use the Internet ArchiveYou might be a few clicks away from playing your favorite childhood arcade game again. 15) Photo Descriptions, AI, Facial Recognition And The Law Of Privacy | Bingo Little | AppleVisSome of you might recall that back in September I presented a short paper to a Unesco conference on AI. As the blurring out of faces was a hot topic at the time, I decided I would talk about reconciling facial recognition with law about private information. It was all jolly good fun and looked splendid on Bingo's scholarship CV. A number of you said you'd be interested in the paper and I'm sorry I haven't shared it with you individually. Instead, I was trying to get a written revised version published, and now that's happened I can share it with all and sundry! If you're still interested, it can be downloaded here. 16) Fact Sheet: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Accessibility of Medical Diagnostic Equipment | ADA.govThe Department of Justice (Department) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) explaining how we propose updating the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to lay out specific requirements for the accessibility of medical diagnostic equipment (MDE). 17) Welcoming Dr. Gerald Hartig as NV Access's New Chief Technology OfficerWe're thrilled to welcome Dr. Gerald Hartig as the new Chief Technology Officer at NV Access. With over a decade of expertise in software engineering and product management, Gerald brings not just technical proficiency but also a unique personal perspective to our team. His dedication to accessibility is fueled by his experiences as a parent of children with special needs, aligning perfectly with our mission. Gerald's responsibilities at NV Access will include the following. 18) From the NLS Patron Announce List: New Download LimitsIn an additional step to safeguard the NLS collection from improper use, beginning February 6, 2024, patrons will be allowed to download from BARD no more than 250 books and magazines in any rolling thirty-day period. This includes both audio and braille titles across all platforms. It does not matter which platform or combination of platforms are used to download them. A patron may download no more than 250 books and magazines in any rolling thirty-day period regardless of the format or the BARD interface used. For example, a person could download 30 ebraille books using the NLS Braille eReader, 70 audio magazines via the BARD website, and 150 audio and braille books via the BARD Mobile app, reaching the thirty-day limit of 250. Likewise, a patron only using BARD Mobile to download books and magazines would also be limited to 250 titles in a rolling thirty-day period. The authorization limit is calculated by adding up the number of “unique titles” downloaded. This means a patron could download the same title on additional devices in that same thirty-day period without that download counting against the authorization limit. For more information, please contact: Don Olson. Customer Service Specialist. dolson@loc.gov 📧️ or, NLSPES@loc.Gov 📧️ 19) If It's Not Usable, It's Not Accessible | Sarah Lavery | TPGiA Conversation with TPGi's Chief Accessibility Officer, David Sloan. The rules and standards that guide digital accessibility will never stop evolving, and for good reason. Those rules are essential to provide guidance and accountability for the accessibility of digital products, and the digital world continues to evolve with Web 3, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Artificial Intelligence (AI), just to name a few. But there's another critical part of accessibility that often doesn't get enough attention in the sea of regulation: can people with disabilities use a product for its intended purpose? 20) Disabled Cambridge Woman Calls For Change After She Was Denied Service At Self Checkout Lane | CambridgeToday.caAfter being denied accommodations to use the self checkout lane at her local No Frills, Lucy Goddard is hoping her story helps educate other businesses about AODA rules. 21) Hable Wins The Braille Plume 2024 Award And Is Featured On National TV News In The Netherlands | HableHable has been awarded the prestigious Braille Plume 2024. This significant achievement, announced on Braille Day, underscores their commitment to advancing Braille literacy and technology. Their success story was featured on National TV news channels across the Netherlands and reached more than 5 million people. We salute them for promoting Braille on such a large scale. 22) Writing Aids For Low Vision: My Personal Superlatives | Veroniiiica.comAs someone with both low vision and dysgraphia, I spent a lot of time in school experimenting with different writing aids, discovering what writing utensils worked best for reading handwriting or drawing a picture, as well as which ones made content difficult or impossible to read. When a former teacher asked me about my favorite pens for low vision and other writing aids, I remembered that they had helped with the school yearbook and started organizing my favorite writing aids based on yearbook superlatives for fun, updating my original writing utensils post from 2019 with new information. Here is a list of different writing utensils and writing aids for low vision, and the superlatives I associate them with. 23) 250 Hours Of Interviews I Conducted For The BBS Documentary Are Going Online At The Internet Archive | ASCII By Jason ScottThere's already a collection of them up, from when I first set out to do this. 24) Mobile App Accessibility: A Must-Have for Reaching Wider Audiences IALabs.ieIn today's fast-paced world of mobile technology, creating an app that caters to a diverse audience isn't just a good idea — it's a fundamental requirement. Mobile app accessibility is the linchpin for ensuring that everyone, regardless of their abilities or disabilities, can effectively use and enjoy your app. Embracing inclusivity is not just a social responsibility; it's a strategic move, especially when guided by the widely recognized Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), which sets the standard for making digital content universally accessible. 25) Now You Can Loop with the Libre — The t:slim X2 Insulin Pump Will Integrate With a New FreeStyle SensorOn January 8, 2024 Abbott announced the release of a new version of its popular FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor that can integrate with the t:slim X2 insulin pump, forming a “closed loop” automated insulin delivery system. For the first time, insulin pump users will be able to use a FreeStyle Libre sensor to automatically select and adjust insulin doses, expanding the options for people with diabetes to use the most advanced blood sugar management technology yet developed. 26) The FCC Will Stop Accepting New Sign Ups For Cheap Internet As Money Runs OutOn January 11, 2024 the FCC announced that on February 7, 2024, they would stop accepting new sign ups for the Affordable Connectivity Program, also known as ACP. This program offers discounts on internet service to low-income Americans. This comes as the program is running out of money as it waits for congress to provide new funding. 27) How AI And Other Technologies Are Making The World More Accessible To The Blind | TheA1.orgInnovations like AI-powered apps that allow people to learn what's photographed through their cameras' lenses are helping the blind. But how useful are they? What other tools are there for those who are blind or have low vision? And how accessible is other technology originally designed for seeing eyes? 28) Buttons And Links — Common Misconceptions | AccessByDesign.ukThis issue is so common. One of the most common issues I encounter in my website accessibility audits. Buttons that look like buttons but are coded as links. Sometimes it is the other way around. What is the definition? According to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), a button is a widget that enables users to trigger an action or event, such as submitting a form, opening a dialog, cancelling an action, or performing a delete operation. The buttons in this graphic are simple examples of this. However, what we usually find is that these are coded as links instead. Why does this matter? 29) Justice Department Advances Proposed Rule to Improve Access to Medical Care for People with DisabilitiesOn January 9, 2024 the Justice Department sent to the Federal Register for publication a notice of proposed rulemaking under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that aims to improve access to medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) for people with disabilities. MDE includes equipment like medical examination tables, weight scales, dental chairs, x-ray machines and mammography equipment. 30) Air Canada Contests Decision On Power WheelchairsAir Canada has appealed a decision by the country's transport regulator that seeks to boost accessibility for travelers living with a disability. If successful, the move would overturn a requirement to fully accommodate passengers whose wheelchairs are too large to move into airplane cargo holds. 31) The Scotia Bank Saga — Shameful And Embarrassing | Award Winning Sight Loss Coach, Advocate and Author Donna JodhanSo you see, this sort of treatment is also visible and very much alive outside of North America. Shame on you Scotia Bank! Just my two cents for today! 32) SAAS Products And Accessibility | January 8, 2024 | Ken Nakata | Converge AccessibilityA week ago, a business colleague asked me if the ADA covered SaaS (software as a service) products and the conversation was interesting enough that I thought a blog post was in order — both to share with others and to help me remember the analysis. It's also intended to go deeper than simply the “does the ADA cover the internet” kind of analysis in most of the judicial opinions and other discussions of this topic. 33) Five Workplace Inclusivity Trends HR Leaders Need to Know for 2024 | January 8, 2024 | Tiffany Meehan | Inclusively.comThe landscape of inclusivity and workforce management is shifting significantly. This shift isn't fleeting; it's fundamentally reshaping how organizations attract and retain top talent. Here, we explore five crucial trends that are setting the stage for this transformation, from the increasingly personalized ways people are doing their jobs to the pivotal role of workplace accessibility as a core business strategy. 34) Blue Apron Expands Into Premade Meals for 2024 | CNET.comThe longtime meal kit company's new no-prep option makes healthy eating a breeze. ➜ Featured Webinars, Training Courses and EventsJanuary 15, 2024 | Learn About the Hable One | SC Computer Science & Technology Division10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 6PM GMT January 16, 2024 | Using Screen Reader Testing Tools to Evaluate the Accessibility of a User Journey — Part 1 | TPGi8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 4PM GMT January 16, 2024 | Envision AI Glasses Workshop | Braille Institute Anaheim Center3PM PT, 4PM MT, 5PM CT, 6PM ET, 11PM GMT January 17, 2024 | Creating Accessible and Inclusive Presentations | A11yTalks.com9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 5PM GMT January 17, 2024 | PixBlaster: Enhancing Braille and Graphics with TSS 8.1 | APH ConnectCenter1PM PT, 2PM MT, 3PM CT, 4PM ET, 9PM GMT January 17, 2024 | Navigating & Editing Text with JAWS (Assistive Technology Webinar) | Access Ingenuity10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 6PM GMT January 18, 2024 | Braille & Beyond | Michael Doise & Jessica Hipp | Wayaround11AM PT, 12PM MT, 1PM CT, 2PM ET, 7PM GMT January 18, 2024 | Divide and Conquer: Overcome Challenges with Split Braille and JAWS | Freedom Scientific9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 5PM GMT January 19, 2024 | Be My AI Workshop | Braille Institute Santa Barbara2PM PT, 3PM MT, 4PM CT, 5PM ET, 10PM GMT January 23, 2024 | Blind Creator's YouTube Video Guide Workshop | Braille Institute Los Angeles10:30AM PT, 11:30AM MT, 12:30PM CT, 1:30PM ET, 6:30PM GMT January 24, 2024 | JAWS Screen Reader | Access Ingenuity10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 6PM GMT January 24, 2024 | Accessible Apps to Tap in 2024 | Webinar | The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc4PM PT, 5PM MT, 6PM CT, 7PM ET, 12AM GMT, 1/25 January 24, 2024 | U.S. Access Board Meeting and Webcast10:30AM PT, 11:30AM MT, 12:30PM CT, 1:30PM ET, 6:30 PM GMT January 24, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence Technology for the Blind | Braille Institute San Diego1PM PT, 2PM MT, 3PM CT, 4PM ET, 9PM GMT January 31, 2024 | RUBY Handheld Video Magnifiers | Access Ingenuity10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 6PM GMT January 31, 2024 | Divide And Conquer — Exploring The Split Braille Feature On Brailliant BI X And Mantis With JAWS | Humanware11AM PT, 12PM MT, 1PM CT, 2PM ET, 7PM GMT February 20, 2024 through February 22, 2024 | Axe-Con 2024 | Deque SystemsWhy attend axe-con? Building accessible digital experiences requires a team effort, across design, development, management, testing, accessibility experts, and of course, legal. Axe-con is the first of its kind, dedicating topics to each of these key players. This is not an assistive technology convention. Talks at axe-con will include case studies from enterprise companies leading in large-scale accessibility efforts, as well as best practices and updates from technology leaders around the world. Attendance of axe-con sessions can also be used towards continuing education (CE) towards IAAP certification. Topics of focus will include accessibility in development, accessibility in design, organizational success with accessibility, and a wildcard track. If you'd like to learn more about previous sessions and speakers, you can view last year's schedule here. Join us to learn how to build, test, monitor, and maintain digital accessibility. 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Volunteer Editorial Contributor Since: February 6th 2023 Location: Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia Time Zone: Australia Eastern Standard Time (AEST/AEDT) (GMT+10) In addition to serving as an Editorial Contributor to Access Information News, David is also the National Commercial Assistive Technology Advisor for Vision Australia where he has worked since 1990. Over this time he has assisted people who are blind or vision impaired in their home, education, and work settings to take advantage of the benefits of using assistive and main stream technology. In the last seventeen years, he has also been involved with evaluating technology for use by people who are blind or vision impaired covering both low and high tech equipment (including Microsoft, Samsung, Google, Amazon, and Apple). David is also one of the key spokespersons for Vision Australia relating to technology. He has been an Apple Ambassador for Apple Australia since 2009 with a group of other Ambassadors / Apple Distinguished Educators (ADE)'s covering the range of Apple's Accessibility solutions throughout Australia. David produces a range of podcasts (since 2011) covering Apple and other technologies which are distributed on his own podcast (http://davidwoodbr.podbean.com). In addition, he also has a regular Talking Tech program (since 2013) which can be heard every Tuesday at 4:30 Eastern Summer Time on Vision Australia Radio Melbourne (available online) or via https://omny.fm/shows/talking-tech-vision-australia-radio David also runs a weekly Tech Monday where people can chat about assistive and main stream technology, share information, and any tips and tricks. David lost his sight when he was 8 years old and had to learn Braille. Since then, he completed high school, went to Sydney University receiving a Social Work degree, spent 4 years drug and alcohol counselling, and then moved into his current job. As a person who is blind, David believes that as a user of the technology that he recommends to others, that he is well situated to look at the strengths and shortcomings of the assistive technology that he comes across in both his professional and personal life, in particular, mainstream technology that is accessible. X (Formerly Twitter): @dwoodbridge In addition to his weekly contributions to Access Information News, David's regularly occurring activities are his weekly tech radio show, bi-monthly exploring tech webinars for Vision Australia, his iSee podcast when something of note grabs his attention, and the weekly Tech Monday chat sessions. David Woodbridge Editorial Contributor (2023-Present)
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