New YouTube videos focusing on iBooks Accessibility
It has been a while since I have uploaded a new video to my YouTube channel. Sorry about that. I have been busy with a small project (my dissertation!). This past week I put the finishing touches on a...
View ArticleIOS 6 Accessibility Features Overview
At today’s World Wide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) Apple announced IOS 6 with a number of accessibility enhancements. I am not a developer (yet!) so I don’t have a copy of the OS to check out, so...
View ArticleAccessibility Features in IOS 5 (Revisited)
A while back I did a post focusing on the accessibility features that were included with IOS 5, but I never got around to creating an updated video on that topic. Well, IOS 6 is right around the corner...
View ArticleiBooks 2 Tutorials
I uploaded a couple of new tutorials to my YouTube channel but forgot to post them here. The first one is an update of an earlier tutorial I had done for iBooks when it only supported ePub and PDF....
View ArticleWhy and how to caption?
The Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning has created an excellent video showing how real people are impacted by the lack of captioning. The title of the video says it all: “Don’t Leave...
View Article7 Tips for iBooks Accessibility
I just authored an iBook textbook focusing on iBooks Accessibility. I’ve tried my best to make the iBook an exemplar of the principles I discuss. The videos are closed captioned, the images have...
View ArticleOmnidazzle as an accessibility tool
One of the areas where I have some difficulty with my visual impairment is finding the cursor on the screen. I love that OS X has a large cursor as one of the accessibility features. The large cursor...
View ArticleVideo on Guided Access
Right after I downloaded and installed IOS 6, I created this YouTube video explaining how to use Guided Access:
View ArticleSpeak Selection and AssistiveTouch in IOS 6
I uploaded a couple of videos to my YouTube channel showing some of the enhancements to Speak Selection and AssistiveTouch in IOS 6. Speak selection now does word highlighting as the text is spoken...
View ArticleA SAMR and UDL Framework
As I was traveling to Macworld 2013, where I presented a session on iBooks Author, I had some time when I was trapped on a plane without Wi-Fi (the horror!). Rather than reading the magazine in front...
View ArticleAccessiblity Descriptions for Images in Book Creator for iPad
I commend the team at Red Jumper Studio, the creators of Book Creator for iPad, for adding an option that will let book authors add accessibility descriptions for images in version 2.7 of their app....
View ArticleOverview of Accessibility Features in iOS 7
Update: My good friend and fellow ADE Daniela Rubio has created a similar post for our Spanish speaking friends on her Macneticos blog. The long wait is over. It’s finally here: iOS 7, the latest and...
View Article2013 Reform Symposium Presentation
I am really excited to be presenting at this year’s Reform Symposium, #RSCON4.. This is a free 3 day virtual conference that will be held October 11th to 13th in conjunction with Connected Educator...
View ArticleAccessibility news from the Apple iPad Announcement
This week Apple gave us quite a bit to look over. I am still trying to catch up with the many updates that were made available when Apple unveiled not only new Macs and iPads, but also a new version of...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Ad
As I was watching what turned out to be a blow-out win for the Seattle Seahawks and a less than entertaining game, the only thing that was left to enjoy were the commercials. One commercial in...
View ArticleiOS 7.1 Accessibility Update
The great news this week is that Apple has released iOS 7.1 with a number of improvements as reported in this Macworld article. A number of publications, including Macworld are reporting that the use...
View Article7 Tips for iBooks Accessibility
I just authored an iBook textbook focusing on iBooks Accessibility. I’ve tried my best to make the iBook an exemplar of the principles I discuss. The videos are closed captioned, the images have...
View ArticleTwo new options for creating accessible video content
When combined with the latest accessibility features built into iOS and OS X, accessible content creates a powerful platform for empowering people with all levels of ability by giving us equitable...
View ArticleTen Chrome Extensions for Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning
Although I am primarily a Safari user, I have been very impressed with the variety of extensions you can add to customize the Chrome web browser from Google. I have been experimenting with a number of...
View ArticleiBeacons Experiment with Beacondo
As detailed in a blog post on AT Mac, iBeacon is a new technology that has a lot of potential for people with disabilities. iBeacons are small devices capable of emitting a low-power Bluetooth signal...
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