Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, August 13, 2015 – Volume 521

The Week’s News in Access Technology

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1.) The World’s Largest Natural Sound Archive

The world’s largest natural sound archive — Over 7,500 Hours of Audio — is now fully available online:
http://cornelluniversity.tumblr.com/post/40770771576/worlds-largest-natural-sound-archive-now-fully

2.) Mac for the Blind Audio Tutorials

Mac for the Blind now offers audio tutorials. The first, Introduction to VoiceOver, is free, the next three, with more to come, cost $35:
http://macfortheblind.com/?page_id=1514

3.) A Guide to Using Audio Hijack with VoiceOver

While we’re talking things Mac, here is “A Guide to Using Audio Hijack with VoiceOver:”
http://www.applevis.com/guides/mac-apps-voiceover/guide-using-audio-hijack-voiceover

4A.) My First Week with the Apple Watch

Jonathan Mosen gives his unique perspective on the Apple Watch after a week of use:
http://mosen.org/index.php/my-first-week-with-the-apple-watch/

4B.) And here is a discussion of the Apple Watch’s Fitness Features

http://www.outsideonline.com/2006026/apple-watch-fitness-review

5.) The Meteor Vibrating Pocket Watch

For a look at a different kind of watch, A T Guys makes available their first video, demonstrating the Meteor Vibrating Pocket Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gBVoyezNlM

6.) Braille Plus 18 Development Paused

The American Printing House for the Blind recently announced they have paused hardware development of the Braille Plus 18 Notetaker:
http://blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=13295

7.) Disability Answer Desk in French and Spanish

Microsoft’s Disability Answer Desk Customer Support has added support in French and Spanish languages:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/accessibility/archive/2015/08/04/the-disability-answer-desk-in-french-amp-spanish.aspx

8A.) Top 25 Sites for Gamers Who Are Blind

If you want to know about or keep up with news about accessible games for the blind, this “Top 25 Sites for Gamers Who are Blind – 2015” resource list is a must consult:
http://www.7128.com/top25/topsitesblind.html

8B.) Jim Kitchen’s Games Compiled by Brian Smart

One of the resources mentioned on this list are the games written and given away by Jim Kitchen. Mr. Kitchen recently passed on, and Brian Smart has compiled and updated the listing to make the Kitchen Sink games available into the future:
http://blog.bryansmart.com/2015/08/12/kitchens-sink-1-0/

9A.) Accessible Snakes and Ladders from Sparsh Products

Sparsh Products from India has made an accessible version of the game Snakes and Ladders, requiring Windows 7 or 8 and Microsoft Office 2007 or later. It costs 900 rupees, slightly under $15 US. Watch game play on YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_5yvjTICmI&feature=youtu.be

9B.) Buy and download (Snakes and Ladders by Sparsh Products) here

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B89WIL0ghBVhQlhfeGd4Q0Fhd1E/view?usp=sharin

10A.) Lainey Feingold has posted the latest Digital Accessibility Legal Update

http://lflegal.com/2015/08/legal-update-summer15/

10B.) A Comparison of ADA, IDEA and Section 504

In the same vein, you can read “A Comparison of ADA, IDEA, and Section 504” from the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund:
http://dredf.org/advocacy/comparison.html

11.) When Android Did What iOS Would Not

Here is one person’s account of a case where Android let him achieve a task that iOS and Windows would not:
http://www.freelists.org/post/access-uk/LG-to-release-android-flip-phone-could-be-great-for-the-VI-Market,26

12.) 8 Amazing Websites You Didn’t Know Existed

There are some gems in this list of “8 Amazing Websites You Didn’t Know Existed and Need to Check Out:”
http://bgr.com/2015/08/10/amazing-websites-secret/

13.) JAWS Keystrokes

There are lots of ways to learn JAWS keystrokes. Here is a quite complete list consisting of multiple tables:
http://doccenter.freedomscientific.com/doccenter/archives/training/jawskeystrokes.htm

14.) Dr. Sam Genensky Video Magnifier Memorial Awards

The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI) announces the Dr. Sam Genensky Video Magnifier Memorial Awards. At least 4 video magnifiers will be awarded to children and adults. To read the award guidelines and download an application, visit the scholarships link at the web site. Applications may be submitted through September 15, 2015 at 11:59 PM EST:
http://www.cclvi.org

15.) Eyes on Success: Technology for People with Low Vision

If the above offer interests you (Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI) announces the Dr. Sam Genensky Video Magnifier Memorial Awards), you might want to listen to Eyes on Success 1533, Technology for People with Low Vision:
http://eyesonsuccess.net

16.) EASI Free Webinars in August

EASI offers two free webinars in August: “Updating the Diagram Center to Enhance Image accessibility,” Tuesday, 18 August at 18:00 GMT, and “Twitter with JAWS and MAGic,” Wednesday, 26 August at 18:00 GMT. Register here:
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm

17.) August 2015 Access Issue Reviews Windows 10

The August 2015 issue of Access includes a review of Windows 10 and the upgrade process, a review of Jonathan Mosen’s book on Apple TV, a discussion of AFB’s accessible HTML5 video player, an interview focusing on how musician Richard Beausoleil uses technology, an evaluation of the promising Workflow iOS App, and a review of menu accessibility on chain restaurant web sites:
http://www.afb.org/aw/main.asp

18.) Tek Talk on NFB Newsline

Talk about NFB Newsline on Tek Talk on GMT Tuesday, 18 October at 00:00:
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2

19.) Texting with Siri

Visit Hadley’s YouTube Channel to find the new iFocus “Texting with Siri” Instructional Video at:
https://youtu.be/xk7GIseFSTo

20.) JAWS Scripts for Skype for Business

Doug Lee has released the first version of JAWS scripts for Skype for Business and Microsoft Link 2013:
http://www.dlee.org/sfb/

21.) Upgrading a PC with Window-Eyes to Windows 10

And finally, Ai Squared offers the “Upgrading a PC with Window-Eyes to Windows 10 Tutorial” in several media:

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