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SNOWL – The Mouse Reimagined
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Commodity Environmental Control – The Smart Home and Accessibility | TechCrunch
Techcrunch feature an good article on the smart home and accessibility. For over thirty years I’ve been kludging ways to control what I can around me. There’s a whole field of rehabilitation technology centred around what’s termed “environmental...
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Apple’s App Review Should Test Accessibility – Marco.org
Marco has a great post outlining why Apple (among others) should require accessibility of an app before releasing it. The closer to the design end of the development curve that accessibility is included, the better. Poor or broken accessibility is exactly...
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Fri, Aug 08 2014 2:06 AM
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The Great Automatic Light Saga or How to control a WeMo light from your PC
Summary: Control a lamp with a script on your PC via WiFi and a WeMo Switch This is going to get a bit convoluted so try and stick with me. I moved house the end of last year and, as happens every time, I left behind all the alterations and small...
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DwellClick
DwellClick lets you use your Mac without clicking. You point, it clicks . DwellClick will drag for you. Point at windows and resize areas to auto-drag, and use the control panel for anything else. Save thousands of clicks per day. Drag hands-free...
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Wed, Jun 06 2014 7:24 PM
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Reader Writes: Another alternative for a touch mouthstick
Overcoming the “touch barrier” I received a message the other day from a reader … in …. Michael writes: Please see the attached [link for] pencil tops or stick tops – or whatever you’re having yourself – tops. I have been using something similar...
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HandsFree, a Mac app for iPhone calls via Bluetooth
Reshared post from +David N Wallace HandsFree, a Mac app worth $4.99 in the Mac App Store, that uses your Mac as a handsfree device by routing the audio from your Android phone or iPhone to your Mac. (Needs OS X 10.9)*? HandsFree Lets You Make & Receive...
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Fri, Apr 04 2014 8:10 PM
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Pressy – a smartphone task button
The Pressy is a tiny, simple button that you plug into the headphone jack of your phone that allows you to easily access a regular task. It uses an app that lets you setup the presses it takes to perform certain functions. Clicks are similar to Morse...
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Tue, Dec 12 2013 2:14 AM
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Kwikset Kevo smart lock
Kwikset are a leading brand of door hardware and home improvement. The Kevo smart lock is a Bluetooth-enabled deadbolt that will turns your iPhone into your housekey. The Kevo smart lock gives you the ability to unlock the door with a smartphone, accompanied...
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Wed, Dec 12 2013 2:30 AM
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Much awaited new Accessibility feature – iOS 7 Switch Control
From the AblenetInc youtube page comes some info on Switch Control in iOS7 “iOS 7 includes a powerful new accessibility feature, Switch Control. For users with significant physical disabilities, Switch Control is a much needed feature that provides...
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Tue, Oct 10 2013 4:17 AM
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Captionfish: A captioned movies search engine
Stumbled across this service the other day. Lists captioned movies and TV shows as well as a search facility. You can customise results to shown within a certain area. Howeverer it only seems to be US-Centred currently. I’d really like to see this...
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Tue, Oct 10 2013 2:39 AM
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Leapmotion Gestures for accessibility
Christian Heilmann has a neat article and video about using the Leap motion for accessibility gestures. In essence, this means: Swiping your finger right will scroll the page down, left will scroll up. The speed of the swipe defines the amount of pixels...
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Tue, Sep 09 2013 2:50 AM
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Smartphone Device That Maps Surroundings to Aid Blind
Curtin University research a smartphone-like gadget that senses an entire room’s features, builds a virtual map of it and communicates this to the user may one day replace the humble white cane to help blind sense their surroundings. Using special...
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Thu, Sep 09 2013 3:17 AM
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Winston iOS app Reads Aloud
Winston iOS Winston is an iOS app that can read aloud the latest updates from your selected news topics and Facebook / Twitter. Download Winston For iOS Via: Addictive Tips Related posts: YouTube videos focusing on Mobile Accessibility Lifekludger Interview...
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Sun, Jul 07 2013 6:45 AM
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Head-gesture control in iOS7 accessibility options
iOS7 introduces head gesture contol as part of Apple’s accessibility tools. It cycles automatically through every on-screen icon, just like a scanning on-screen keyboard, with the user selecting options by moving their head. The ‘Switch control’...
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Tue, Jul 07 2013 2:20 AM
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Apple’s Retina display aids accessibility | TUAW
Macworld blogger Steven Aquino wrote a fascinating piece ..on how Apple’s Retina display technology has helped him — a legally blind individual. ” The high pixel density — 326 pixels per inch — and turning the screen brightness...
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Tue, Jul 07 2013 7:20 AM
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