You might have heard already that Facebook are in the process of updating the style of all profiles on the site. Using a 'Timeline' profile has been an optional thing, but unfortunately this won't be the case for much longer...
Read more about Facebook Timeline, by Sarah Higgins.
Tag: Technology news
Posted at: 2/04/2012 2:15 PM by Steve Griffiths
The main emphasis is on improving support for braille users, but there are also changes for browsing, Microsoft Word and Open Book, among others. Lots of bugs are squashed, too...
Read more about NVDA 2012.1 has been released.
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Posted at: 21/03/2012 7:00 AM by Steve Griffiths
Are you in need of a computer? Or know someone who desires access to the internet at home? If this is the case you might be interested in a scheme called "get online @ home" designed to make computer systems available and accessible...
Read more about Get online at home with the £99 computer - by Sarah Higgins.
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Posted at: 9/03/2012 3:15 PM by Steve Griffiths
Great news - all the main screen readers now work with the Kindle for PC with accessibility plug-in. The Kindle for PC with accessibility application came out last May...
Read more about Kindle for PC and Supernova and Window-Eyes.
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Posted at: 20/02/2012 1:30 PM by Moderator
Digital Accessibility has been contacted by someone who bought an iPad specifically to enable her to read books in large print. She used the Verdana sans-serif font in iBooks set to a font size she estimated at being 16 or 18 point...
Read more about iBooks font issues.
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Posted at: 13/01/2012 1:05 PM by Moderator
Kindle Fire This seven inch tablet computer is rumoured to go on sale in the UK in January. With a colour screen and a cheaper price point, many think it will be a serious challenger to the iPad's crown...
Read more about New Technology for 2012.
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Posted at: 3/01/2012 12:45 PM by Moderator
Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) is a popular ebook reading application, being used by a number of libraries as well as publishers and booksellers like Waterstones, WH Smith and Mills & Boon...
Read more about Adobe ebook reading update.
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Posted at: 20/07/2011 8:40 PM by Steve Griffiths
Try out the BBC's new MyDisplay tool Many people with vision impairments struggle to read text on websites because the size of the font is too small, the colours aren't distinct enough, or because the site requires lots of horizontal scrolling when...
Read more about Get bbc.co.uk in the colours that suit you.
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Posted at: 26/05/2011 6:10 PM by Andrew Ronksley
Well now you can use the Kindle from your PC! This month there is a new release of 'Kindle for PC' from Amazon that incorporates a text-to-speech engine...
Read more about Do you want to use the Kindle but don't have a Kindle device?.
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Posted at: 24/05/2011 12:18 PM by Moderator
You can start reporting problems now! RNIB and Fix the Web have announced a partnership to tackle the issue of inaccessible websites. This is an easy way to report any site. Read more about Fix the Web ...
Read more about How can you Fix the Web?.
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Posted at: 12/05/2011 1:32 PM by Moderator