We received some exciting news at RNIB earlier this week after hearing about Research In Motion's (RIM) release of the BlackBerry ® Screen Reader! Great news for blind and partially sighted people who may have previously thought the...
Read more about Research In Motion Launches BlackBerry Screen Reader!.
Tag: Technology news
Posted at: 14/05/2012 7:30 PM by Moderator
Here you can find a selection of 50 popular applications for your iOS device. Please note the list is in no particular order and that not all of the applications listed here are directly compatible with voice over...
Read more about 50 Popular iOS Applications - May 2012.
Tag: Technology reviews
Posted at: 14/05/2012 7:00 PM by Moderator
This is the fourth WebAIM screen reader user survey...
Read more about WebAIM Screen Reader User Survey - Number 4.
Tag: Technology news
Posted at: 10/05/2012 12:00 PM by Sarah Higgins
Our App of the Month for May is Ultra Magnifier + for Android. Ultra Magnifier + is a very handy free application which allows a person with low vision to use their Android smartphone as a personal video magnifier...
Read more about Ultra Magnifier + - App of the Month May 2012.
Tag: App of the month
Posted at: 3/05/2012 5:00 PM by Andrew Ronksley
Have you encountered a technology issue with a programme or a piece of software and not known where to go to find a solution? Recent featured Websites of the Months have included online retailers Harrods and Sainsbury's Groceries, focusing...
Read more about Blind Tech Support (BTS) - Website of the Month, May 2012.
Tag: Website of the month
Posted at: 1/05/2012 2:30 PM by Sarah Higgins
There is a version of the Kindle with a very large screen, which may be of particular interest to low vision readers. It's called the Kindle DX and it has a 9.7" screen measured diagonally, compared with the 6" screen of other Kindles...
Read more about Large screen Kindle.
Tag: Technology reviews
Posted at: 30/04/2012 4:45 PM by Steve Griffiths
RNIB has been sharing expertise with several manufacturers in order to improve the accessibility of television for blind and partially sighted people as TV goes digital in the UK. Two exciting new developments come from Panasonic and TVonics...
Read more about New developments in accessible TV by John Paton, RNIB Digital Media Development Officer.
Tag: Technology news
Posted at: 25/04/2012 4:30 PM by Moderator
It's almost a month since the launch of the third generation iPad, which Apple are calling simply the "new iPad", so I thought it was about time I shared some of my initial thoughts and observations, having used the device routinely since...
Read more about 200 hours with the new iPad.
Tag: Technology reviews
Posted at: 17/04/2012 10:15 AM by Steve Griffiths
Following a recent blog post about how a blind and partially sighted musician can utilize the iPad. Here is a selection of useful music related iOS applications that are VoiceOver compatible...
Read more about Useful iOS Music Applications for Blind and Partially Sighted Musicians - By Sarah Higgins..
Tag: Technology reviews
Posted at: 12/04/2012 4:30 PM by Moderator
ThoughtWorks are an organisation doing some great work in the software field, and they have recently published a document about web accessibility called "7 carrots - no stick, a better business case for accessibility"...
Read more about ThoughtWorks web accessibility article.
Tag: Technology news
Posted at: 11/04/2012 3:30 PM by Steve Griffiths