Voice of the Nation's Blind Blog

As of the release of iOS 5.1 last week, the Brailliant Braille displays from Humanware are now supported by iDevices, and they are supported very well.  I connected a Brailliant 32 to my iPad, and iPhone, and was impressed by a couple of neat features.  First, the 2 sets of 3 keys that flank the display can be used together to handle all of the “chorded” (space and

Just putting this post up to warn users of HIMS products, and Braille iOS users in general that iOS 5.1 has broken support for some Braille Displays.  I discovered this the hard way after upgrading both my iPad 2 and iPhone 4.  In the case of my BrailleSense Plus notetaker, all input is disabled.  HIMS tech support has told me that Apple has said that it is a proble

QRead is a new book reading solution being sold by Chris Toth, the blind programmer who is best known for creating the Qwitter  client for Twitter (no longer in development) and the Hope client for Pandora Radio.  It is intended to be a simple solution for reading a fair number of different file formats, an

When I originally set out to write my blog entry on the accessibility of the top free news apps, I had started to review the top 5. And although I did test all 5, since I was writing a blog post and not a novel, I decided to simply use the top 3 for my review.

On May 9-11, the Access Technology team is hosting a Training the Trainers event. The full info is at http://www.nfb.org/Training-the-Trainers - but here are some of the topics we will be tackling:

As I write this, we're in the San Diego airport and getting ready to head back to Baltimore after a very busy (as usual) CSUN in San Diego. The team presented to packed rooms on iOS vs Android, as well as on Google App accessibility, on Thursday. Today, Friday, we presented on 3D tactile graphics and on running Windows on a Mac to excellent reactions.

One of the many things that one can do with a mobile phone is keep up with current news events. For users of iPhones who are blind and deaf-blind, this is no different. But are the most popular apps accessible?

The following are two recordings from the NFB's eBook Accessibility Symposium on December 6. These videos are also available on the DAISY Consortium YouTube Channel: EPUB 3, A Foundation for Accessible Publishinghttp://youtu.be/z2a7LNnEhfc and

Apple’s iOS devices are being adopted in schools and educational institutions throughout the United States, and are being used by students and teachers to fill a number of educational roles.  In answer to this market trend, Apple has made changes to the iBooks application to improve its funct

Over the years, Skype has become a popular means of communication for people around the world. This is especially true for those who are blind, deaf, and deaf-blind. However, as time has gone on, the accessibility of the actual Skype program has started to drop.