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.
Tag: Technology news
Posted at: 21/03/2012 7:00 AM by Steve Griffiths
With over 30 million UK registered users, Facebook is by far the most popular social networking site on the World Wide Web. I and many of my friends who are blind or partially sighted access Facebook on a day to day basis...
Read more about Top Tips for Facebook, by Sarah Higgins.
Tag: Technology reviews
Posted at: 12/03/2012 3:30 PM by Moderator
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.
Tag: Technology news
Posted at: 9/03/2012 3:15 PM by Steve Griffiths
If you use the internet then this advert might have caught your eye. "Skip the waiting. Forget the set-up. Leave the manuals behind. Go straight online to creating, sharing and enjoying because everything is faster and easier on a Chromebook...
Read more about A Google Chromebook Review - By Sarah Higgins.
Tag: Technology reviews
Posted at: 5/03/2012 3:00 PM by Steve Griffiths
Shopping sites can be tricky, because they can contain information on a lot of products and often rely on graphics to show what things look like...
Read more about Harrods - Website of the Month, March 2012.
Tag: Website of the month
Posted at: 2/03/2012 7:45 AM by Steve Griffiths
Our App of the Month for March is Apple Store. Apple Store is a great way to research, personalise and buy products from Apple...
Read more about Apple Store - App of the Month March 2012.
Tag: App of the month
Posted at: 1/03/2012 10:00 PM by Moderator
The iPad is changing the way we learn and the way we access all kinds of information whether it be for an educational or recreational purpose...
Read more about iPad For Partially Sighted Musicians, By Sarah Higgins.
Tag: Technology reviews
Posted at: 27/02/2012 12:15 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.
Tag: Technology news
Posted at: 20/02/2012 1:30 PM by Moderator
Apple products are renowned for having fundamentally accessible interfaces as well as a wide range of applications designed for people with sight loss that can be downloaded onto the device via the App Store...
Read more about How I use my iPhone by Sarah Higgins.
Tag: Technology reviews
Posted at: 13/02/2012 3:30 PM by Steve Griffiths
Then don't miss out on RNIB's Accessibility Hackathon event which is happening this weekend, 11th February 2012 at the Skills Matter venue in Clerkenwell, London...
Read more about Are you a mobile app developer or blind or partially sighted smartphone user?.
Tag: Technology events
Posted at: 8/02/2012 12:00 PM by Andrew Ronksley