Covid-19 and the visually impaired, new accessibility features in iOS 14, more

Flatten Inaccessibility Report Illustrates Impact of COVID-19 on Blind and Visually Impaired Adults
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) recently announced the release of the Flatten Inaccessibility research report, which was the culmination of survey findings from 1,921 U.S. participants who are blind (65%) or have low vision (35%).
The survey investigated the experiences of these participants during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to determine how they were affected in areas including access to transportation, healthcare, access to food and supplies, employment, education, and voting:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-foundation-for-the-blind-announces-flatten-inaccessibility-report-illustrating-impact-of-covid-19-on-blind-or-visually-impaired-adults-301140476.html

CNN: Assistive Technology That is Changing Lives
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/world/gallery/assistive-technology-spc-intl/index.html

NVDA 2020.3 Released
https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2020-3/

AppleVis: A Beginner's Guide to Using iOS with VoiceOver
https://www.applevis.com/guides/beginners-guide-using-ios-voiceover

Instructional Courses for Anything Apple by MacForTheBlind
https://blindabilities.com/?p=6220

Mosen at Large Recapping Apple's October 2020 Event From a Blindness Perspective
https://mosenatlarge.pinecast.co/episode/73fefed3e78848b3/recapping-apple-s-october-2020-event-from-a-blindness-perspective

Apple Insider: How To Use Siri's New Queries in iOS 14
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/09/29/how-to-use-siris-new-queries-in-ios-14

Alexa can now ask for clarification on your requests
https://www.wired.com/story/alexa-own-questions-you/
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