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kestrellKes: This first link discusses advances in Microsoft's image recognition technology, which is a pretty big deal for any visually impaired person using
Microsoft's free Seeing AI app
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/seeing-ai
or the Picture Smart feature in Jaws
https://blog.freedomscientific.com/picture-smart-in-jaws-independently-selecting-your-artwork/
which has been improved in the soon-to-be-released Jaws 2021
https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/JAWS/JAWSPublicBeta
Microsoft Announces Breakthrough AI Image Captioning for Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
https://blogs.microsoft.com/ai/azure-image-captioning/
Web Friendly Help discusses new features in NVDA
https://webfriendlyhelp.com/new-features-in-nvda-2020-3/
Google Search Tips: Always Find What You're Looking For by Online Tech Tips
https://www.online-tech-tips.com/google-softwaretips/8-google-search-tips-always-find-what-youre-looking-for/
Using Zoom with a Screen Reader on the Eyes on Success podcast
The latest episode features Heather Thomas, author of _Getting Started with Zoom Meetings: A guide for Jaws, NVDA, and iPhone VoiceOver users_.
http://eyesonsuccess.net
1Password: Mosen at Large provides a review and demonstration of this password manager
https://mosenatlarge.pinecast.co/episode/a69030679a8d434b/review-and-demonstration-of-the-1password-password-manager
Facebook Mobile with Chrome and Edge: the mbasic interface is actually the older m.facebook.com interface
https://mbasic.facebook.com/
Jeopardy Makes Online Test Accessible to the Blind
https://www.nfb.org/about-us/press-room/jeopardy-makes-online-test-accessible-blind
RNIB Creates Accessible Pregnancy Test Prototype to Raise Awareness of Accessible Design
In 2020 there is still no fully accessible pregnancy test, meaning that blind and partially sighted women must ask for help to read their tests, and are therefore never the first to know what is happening to their own bodies. The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has unveiled the first accessible pregnancy test prototype that allows women with sight loss to know their results privately for the first time. The groundbreaking test allows the user to feel their results, producing raised nodules to indicate a positive result. Learn more at:.
https://www.dexigner.com/news/33351
A Day in The Connected Digital Life on Tek Talk will discuss Apple products.
GMT Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 00:00
https://zoom.us/j/839935813
Most of these links are culled from the Top Tech Tidbits weekly newsletter: you can view the entire newsletter or subscribe at
https://toptechtidbits.com/
Microsoft's free Seeing AI app
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/seeing-ai
or the Picture Smart feature in Jaws
https://blog.freedomscientific.com/picture-smart-in-jaws-independently-selecting-your-artwork/
which has been improved in the soon-to-be-released Jaws 2021
https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/JAWS/JAWSPublicBeta
Microsoft Announces Breakthrough AI Image Captioning for Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
https://blogs.microsoft.com/ai/azure-image-captioning/
Web Friendly Help discusses new features in NVDA
https://webfriendlyhelp.com/new-features-in-nvda-2020-3/
Google Search Tips: Always Find What You're Looking For by Online Tech Tips
https://www.online-tech-tips.com/google-softwaretips/8-google-search-tips-always-find-what-youre-looking-for/
Using Zoom with a Screen Reader on the Eyes on Success podcast
The latest episode features Heather Thomas, author of _Getting Started with Zoom Meetings: A guide for Jaws, NVDA, and iPhone VoiceOver users_.
http://eyesonsuccess.net
1Password: Mosen at Large provides a review and demonstration of this password manager
https://mosenatlarge.pinecast.co/episode/a69030679a8d434b/review-and-demonstration-of-the-1password-password-manager
Facebook Mobile with Chrome and Edge: the mbasic interface is actually the older m.facebook.com interface
https://mbasic.facebook.com/
Jeopardy Makes Online Test Accessible to the Blind
https://www.nfb.org/about-us/press-room/jeopardy-makes-online-test-accessible-blind
RNIB Creates Accessible Pregnancy Test Prototype to Raise Awareness of Accessible Design
In 2020 there is still no fully accessible pregnancy test, meaning that blind and partially sighted women must ask for help to read their tests, and are therefore never the first to know what is happening to their own bodies. The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has unveiled the first accessible pregnancy test prototype that allows women with sight loss to know their results privately for the first time. The groundbreaking test allows the user to feel their results, producing raised nodules to indicate a positive result. Learn more at:.
https://www.dexigner.com/news/33351
A Day in The Connected Digital Life on Tek Talk will discuss Apple products.
GMT Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 00:00
https://zoom.us/j/839935813
Most of these links are culled from the Top Tech Tidbits weekly newsletter: you can view the entire newsletter or subscribe at
https://toptechtidbits.com/
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Date: 2020-10-24 10:17 pm (UTC)I just realized I've conflated Seeing AI with AIRA remote assistance. I wondered why Microsoft was charging so much for AIRA.
Ah.
(As you were.)