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Android now offers Sound notifications

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 11:52:43 GMT

My summer internship at PegaSystems ended yesterday: I can't believe how much I learned, and working with their accessibility team was amazing! As someone with an autoimmunce diseas, however, I felt as if I had no energy for anything else, so I'm looking forward to being able to do some writing and other projects again I'm still planning to pursue certification as an Accessibility Technology Professional.

Speaking of accessibility, Google recently announced that they've added some new features to Android
https://blog.google/products/android/new-android-features-September-2022/
including Sound Notifications. This is a feature for people who are deaf and hard of hearing: it will alert the user to environmental sounds when they occur. Android already has some default sounds, but now users can add their own by recording sounds such as microwave beeps or specific alarms that you want Android to alert you to.

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Description of iphone icons, Android accessibility, more useful links for blind users

Sat, 06 Jun 2020 12:26:07 GMT

Tech Juggernaut's Visual description of the icons on an Apple iPhone device
https://ttjtech.net/2020/06/01/visual-description-of-the-icons-on-an-apple-ios-device/#content

Introduction to Android accessibility
https://hanif.co/dl/introduction%20to%20Android.mp3

Gizmo's Definitive guide to Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts
https://www.techsupportalert.com/content/definitive-guide-windows-10-keyboard-shortcuts.htm

Using the accessibility features of Apple to independently print 3D objects
by Oliver Kennett
https://www.applevis.com/guides/using-accessibility-features-apple-independently-print-3d-objects

Note: I find many of these links in the Top Tech Tidbits newsletter. To find this week's complete newsletter and/or subscribe, go to
https://feeds.feedblitz.com/toptechtidbits

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5 Google apps to increase accessibility

Thu, 16 May 2019 19:56:10 GMT

I recently switched to an iPhone after nearly 2 1/2 years of being an Android user, because I felt that the Google apps just were not reliable enough when it came to basic functionality such as reading texts and notifying me of missed calls.

I think Google apps may be a better choice for hard of hearing users, since apps like the first one listed are pretty impressive.

Here are the five apps that were mentioned in today's email.

1. Live Transcribe - Speech-to-text app
https://www.android.com/accessibility/live-transcribe/
I actually saw this one at a MIT event, and it is very impressive.

2. Sound Amplifier - filters, augments, and amplifies sound
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.accessibility.soundamplifier&hl=en_US

3. Board - the Google keyboard
Glide typing, voice typing, and no app switcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.accessibility.soundamplifier&hl=en_US

4. Google text-to-speech - reads text aloud
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.tts

5. Voice Access - dictate text
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.accessibility.voiceaccess

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EASI presentation on accessible android apps

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:46:01 GMT

Webinar: Accessible Android Smartphones: Jan. 20 at 2 PM Eastern
Presenter: Steve Jacobs, CEO, Apps4Android and President, IDEAL Group, Inc.
Apps4Android http://apps4android.org is an IDEAL Group subsidiary
corporation dedicated to developing free/low-cost, high-quality, Android
applications that enhance the quality-of-life, independence, educatability
and employability of individuals with disabilities.
This Webinar is open to the public and is free, but you need to register in
advance so we can send you login instructions. Register at the EASI
Webinar page.
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm

In November, Apps4Android became the world's largest user of Google's
Text-to-Speech Library. Google developer's use Apps4Android's Speaking Pad
application to test their new voices before releasing them to market. Since
its inception on January 17, 2009, Apps4Android has built a customer-base
of over 400,000 users in 30+ countries.

Apps4Android's Assistive Technology Applications include:
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