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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun talk about the breaking news over the weekend that a group of developers have come up with an alternative to the much-loved Microsoft SoundScape app, called OpenScape. The new app is in a beta phase and is slowly being rolled out to people who want to take partContinue reading

Why Effective IT Leadership Must Have Inclusive Technology Systems

This is a good, informative read; something all in my humble opinion, should emulate: Original source: Why Effective IT Leadership Must Have Inclusive Technology Systems One-to-one programs are changing the learning experience for every student, including those with disabilities. by Christine Fox Christine Fox is a project director at the Center on Inclusive Technology &Continue reading “Why Effective IT Leadership Must Have Inclusive Technology Systems”

https://www.makeuseof.com/online-directories-of-ai-tools-search-app/ 6 Online Directories of AI Tools to Discover or Search for the Best AI App Published 2 hours ago These free directories list all the AI tools available online, so you can browse or search for them quickly and easily. It seems like every other day we see new apps that use artificial intelligenceContinue reading

New to Being Blind: How Lenovo’s Accessibility Features Help Overcome Vision Loss

Lenovo’s Product Diversity Office was formed in 2020 to ensure that Lenovo’s emerging technologies work for people of all backgrounds and abilities. While the team works to eliminate bias, they also look for improvements that provide a competitive user experience for people with disabilities. — Read on finance.yahoo.com/news/being-blind-lenovo-accessibility-features-161500505.html

A Beginner’s Guide to Accessibility Tools on Windows The Windows Accessibility tools help people with a variety of disabilities every day. Here’s a quick overview of all the tools. Microsoft has been at the forefront of accessibility and first took steps to address it in 1990 with Windows 3.0. Now with Windows 11, they’ve rampedContinue reading

Behind Apple’s new voice cloning feature ↦ Fast Company’s Harry McCracken talked to some of the team behind Apple’s new Personal Voice accessibility feature about its development as well as some more fine details: When it came to enabling third-party apps to speak via Personal Voice, Apple put privacy measures in place similar to thoseContinue reading

Envision Glasses – Envision glasses guides and tutorials

Envision Glasses related articles. — Read on support.letsenvision.com/hc/en-us/categories/4408122042513-Envision-Glasses

WeWALK Smart Cane | AppleVis

WeWALK provides accessible navigation for the visually impaired. Use WeWALK application to get navigation, ask your questions to Alexa, initiate voice based interface called as voice menu and set your preferences… WeWALK transforms the usual white cane into an innovative smart cane, increases visually impaired people’s ability to move independently and promotes — Read onContinue reading “WeWALK Smart Cane | AppleVis”