An oft-heard joke is, “When all else fails, read the directions.” Of course, this sometimes leads us to another common truism: “The longest distance between two points is a short cut.” From food to technology, directions can save both time and frustration. While many pieces of technology now have their user manuals online, this is […]
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We are surrounded by visual information, but it’s not always accessible. Two major categories of tools that put access to that visual information at your fingertips are SmartPhone apps (also available on tablets) and visual interpretation services. SmartPhone Apps Seeing AI Seeing AI is an artificial intelligence application that can identify text, objects, and colors […]
Voice Dream
Voice Dream Suite The Voice Dream Suite contains three apps: Voice Dream Reader, Voice Dream Scanner, and Voice Dream Writer. Each of these apps is fully non-visually accessible. Voice Dream Reader Voice Dream Reader is a versatile, navigable, and intuitive tool. It allows you to read multiple file types, including EPUB (that are DRM Free), […]
What Is Audio Description? Audio description is a feature built into a video that provides verbal descriptions of visual elements of a visual production. This post focuses on videos produced for entertainment purposes, like movies and television shows. Other videos benefit from audio description, including education-related and how-to videos and recordings of meetings and conferences […]