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Microsoft's Nokia deal by the numbers  by Kara Swisher   Interesting from a general tech news, point of view with Microsoft buying Nokia's device division, last week, but I wonder what this will mean for good old Talks, and of course, if Microsoft will ever get around to making Windows phone accessible via a screen reader.   http://allthingsd.com/20130902/microsofts-nokia-deal-by-the-numbers/?mod=tweet   Freedom Scientific FSCast for August 2013: all about the new upcoming JAWS 15 with touch screen support   The following link will take you to the FSCast podcast page where you can listen to the August and other podcasts within the FSCast podcast series.   Was quite impressed by what Freedom Scientific has in store for Jaws 15 and touch screen support.  The public beta should be coming relatively soon.   http://www.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/default.asp     HIMS version 8 patch for BrailleSense U2   With iOS 7 coming up, you will need to check if your Braille display or note t...

Myself (David Woodbridge) and another Apple Accessibility Ambassador, Craig Smith from Aspect Autism Australia, was asked by Apple Australia to present and meet with a number of people and agencies around New Zealand, concerning the built in accessibility offerings in Apple's products from the 28th to the 30th of August 2013.   I conducted workshops on the Apple accessibility product line and how it can be utilised by blind, low vision, and other people with a disability.   These workshops were conducted for the Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind (RNZFB) at both their Auckland and Wellington offices. They also invited teachers from Blind and Low Vision Education Network, NZ (BLENNZ)  to attend these two hour hands on workshops.   We also went to ChristChurch and presented at the University Cambridge to special education support teachers. My workshops covered the use of Mac and iOS devices from a low vision and vision impaired perspective. Craig's presentation covered th...