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CSUN 2014 Useful Links for Finding more info/demos   The Great Big List from  CSUN 2014   http://curbcut.net/events/csun-disabilities-technology2014/   Blind Bargains Audio demos from CSUN 2014   http://www.blindbargains.com   Serotalk Audio Demos from CSUN 2014   http://serotalk.com   5 Products of note from CSUN 2014 So FAR   Genda (talking calendar/reminder) from LS&S - Discussed in Serotalk CSUN Special 4   Doesn’t seem to be available on their product page yet.   http://www.lssproducts.com   eBot from HIMS-Inc - Wireless Video/OCR for PC/Mac/Tablet   eBot product page from HIMS-Inc   http://hims-inc.com/products/e-bot-ipad-compatible-portable-video-magnifier/   Demo presentation of eBot from CSUN 2014 -  Discussed in Serotalk CSUN Special on the eBot   http://serotalk.com/2014/03/21/csun-2014-hims-special-redefining-magnification/ Blaze EZ - daisy reader and OCR from HIMS-Inc - From Blind Bargains    Out in winter Aussie time.   Blind Bargains page for demo of the Blaze from C...

My Visit to the Local Apple Store last week This is a copy of an email I wrote to Apple concerning my fantastic experience at the local Apple Store in Hornsby (Sydney) on March 12th (Thursday) 2014. Some positive comments about my experiences with my first time as a customer at the local Apple retail store in Hornsby (Sydney) today and a suggestion on perhaps making the accessibility experience in the store that little bit better. I made an appointment at the local Hornsby (Sydney) Apple Store to get my iPhone 5 looked at as it was having severe battery issues. I used the iOS Apple Store app to make the appointment which was extremely straight forward navigating with VoiceOver. When I arrived at the store today, I was greeted promptly by name and shown to the Genius bar. As I and my wife were slightly early, was checked in via another staff member whilst I waited to be seen. Within 5 or so minutes (earlier than my scheduled time) was seen promptly by a staff person who didn’t rea...

iSee - Getting the Most out of Your Apple Product’s from a Blind Person’s Perspective By David Woodbridge First Edition 2013 Table Of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Apple’s Accessible Product Lines Chapter 3: Mac Accessibility Overview Chapter 4: Getting Started with your Mac using VoiceOver Chapter 5: Mac/VoiceOver Keyboard Commands and Gestures Chapter 6: Shared Built-in Mac and iOS Apps Chapter 7: My Favourite Mac App Store Apps Chapter 8: My Favourite 3rd Party Mac apps Chapter 9: Accessibility iOS Overview Chapter 10: Getting Started with your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad using VoiceOver Chapter 11: iOS/VoiceOver Bluetooth Keyboard Commands and Gestures Chapter 12: What iOS device is best? Chapter 13: My Favourite iOS Apps Chapter 14: Hardware Bits and Pieces that I have found Useful Chapter 15: Switching from Microsoft Windows to OS X Chapter 16: Resources Chapter 17: Bringing It All Together: My Family and Apple Back to top of Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction...