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VFO group adding AI Squared   I’m not sure what the implications of this will be, but now e have a single company selling the two major screen readers: JAWS and Window-Eyes, and the two major screen magnification programs: Zoomtext and MAGic.  Then we have OpenBook as well plus all the low vision hardware from FS and Optalec.   http://www.freedomscientific.com/About/News/Article/167   Conferences coming up in the US and the UK   National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Convention June 30 to July 5 2016   https://nfb.org/convention   ACB Conference and Convention July 1-9 2016   http://acb.org/2016program   Sight Village Conferences Uk    Various dates and locations: July, September, and November in the uK.   http://www.sightvillage.co.uk   This App Makes the iPhone or iPad Accessible for Deaf Blind People:  Open Access Captions   Developed by the Brisbane-based Conexu Foundation, the app directly connects callers via a live captioner so that phone conversations can be read as they happen...

Here are my quick notes for The Apple WWDC 2016.  I have included a link after each section that will take you to the Apple preview page for that section.   A surprise at the end of this post regarding some audio described content.   Watch V3 Faster launching, of apps. Faster accessing of recently used apps. Faster replying. new activity clock face and Numerals clock face. easy clock face switching. Making it easier to call emergency services internationally. Enhancements to the Activity and workout apps. Activity and workout apps now for  wheel chair users: rolls rather than steps. New Breathing app.   http://www.apple.com/watchos-preview/   TV OS   Updated Remote app for Apple tv including Siri support. Searching by topics with Siri. Dark mode on the Apple tv. When downloading an app on iOS, will now download on Apple tv. Single sign on for multiple subscription services.   http://www.apple.com/tvos-preview/     OS X   OS X changed to Mac OS. New version of Mac OS Sierra. Better cont...

WWDC 2016 June 13-17   Apple’s developer conference is coming yup on June 13. A number of possible things that may be announced besides the fact that it’s a developers conference, the same as Google iO may include: Developer previews of: iOS V10, OS X 10.12 with Siri integration, Siri SDK for iOs allowing Siri to be integrated into 3rd party apps, new Apple watch and TV os.   Along with these software releases, we could expect new MacBooks to be announced.   Albert (Accessible) EFTPOS Terminal from the Commonwealth Bank   The following is a link to a demo I did of the Android training tutorial on how to use the accessible pin entry function on the Albert EFTPOS terminal. Note - you will have to get the merchant to turn the accessible mode on.   http://davidwoodbr.podbean.com/mf/web/enbg75/Albert.mp3   BrailleNote Touch from Humanware Now Available   A free tutorial from Mystic Access on the BrailleNote Touch   http://www.mysticaccess.com/index.php?sc_page=108     Go to the Humanware ho...