March 2008
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By Ricky Buchanan on March 31, 2008
Use ControllerMate to turn your regular keyboard into a Perkins Braille Keyboard for Grade 1 English Braille input!
Posted in Geek, Information, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Switch Users, Users, Vision Impaired, VoiceOver | Tagged braille input, braille keyboard, keyboard layout, keyboard mapping, perkins braille keyboard, perkins keyboard |
By Ricky Buchanan on March 29, 2008
What’s out there in terms of IRC clients for VoiceOver users?
Posted in New Software, Users, VoiceOver | Tagged free, IM, instant message client, instant messages, instant messaging, irc, irc for blind users, irc for voiceover users, opensource, text chat, text message client |
By Ricky Buchanan on March 27, 2008
Using GarageBand with VoiceOver is now possible if you have iLife ’08 and Leopard – here’s how.
Posted in Information, Users, VoiceOver | Tagged garageband, garageband with voiceover, ilife '08 |
By Ricky Buchanan on March 26, 2008
Interactive fiction games are interesting and accessible to users with a wide range of assistive technology needs.
Posted in Neurologically Impaired, New Software, Other Impairment, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Mouse Users, Primary Switch Users, Users, VoiceOver | Tagged free, infocom, interactive fiction, opensource, text based game, turn based game, zoom |
By Ricky Buchanan on March 25, 2008
VoiceCommander helps you expand Mac OS X built-in speech recognition technology to control any application.
Posted in New Software, Speech to Text, Users | Tagged dictation, efficiency, free trial, minimize typing, productivity, shareware, speech commands, speech recognition, talk to your mac, time saving, use the computer better, use the computer faster, voice commands, voice recognition |
By Ricky Buchanan on March 23, 2008
Use ControllerMate to let you input via morse code with a mouse button!
Posted in Geek, Information, Primary Switch Users, User Stories | Tagged double switch, morse code input, multiple switches, single switch, switch access, switch accessible, switch adapted, switch user, two switches, typing with morse code, unusual input devices |
By Ricky Buchanan on March 23, 2008
Lon Thornburg explains how to make your own communication boards using Audacity with PowerPoint or OpenOffice.
Posted in AAC, Information, Supporters, Users | Tagged alternative to boardmaker, alternative to speaking dynamically, communication boards, interactive communication boards, speech boards |
By Ricky Buchanan on March 22, 2008
Read about Marie-France Bru’s ultra efficient SwitchXS writing method.
Posted in Information, Primary Switch Users, Supporters, Users | Tagged assistive ware, assistiveware, commercial, double switch, efficiency, free trial, multiple switches, single switch, switch access, switch accessible, switch adapted, switch user, time saving, two switches |
By Ricky Buchanan on March 20, 2008
ChatterBlocker plays soft sounds designed to reduce distraction from nearby conversations or other noise. It may be especially useful for those who are easily distracted or startled, and people with tinnitus or hyperacousis.
Posted in Neurologically Impaired, New Software, Other Impairment, Users | Tagged ADD, ADHD, attention, block distraction, block noise, concentration, distraction, free trial, shareware |
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