iAccessVO, Making It Happen With VoiceOver Accessibility, hosted by Brian Fischler and Ed Plumacher.
iPad Pro Release, In The News - Accessible News Apps, VO Impact with Alvaro Gutierrez (iAVO-004)
01:10 - iPad Pro Release, new A9x chip brings lots of graphics and processing power to Apple's new iPad Pro.
04:30 - Apple TV 4th generation update and recap from previous episode. Audio described movies are available on Netflix, but you have to call and speak to customer service to get that option activated.
07:45 - ESPN Apps on 3rd gen and older Apple TV's are accessible with all buttons and functions labeled, not so on the new 4th gen Apple TV. Before the latest release, it appears that Apple on full control over all Apps, not it is up to the individual App developers to properly label their Apps and support accessibility.
11:10 - News Apps, how do you like to keep up with goings on?
11:47 - NFB-Newsline Mobile App by National Federation of the Blind. Great App for accessing newspapers and magazines from all over the United States. Free App download and free registration.
12:37 - Main Stream News, CNN App and USA Today App's still not accessible.
14:25 - News Apps that are accessible.
Apple's native News App
14:32 - Google News. Use the App or access the website on Safari, use share feature and add it to your iOS device "Home Screen". It looks and feels like and App, plus you now have the "Reader" button available for text only reading. Its quick, easy and very accessible.
15:52 - Flipboard: Your Social News Magazine. Flipboard used to be a very popular and accessible App, not so much today.
16:48 - Local News Apps, many are very accessible.
Here in New York.
Fox5NY
NBC New York
CBS Local
Even if News Apps are not accessible, the news alerts can still be very handy and informative.
NYT Now
Blockfeed - The NYC News App
News Cues
Timeline - News In Context
BuzzFeed
Digg
Not all Apps are 100% accessible, but check them out to find what works for you.
20:00 - VO Impact with blindness advocate, Alvaro Gutierrez from Bogota, Columbia. Alvaro has Retinitis Pigmentosa, Cataracts, and is being tested to determine if he has Ushers Syndrome. He is an iPhone VoiceOver "Power User", and the host of the LVB Podcast Show.
21:02 -NYPL Visible Lives - Oral History Project, Alvaro Gutierrez interview.
24:35 - Alvaro admits that initially, he was intimidated by his new iPhone 4s.
32:42 - WhatsApp Messenger, very accessible and great for international communication.
33:40 - Apple's native Camera App is very accessible and helpful for taking pictures and videos.
35:05 - Mastering the Rotor gestures and settings is key to using the iPhone. Especially helpful when using multiple languages on your iOS device.
36:25 - Many GPS applications not available in Columbia, South America. Google Maps is not available on the Columbian App Store. Sendero GPS Look Around, not available in Columbia.
39:05 - Alvaro upgraded from the 4s to the 6 plus. Eventhough he can not read the screen, the larger screen with invert colors allows him to recognize print lines, buttons and icon shapes to navigate his iPhone a little faster and easier. Zoom also helps him at times.
43:23 - Alvaro is now learning to use his new MacBook Pro.
46:33 - Brian thanks all those who came out to support Laugh For Sight, it was a great time and fantastic event.
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Co-hosts: Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher
Content Director: Brian Fischler
Post Production Engineer: Patrick Lafayette
Music Provided by: Rishie Mack
Executive Producer: Ed Plumacher
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