Just an Article to Consider from Apple’s Recent Financial 3rd Quarter Update

 

Apple Watch and AirPods now outselling iPads.

 

https://www.cultofmac.com/642334/airpods-and-apple-watch-are-now-a-bigger-money-spinner-than-ipad/

 

Amazon and Google Follow Apples Lead on Human Voice Assistant Review Policies

 

Looks like human review of speaking to your smart device snippet recordings is on hold whilst there is a review on privacy.

 

https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/08/02/amazon-google-follow-apples-lead-on-voice-assistant-review-policies

 

Register for Game Your Way with Xbox - Webinar from Microsoft

 

This Webinar which is part of the Microsoft Accessibility series will be on August 21 from 12PM to 1PM Pacific US time and will be great to find out the state of Xbox accessibility/gaming, and ask any questions.

 

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=v4j5cvGGr0GRqy180BHbRxkCFbE8eohLlKeYJpcMV_BUMk1GM1JOWEM1UllDWVFEWFEzS1BaWFdLNC4u

 

Web Aim Screen Reader Survey Number 8

 

 

This is a great way of adding to the knowledge of what devices, operating systems, web browsers or apps, and access technology is used by people with a disability to access info via the web.

 

https://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey8/

 

Top Tech Tips for Using Technology with Arthritis

 

Excellent reminder that there are other ways besides the mouse on using a smart phone or computer.

 

https://abilitynet.org.uk/news-blogs/top-tips-using-technology-arthritis

 

The Complete List of Google Home and Google Assistant Commands as of august 2019

 

Excellent refresher on what you can say to a Google smart speaker or the app running on a smart device,

 

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/the-complete-list-of-google-home-and-google-assistant-commands-so-far/

 

Essential Tips for Using the amazon Echo

 

Some top tips on using the Amazon Echo.

 

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/6-essential-amazon-echo-tips-youll-use-every-day/

 

Apple WWDC 2019 Videos and Transcripts Now Available

 

Having transcriptions from the various workshops from WWDC 2019 will allow you to search for content that you are most interested in.  Great resource.

 

https://developer.apple.com/videos/wwdc2019/