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CNIB(new window)(Canadian National Institute of the Blind) has launched a new program called Phone It Forward that gives people a unique opportunity to donate their old phones, receive a tax receipt and empower people who are blind in the process. All phones donated in New Brunswick will be given to individuals with sight loss living…

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Apple(new window) has a well-deserved reputation for offering universally designed products that come packed with accessibility features right out of the box. The iPad is a great example of this, and since its launch in 2010, the iPad has dominated the tablet market by creating easy-to-use and accessible products that range in application from casual…

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Sharing digital content across platforms is often a tedious and frustrating task even among the more techno-savvy assistive technology users. Up until now, truly cross-platform solutions were hard to come by. Enter Flick(new window), a new sharing app that’s designed to be simple and accessible for everyone, regardless of what device they use to access…

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Need to quickly have a handout or an article read aloud? It can be as simple as taking a picture with your iPad/iPhone with PrizmoGo(new window). Why we like it: Text to speech function is free Ease of use Has built in OCR, no WiFi required! Prizmo Go allows you to quickly grab any written text…

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A blind man using braille to read
Did you know that there are many different options for blind and partially sighted users when it comes to accessing technology? As we continue our series on built-in accessibility, let’s look at features designed to assist users with little or no vision that come pre-installed and require little or no setup. Apple (new window) Apple…

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