Robobraille has been mentioned before on Liblog but it is worth drawing out as a particularly good app for converting a picture of text into the real thing online. No, it is not intended to help you more easily copy and paste …
A signposted temporary diversion has been set up just to the side of the usual doors between the Atrium and Area 0A while the main doors are converted to automatic doors. This work is being carried out to make the Library more easily accessible to …
We are delighted to have three new accessible workstations in the Library. Easily adjustable desk heights and specialised software make these computers easier for some clients who might find a standard desk less suitable for their needs. Anyone may use …
TOTD was at a conference a while back when a blind student demonstrated how he used his iPhone – faster than many sighted people. Here’s a fascinating vidow of Tommy Edison, blind from birth doing something similar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0nvdiRdehw
Difficult to buy an iPad 2 in Portsmouth at present, but in the meantime, read about their usability in this free report by a usability guru: http://www.nngroup.com/reports/mobile/ipad/ It’s focussed on iPads but most of the usability would apply to all tablets. …
