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A Brain, Cane, Pair of Ears and My Trusty iPhone Show Me the Way

October 17, 2010 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Enjoy this approximately 36-minute sound-seeing adventure as I get off the bus, check into the bus stop using Foursquare, cross two streets, walk to a shopping center and combine use of the A+ Voice Compass iPhone app with a bit of sighted assistance to locate Supercuts for a long-needed hair cut. It is just one example of the responsible combination of traditional orientation and mobility skills and technology to achieve successful results while traveling as a blind person.

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What is that thing anyway, oMoby?

October 16, 2010 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Kevin Chao demonstrates oMoby, a visual-search application for the iPhone that enables users to take pictures of objects and identify them quickly. Finish Reading What is that thing anyway, oMoby?

Dancing Around the World of Barcodes with Digit-Eyes

October 16, 2010 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Kevin Chao demonstrates Digit-Eyes, an iPhone app that scans the barcodes found on commercial products and enables the creation and use of audio or text labels that can be easily attached to items found in the home, on the job or at school. Finish Reading Dancing Around the World of Barcodes with Digit-Eyes

Wearing Google Goggles and Looking Through the Noogle Noggles Lens

October 15, 2010 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Kevin Chao identifies several objects using Noogle Noggles, an iPhone app that provides an accessible interface to the Google Goggles visual-search engine.

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Siri Virtual Assistant iPhone App Demo

October 14, 2010 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Kevin Chao demonstrates the Siri virtual assistant app for the iPhone. Simply open Siri, press the speech button, ask your phone for help with something and this app will get the requested information for you. Finish Reading Siri Virtual Assistant iPhone App Demo

Practicing Gestures on the iPhone with VoiceOver

October 14, 2010 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Kevin Chao demonstrates a special VoiceOver practice mode that helps new users learn the gestures needed to effectively access Apple’s touch-screen devices. Finish Reading Practicing Gestures on the iPhone with VoiceOver

Sendero LookAround GPS iPhone App Demonstration

October 12, 2010 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

This podcast is a demonstration of Sendero’s new LookAround GPS application for the iPhone. Finish Reading Sendero LookAround GPS iPhone App Demonstration

Blio Developer Says Instability Caused Launch of E-reading Software Without Accessibility

September 29, 2010 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

This story represents breaking coverage of the Sept. 28 inaccessible Blio product launch by K- Finish Reading Blio Developer Says Instability Caused Launch of E-reading Software Without Accessibility

Listen to the Desert Cafe Sunday Night

September 25, 2010 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

This article announces the next episode of the Desert Cafe radio show on ACB Radio Interactive. Finish Reading Listen to the Desert Cafe Sunday Night

Letter to Cronkite School Dean Christopher Callahan About the Need for Accessibility

September 17, 2010 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

This article is a copy of my letter to Cronkite School Dean Christopher Callahan about the need for accessibility. Finish Reading Letter to Cronkite School Dean Christopher Callahan About the Need for Accessibility

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