Posted on:
February 22, 2018
Author:
Aaron Page
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In the past, persons with disabilities often required a wide
array of different devices to accomplish various tasks, such as separate
devices to identify colors, to identify paper currency, or to read paper
documents. Each of these devices served a necessary and unique function, but
were usually expensive, and - unless they chose to carry all of their devices
around all the time – weren’t always readily available to the user. With the
proliferation of mobile devices and accessibility apps, this is thankfully no
longer the case.
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Anonymous Assistive Technology User What are a couple of your favorite websites or mobile apps? Why do you like them and what, if anything, makes them particularly accessible? I like Facebook, YouTube, Uber and Aira - they have easy-to-use instructions and provide easy user experiences for blind people using assistive technology.
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