Ketan Pratap October 08, 2013 A new report has revealed that the Android 4.4 KitKat firmware update for Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Mega 6.3 might be rolled out soon. Sammobile has obtained an image of the internal document for Samsung’s security suite, Knox, that allegedly reveals a list of Galaxy smartphones [...]
Summary: Executive chairman dances around straight answer while talking up Android security. By John Fontana for Identity Matters | October 8, 2013 — 00:02 GMT (17:02 PDT) ORLANDO — Delivered with a spice of arrogance, Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt on Monday declared the Android platform more secure than Apple’s iPhone. schmidt-andoid-iphone-gartner-200×158 The comparison, made [...]
Table of Contents 1 JustSpeak: Controlling Android By Voice 1.1 Starting JustSpeak 1.2 Initiating Voice Commands 1.3 Global Voice Commands 1.4 Local Voice Commands 1.5 Chaining Commands 1.6 Alternative Means Of Triggering JustSpeak 1 JustSpeak: Controlling Android By Voice JustSpeak is an Android Accessibility Service that enables voice control of your Android device. Once enabled, [...]
IDEAL Web Reader V4.0 (IWR V4.0) Documentation Last Updated: October 4, 2013 Word Format Table-of-Contents: 1.0 Useful Facts Including Browser Installation 2.0 Other items of note 3.0 IDEAL Web Reader Commands: Android V4.1 and Later 4.0 Using Keyboard Commands: Android V4.1 and Later 5.0 Two-Finger Gestures: Android V4.1 and Later 6.0 IDEAL Web Reader Commands: [...]
On September 14, 2013 we released a new version of our accessible browser, IDEAL Web Reader. We are calling it IDEAL Web Reader V3.0 Beta. Noteworthy features include greater compatibility with explore-by-touch gestures in Android 4.0+ and enhanced keyboard commands. Immediately below, is a link to the documentation that further explains these improvements. http://apps4android.org/web-reader-tutorial/ While [...]
Darrell Etherington Google is said to be prepping an update to its Hangouts instant messaging/video chat Android app that would allow it to integrate with SMS, making it possible to get all text and MMS messages right in the same inbox. That would fulfill a promise made a long time ago, near when Hangouts was [...]
You can enable synthesized speech feedback, high contrast mode, and screen magnifier for your Chromebook, if you have visual impairments. Enable accessibility options If you haven’t already, sign in to your Chromebook. You can change your accessibility settings when you turn on your Chromebook for the first time by clicking on the Accessibility area in [...]
Android Version 4.3 3.10 Accessibility Android 4.3 provides an accessibility layer that helps users with disabilities to navigate their devices more easily. In addition, Android 4.3 provides platform APIs that enable accessibility service implementations to receive callbacks for user and system events and generate alternate feedback mechanisms, such as text-to-speech, haptic feedback, and trackball/d-pad navigation. [...]
REQUEST FOR COMMENT PETITION FOR CLASS WAIVER OF COMMISSION’S RULES FOR ACCESS TO ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES CG Docket No. 10-213 Comments Due: September 3, 2013 Reply Comments Due: September 13, 2013 The Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers (the Coalition), pursuant to section 716(h)(1) of the Communications Act of [...]
This article is being posted to make wireless manufacturers, wireless service providers and users aware that we will be releasing a new version of IDEAL Web Reader II, our 5th generation accessible web browser. We have not, as yet, determined how our browser will be distributed or which manufacturer’s or carrier’s devices will have permission [...]
On April 29, 2013, the FCC released a Second Report and Order addressing the accessibility requirements of Internet browsers on mobile phones for the blind and visually impaired that it failed to address in January 2012 when it released a Report and Order implementing provisions of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of [...]
July 2013 Technology and Disability Policy Highlights reports on national and local public policy events and recent wireless technological advances and political activities; and tracks emerging issues of interest to individuals with disabilities. Technology and Disability Policy Highlights is published monthly by the Wireless RERC. The Wireless RERC is a research center that promotes universal [...]
Alan Viverette, Casey Burkhardt, T.V. Raman The following video illustrate affordances on the Android platform that aid blind and low-vision users, and explain what application developers need to pay attention to in order to reach the widest possible user base. The primary focus of this talk is making custom Android views accessible.
http://apps4android.org/About_Apps4Android-072913.ppt
IDEAL Group Reader Beta I has been installed 34,497 times on 1,320 Android Devices. Here’s the list: # Device Manufacturer and Model (Internal Code) Number Installs 1 907 4 2 13135 4 3 3QM819HC 4 4 a100 4 5 A101IT 9 6 A1107 6 7 A115 4 8 A70H 6 9 A70S 6 10 acclaim [...]
Introduction: IDEAL Group’s Fully-Accessible, MP3 Music and Recorded eBook Player for Android Devices can also serve to organize and replay classroom recordings through the use of ASR – Free MP3 Sound Recorder. Instructions: Create following directory tree on your SD card: /sdcard/ideal/music/ Create the following, additional, subdirectories based upon the artists (title of eBooks), albums (chapters) and [...]
The Draft BBC Mobile Accessibility Standards and Guidelines (Mobile S&G) are a set of technology agnostic best practices for mobile web content, hybrid and native applications. Each standard is listed with example code for implementing in HTML, Android, and iOS and steps for testing. The Mobile S&G are intended for use by anyone involved with [...]
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We would like to thank Mitch Stoltz from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, for writing this informative article. More information about Mitch can be found at the end of this article. Original Article —– Legal protection for people who unlock their mobile phones to use them on other networks expired last weekend. According to the claims of [...]
U.S. Department of Education Grant Number H133E110002 Dates: 10/1/2011 – 9/30/2012 National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) Funded by The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies Objective: To develop ID accessibility packs for Sprint. ID Packs are bundles of applications which have been designed to assist individuals who cannot effectively read print [...]
Android 4.2 Android 4.2 is the release of the development milestone code-named Jelly Bean-MR1. Android 4.2 is the current version of Android. Source code for Android 4.2 is found in the ‘android-4.2.2_r1′ branch in the open-source tree. 3.10 Accessibility Android 4.2 provides an accessibility layer that helps users with disabilities to navigate their devices more [...]
Charles Chen, David Tseng, Volker Sorge Comprehending and navigating complex web pages is difficult already for readers with perfect eyesight, but much harder when relying on speech rendering only. The ChromeVox screen reader is specifically built to handle modern web content in all its richness. ChromeVox is Javascript-based and makes it easy for developers to [...]