About IDEAL Group and Apps4Android: An Overview for our Valued Stakeholders
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IDEAL Group President, Steve Jacobs, Named “Champion of Change” by Obama Administration
WASHINGTON, DC – Monday, May 7th, the White House will, today, honor 14 individuals as Champions of Change for leading the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math for people with disabilities in education and employment. “STEM is vital to America’s future in education and employment, so equal access for people with disabilities is imperative, [...]
Sampling of Apps4Android You Tube Videos
Produced by Google: Apps4Android at Google I/O 2011 Produced by Apps4Android: KhAndroid, an accessible Khan Academy Video App Cool Reader, a speech-enabled version of Cool Reader IDEAL Magnifier, an open source video magnification application TeleDroid, an accessible health monitoring application Samsung Tab Serving as a Note Taker for the Blind Apps4Android’s Tactile, Virtual Keyboard, Screen [...]
City, State and Other Grant Participations
Initiative on the New Economy (INE) Program Dates: 6/01/03 – 06/01/07 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Funded Objective: studied how computers, the Internet, and other information technologies (IT) can increase the quality of life and employment of Canadians with disabilities in the knowledge-driven new economy. Topics of focus included; Passages to [...]
Listing of Privately Funded Apps4Adroid Applications (not released on Android Market)Android Market
American Federation of the Blind (AFB) Gesture Survey Application; IDEAL Ask EinDroid II Beta[1] IDEAL Knowledgebase[2] IDEAL MathWriter[3] IDEAL ePub3 Reader[4] IDEAL: Formula Finder Beta[5] IDEAL Text Enlarger[6] Audio-Described Khan Academy Video Creator[7] EasyCC caption-streaming viewer Speech-to-text Bluetooth Keyboard Emulator AAC RERC Tablet-Based version of iAugComm[8] Enhanced Near Field Communication Accessibility Application[9] Mathwriting Beta[10] TeleDroid®: [...]
The Global Business Benefits of Accessible Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Design by Steve Jacobs
A Whitepaper by: Steve Jacobs, President IDEAL Group, Inc. and, CEO, Apps4android, Inc. Hilliard, Ohio Click this link to access the whitepaper
The Corporate Social Innovation Model by Steve Jacobs
The Corporate Social Innovation Model: Enabling Positive Societal Change through the Distribution and Use of Accessible ICT Products and Services. A Whitepaper by: Steve Jacobs, President IDEAL Group, Inc. and, CEO, Apps4android, Inc. Hilliard, Ohio Click this link to Access the Whitepaper
Accessibility Issues in eBooks and eBook Readers
Thank you, Ken Petri, for your ongoing technical work, support, and advocacy at The Ohio State University Web Accessibility Center! You are a class act! Supplemental: Accessibility Issues in E-Books and E-Book Readers This page[i] supplements material from a chapter on the accessibility of e-books in No Shelf Required 2: Use and Management of Electronic [...]
Call for Papers: Mobile Accessibility – Online Symposium
The W3C WAI Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) invites you to share your experiences with mobile accessibility for an online Symposium to be conducted on 25 June 2012. See: Mobile Accessibility Online Symposium: http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2012/mobile/ The primary objective of this symposium is to gather, analyze, and discuss practical experience with mobile web accessibility. In particular, [...]
Developing Accessible, Mobile-Friendly, Applications and Content in Support of Students with Print Disabilities in Grades 4-9
With an emphasis on Mathematics By: Steve Jacobs, President IDEAL Group, Inc. and, CEO, Apps4Android, Inc. steve.jacobs@apps4android.org http://apps4android.org http://ideal-group.org April 20, 2012 Click this link to Access the Paper
Protected: YouDescribe for Android – Functional Specification
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IDEAL AndroidVox Browser Gesture and Keyboard Navigation Commands
Updated on April 19, 2012. Link to IDEAL AndroidVox Browser on Google Play Credits: Thanks and Kudos to Rynhardt Kruger for his ongoing support and dedication to evolving AndroidVox into what it is today! Please see additional credits at the bottom of this article. Important notes: We highly recommend printing out the following instructions as [...]
Implementing Accessibility on Android
When it comes to reaching as wide a userbase as possible, it’s important to pay attention to accessibility in your Android application. Cues in your user interface that may work for a majority of users, such as a visible change in state when a button is pressed, can be less optimal if the user is [...]
Apps4Android Applications are Being Used on Over 1,250 Different Android Devices
Here’s a list (by manufacturer) that is current as of April 16, 2012: Acer A200 (picasso_e) Iconia Tab A100 (VanGogh)(vangogh) Acer E320 (C6) LiquiD (a1) E120 (K2) Liquid MetaL (a4) E130 (K3) PicassO (picasso) E140 (k4) PicassO (ventana) E210 (k5) S300 (a5) E310 (C4R) StreaM (a3) E310 (c4) TD600 (T603T) G100W (maya) Anydata ASP320Q_ANDI (ASP320Q_GSM) [...]
Apps4Android Applications Being Used on Devices Made by 48 Manufacturers
This list was updated on April 16, 2012: Acer Anydata Archos Asus Compal Coolpad Dell Enspert Foxconn International Holdings Limited Fujitsu Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications Limited Funai Electric Gigabyte Google Hisense Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. HTC Huawei INQ Mobile JVC KENWOOD Holdings, Inc. KT Tech K-Touch KYOCERA corporation Lenovo Mobile LG LGE Micromax [...]
Android Carrier-Focused Forums (Updated Continually)
3 AT&T Bell Mobility- Canada Boost Mobile Cellcom Israel Cellular South Cincinnati Bell Cricket Metro PCS O2 Orange Page Plus Cellular Rogers Sasktel Mobility Simple Mobile Sprint Telstra TELUS T-Mobile US Cellular Verizon Videotron Virgin Mobile Vodafone
Android Tablet Beta Interface for Students who are Blind and Deaf/Blind
Kudos to the great students at Ohio State School for the Blind for their support and cooperative spirit! The development of this product is dedicated to all of you! Our 2012 Interns: Samsung 10.1″ Tab Running Honeycomb: External Braille KB that serves as both a Braille input device and Braille Display Layer 1: Motor Vibrators [...]
An Introduction to NFC
NFC (Near field communication) is a short-range radio technology that enables communication between units (devices) without direct physical touch. NFC is an open-platform technology, which is being standardized in the NFC Forum. NFC is based on and extends on RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). It operates on 13.56 MHz frequency. NFC communication range is up to [...]
Protected: ADRA Functional Specifications
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LG Android Phones Supported by Apps4Android Accessibility Applications
1. LG Optimus 2X P990: The LG Optimus 2X is the world’s first dual-core Smartphone. Powered by Android, the latest Smartphone from LG allows users to experience improved performance when browsing the web, downloading applications and multitasking. Packed with the latest features the LG Optimus 2X offers an 8 MP camera with full HD 1080p [...]
Android Smartphone Forums by Manufacturer by Model (Constantly Updated)
HTC Android Smartphone User Forums LG Android Smartphone User Forums Motorola Android Smartphone User Forums Samsung Android Smartphone User Forums
Android Platform Version Distribution
Android Platform Distribution: This page provides data about the relative number of active devices running a given version of the Android platform. This can help you understand the landscape of device distribution and decide how to prioritize the development of your application features for the devices currently in the hands of users. For information about [...]