----Forwarded Message---- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sat 3 Nov, 2012 2:55 AM GMT Subject: Fwd: November 2012 AccessWorld is now available! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AccessWorld <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 15:06:12 -0400 Subject: November 2012 AccessWorld is now available! To: AFB Subscriber <[email protected]> AFB American Foundation for the Blind <http://www.afb.org> TM Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss The November issue of AccessWorld <http://www.afb.org/accessworld> is now available on our website. This issue features: * Editor's Page: AccessWorld 2012 Holiday Issue <http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw131101> * AccessWorld Holiday Gift Guide 2012: Practical and Fun Gifts for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired, by J.J. Meddaugh <http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw131102> It's the time of the year when we revisit one of AccessWorld's annual traditions. As the holidays approach, each year AccessWorld endeavors to offer a smorgasbord of gift giving options to its readers in the form of the holiday gift guide. * 'Tis the Season: Navigating Online Shopping Websites with a Screen Reader, by Janet Ingber <http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw131103> With the holidays rapidly approaching, it's time for AccessWorld's annual evaluation of online shopping websites. This article looks at Amazon's accessible site and the Bed Bath and Beyond, JC Penny, Old Navy, Target and Toys"R"Us websites. * Product Evaluation: The PLEXTALK PTN2 DAISY and Audio Book Player from Shinano Kenshi, by Deborah Kendrick <http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw131104> The PTN2 is a compact unit with fabulous sound quality that will meet most listening needs of customers who are blind or who have low vision. It plays content from CD, SD, and USB sources and can play a wide variety of formats from the most popularly used content sources. * An App for Wayward Fingers and Thumbs: An Evaluation of the Fleksy App from Syntellia, by John Rempel <http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw131105> Fleksy is not a panacea for all. It has limitations, but Fleksy certainly provides an alternative if you know the QWERTY keyboard layout well and you spend a lot of time generating text using iOS devices. * Tips and Tricks from a Blind Business Traveler: How to Manage the Airport More Effectively, by J.J. Meddaugh <http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw131106> Travel is one of the most fun and rewarding parts of my job, and through all of this, I have become a rather seasoned traveler, developing many skills and tricks for navigating through airports and other unfamiliar areas. Here, I offer some antidotes and ideas for airport travel based on what I've learned over the past several years. * AFB Survey Results Show Inaccessibility of Many Travel Websites, by Katie Vizenor and Christina L. Wissinger <http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw131107> Read a summary of key preliminary results from the American Foundation for the Blind Travel Website Survey conducted through AccessWorld and the Direct Connect mailing lists. * AccessWorld News <http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw131108> * Letters to the Editor <http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw131109> AccessWorld® is the American Foundation for the Blind's technology magazine. Be sure to sign up on the AccessWorld home page to receive AccessWorld Alerts, an e-mail announcement letting you know when new issues of AccessWorld are posted. "Remove" instructions You are receiving this message because you are an AccessWorld reader. To be taken off the distribution list, please reply to this message with the word "remove" in the subject line, and we will remove you at once. (If you do not wish to read AccessWorld and you have received this e-mail in error, we sincerely apologize). -- HB Prime Network Marketing : Bhavesh Shah, Executive Affiliate at SFI Marketing Group. Internet marketer, advertiser & publisher. Online business owner & internet business consultant. Legitimate Work At Home Jobs & Opportunities. http://www.onlinehomesuccess.com/ Blog : http://bit.ly/UuGDzc <https://bitly.com/#> Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
