The workshop will be most of one-to-one interactions and demos. The workshop audio recording may not be useful. However, we have audio and text tutorials on android. You can get them by emailing to [email protected]
-----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Vinod Benjamin Sent: 08 March 2014 12:51 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] Workshop on Android Accessibility by NAB Delhi Dear friend, It would be great if the audio recording of the same is shared here, so that people from other parts of India could make use of it, Regards, Vinod On 3/8/14, Prashant Verma <[email protected]> wrote: > WORKSHOP ON Android Accessibility > In the present scenario Android has emerged as the best option for the > visually impaired when it comes to selecting an accessible and > affordable mobile phone or tablet. The Accessibility of the Android > platform has improved rapidly over the years and now even totally > blind persons can independently do everything the devices are meant > for. However, since most of the Android devices in the market only > have a touch screen visually impaired persons need guidance and some > training in order to use them effectively. > The Assistive Technology helpline of the National Association for the > Blind Delhi will conduct the first WORKSHOP ON Android Accessibility > on Saturday > 22 March 2014 from 10 am to 1 pm. > Visually impaired persons over the age of 18 years who have either > purchased Android mobile phones and tablets recently or are seriously > planning to switch to the Android platform are invited to attend. > Please bring your Android mobile phone or tablet if you already have one. > Note that this workshop is targeted at beginners and it will focus on > the basics of Android accessibility. People who are already using > Android and have advanced queries may contact the NAB Helpline for > answers instead of attending this workshop. > Please register for this workshop before 18 March 2014 with the NAB > Helpline by email or phone. There is no fee for participating in this > workshop. No accommodation or reimbursement of travel expenses will be > provided by NAB Delhi for this workshop. Please hurry, only a small > number can be accommodated in this first of its kind event. > This workshop will consist of demonstration and hands-on experience on > the following topics. > 1. Basics of touch screen accessibility for the visually impaired > 2. Enabling accessibility features in Android devices > 3. Overview of Talkback screen reader and gestures > 4. Accessible apps for various tasks like email, web browsing, news, > book reading etc. > > Tutorials and podcasts are being prepared on this subject and they > will be shared with the participants. Please bring your USB drives to > copy the material. This workshop will be facilitated by Mr. Prashant > Ranjan Verma, Mr. Rakesh Negi and Mr. Rajneesh Gosain. > > To register and for more information please contact: > Assistive Technology Helpline > National Association for the Blind > Sector-5, R.K. 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