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Mar 10
1 min

Tech

Apple Clasical Music

Latest news on Apple Music Classical… The service will be available through a downloadable app from the App Store. Unlike Apple Music,...

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Feb 28
1 min

iOS 16.4 beta 2 Dev is Out

A very minor update with not much to talk about from an accessibility feature standpoint…. Which means the magnifier app that appeared on...

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Feb 28
1 min

My Wish List - Repair Hover Text

Hover text on iPad is broken and has been broken for a while. Hover text is an accessibility feature you can find on the setting app of...

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Feb 18
1 min

On My Wish List - Universal Gesture

Android and Apple products all have their own accessibility gestures, both intuitive and easy to remember...As long as you stay within...

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Feb 16
1 min

Fusion 101 - Focus

Every Wednesday, we focus on one hotkey from Fusion to make interacting with your PC even faster than ever. Alf + Tab allows you to...

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Feb 11
1 min

On My Wish List - Cross Hair on Apple Products

One of the reasons why Fusion does not exist for Apple product is that Apple usually does a good job. With accessibility . Almost all the...

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Feb 8
1 min

Fusion 101 - Zoom in and out

A very useful hotkey for Fusion users provides a way to zoom in and out without the need to use the Zoom/Fusion interface. The hotkey...

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Jan 31
1 min

Braille Literacy Month

Happy last day of January! January is Braille Literacy Month! January 4th (World Braille Day) was Louis Braille's 214th birthday. He...

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Jan 12
1 min

Finances

Scholarship Opportunity: Due February 14th, 2023

The American Council of the Blind has a post-secondary scholarship opportunity coming up! The scholarships range from $2,000 to $7,500. ...

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Dec 29, 2022
1 min

Diabetic Eye Disease Prevention

Last month was Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month. Diabetes is the most common factor of adult vision loss and the number one cause of...

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Dec 3, 2022
1 min

Tech

Want an Apple Watch for Xmas but think it’s too small for use ? Think again .

Apple Watch Series 6 and over with an iPad or an iPhone running on iOS16 is required but if you satisfy these conditions, you are in for...

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Nov 23, 2022
1 min

Apple New Hovering Pencil Feature is a Missed Opportunity for IPad Accessibility Improvement

Apple released their brand new iPad Pro line with M2 processor with a new feature called Hovering Pencil supposed to work with the latest...

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Nov 21, 2022
2 min

Healthy Life, Healthy Sleep

The holidays are upon us and with them stress. We already have enough of it on regular basis … Life as a blind person is not exactly...

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Nov 20, 2022
1 min

Text Replacement for IPhone and iPad

Tired of typing your long email address everywhere ? What about your home address ? Apple got you covered for that with one of the most...

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Nov 19, 2022
1 min

This week on Blind Sanity Podcast S02E15

An entire episode about tax preparation … From charitable contributions to medical records . All you need to do before December 31st...

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Nov 18, 2022
1 min

Editas shelving LCA10 promising therapy

Not enough patients … only 300 in the US. See links below. One can only hope that this will demonstrate the value of CRISPR....

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Nov 18, 2022
1 min

How to create an account on Mastodon

With Twitter about to implode… or at least crash during the World Cup starting Sunday, you may wonder where to go next . Mastodon gained...

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Nov 7, 2022
1 min

Retinitis Pigmentosa

Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is close to our hearts since it is the reason Pennies for the Blind was founded. RP is a rare, mainly...

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Oct 24, 2022
3 min

News

Day 2 (October 25th, 2022) - Retinal Implant Workshop Agenda

Time (Eastern) Topic Name of Session Chair / Speakers 8:30 am - 8:35 am Day 2: Welcome & Recap Tieuvi Nguyen, PhD Food and Drug...

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Oct 19, 2022
1 min

News

Day 1 (October 24th, 2022) - Retinal Implant Workshop Agenda

Time (Eastern)Topic Name of Session Chair / Speakers 8:30 am - 8:45 amDay 1: Welcome and Introduction Malvina Eydelman, MD Food and Drug...

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Oct 12, 2022
1 min

All about BARD from Library of Congress

We introduced BARD in this week's episode of Blind Sanity. (S02E11) Here are the links to get things started. Library Of Congress...

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Oct 9, 2022
1 min

Blindness Awareness Month

October is Blindness Awareness month! The Perkins School for the Blind addressed four main types of blindness. Two are prevalent within...

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Oct 3, 2022
1 min