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===Assistive Technology Resources===
====General Resources====
[[http://www.applevis.com/|AppleVis]]: A community-powered website for blind and low-vision users of Apple's range of Mac computers, the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV and Apple Watch. -CA1A\\

[[https://www.coolblindtech.com/subscribe-to-podcast/|Cool Blind Tech Podcast]]: Cool Blind Tech is a podcast about universal design of products, environments, programmes and services to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design, not excluding assistive devices for particular groups of individuals with disabilities where this is needed. Focuses on maximizing the independence, productivity and participation of the blind and low vision community, to empower the blindness community through the acquisition and enhancement of skills in using  adaptive technologies. \\

[[https://www.loc.gov/nls/services-and-resources/informational-publications/assistive-technology-products-information-access/|NLS Informational Publications: Assistive Technology Products for Information Access]]:   Reference guide with products designed to assist people who have disabilities in accessing printed information.\\
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====JAWS====
{{https://support.freedomscientific.com/Content/Documents/Manuals/JAWS/Keystrokes.pdf|JAWS Keystrokes (PDF)}}\\

{{https://support.freedomscientific.com/Content/Documents/Manuals/JAWS/JAWS-Quick-Start-Guide.pdf|JAWS Quick Start Guide (PDF)}}\\

[[http://www.freedomscientific.com/products/blindness/jawsdocumentation|JAWS Product Page]]\\
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====Mobile Apps====
[[https://www.loc.gov/nls/resources/blindness-and-vision-impairment/devices-aids/accessible-mobile-reading-apps/|NLS Reference Guide: List of Accessible Mobile Reading Apps]] - describes software applications (apps) for mobile devices or phones that can be used by consumers who are visually impaired to read books, newspapers, magazines, or other print material.\\
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====iOS====
[[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eyenote/id405336354?mt=8|EyeNote]] - (Free) Currency Reader from U.S. BEP\\

[[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/taptapsee-blind-visually-impaired/id567635020?mt=8|TapTapSee]] - (Free) Designed to help the blind and visually impaired identify objects they encounter in their daily lives.  Simply double tap the screen to take a photo of anything, at any angle, and hear the app speak the identification back to you (Note: Spoken identification requires VoiceOver to be turned on).

[[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader/id496177674?mt=8|Voice Dream Reader]] - (Free with in-app purchases) accessible reading tool for PDF and Word documents, DRM-free EPUB and DAISY eBooks, Web pages and more. It's directly integrated with Bookshare, Dropbox, G-Drive, Evernote, Pocket, Instapaper, and Gutenberg.\\
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