A conceptual introduction for sighted readers on how VoiceOver works

On January 9th, 2007, Steve Jobs first announced the iPhone. Many people including my friend Dr. Nathan Klapoetke were very excited about it and couldn't wait to buy one. That day, Nathan was reinstalling windows for me as there was no real practical way to do that yet with a screen reader. While Nathan ranted … Continue reading A conceptual introduction for sighted readers on how VoiceOver works →

Another post I wrote with additional thoughts about Apple’s Face ID

Posted on October 1, 2018 Two weeks ago, I wrote about how I strongly dislike Apple's Face ID; and although some in the blind community have agreed with my thoughts, there are also some who do not. They say "oh Face ID is just fine and it's accessible," etc. Accessible for sure, but not efficient; … Continue reading Another post I wrote with additional thoughts about Apple’s Face ID →

My thoughts on being totally blind how large and/or multiple screens are over rated

Many have 2 or 3 monitors on their desks and the bigger the better... ; if I were sighted, I'd probably think the same way. The human brain is great at pattern matching and picking something out of a large field of view, and/or taking in lots of information over a wide area at a … Continue reading My thoughts on being totally blind how large and/or multiple screens are over rated →