Redbox to Make Some Kiosks Accessible to the Blind

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.redbox.com/image/mediacenter/rb-large-logo11-2011c" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="166" src="http://www.redbox.com/image/mediacenter/rb-large-logo11-2011c" title="Redbox logo" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Popular video rental service Redbox agreed in a settlement to make 4,000 of their 35,900 kiosks located in California accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. The service, which is commonly found in supermarkets and other public areas, is inaccessible to blind or visually impaired users. As part of the agreement, Redbox agreed to add headphone jacks, <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/11/claropdf-app-pdf-text-to-speech-and.html">text-to-speech</a> output, and tactile keyboards to kiosks. The roll-out of accessible video rental boxes will be gradual and is planed to take longer than two years. In the interim, Redbox has also agreed to provide phone support to help blind customers navigate the rental process. It is not clear if Redbox plans to add more DVDs with audio descriptions to benefit its new larger customer base of visually impaired users, but such a plan would seem to make sense. The settlement deal will inevitably increase Redbox's potential customer base by providing access to more people with disabilities. Unfortunately, the settlement seems to only cover a small fraction of Redbox kiosk in California. Hopefully, other kiosk companies will make their services accessible as well.</div>

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New in iOS 7: System Wide Large Type

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmFpF358DO-JI-Q2JoSKdU1zG-JMabHHmGI0mD7A2k0lzMg7o5p7NJW9PAWyIo8of9soXotjxFll-6KcOZN4Ko6hjobkuDc_ARQT08c-8sgB6F5N6ZysV57jppuIeN8cOMFZOQI6vYzs/s1600/photo+1+(8).PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmFpF358DO-JI-Q2JoSKdU1zG-JMabHHmGI0mD7A2k0lzMg7o5p7NJW9PAWyIo8of9soXotjxFll-6KcOZN4Ko6hjobkuDc_ARQT08c-8sgB6F5N6ZysV57jppuIeN8cOMFZOQI6vYzs/s320/photo+1+(8).PNG" width="212" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYuyQ4EaC4dPHm5OsQUMs8Jrt_WCUAK_QIQXhXNbZILHk-oivwugORtFQZlN0jX9Zrva9sxtKhA86rx0VkvvQwkW97t39qkxxN26laoFLtWqS4HRDAPXGGe64EJMwqk8rPzI3dYzZOkA/s1600/photo+2+(7).PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYuyQ4EaC4dPHm5OsQUMs8Jrt_WCUAK_QIQXhXNbZILHk-oivwugORtFQZlN0jX9Zrva9sxtKhA86rx0VkvvQwkW97t39qkxxN26laoFLtWqS4HRDAPXGGe64EJMwqk8rPzI3dYzZOkA/s320/photo+2+(7).PNG" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/09/apple-confirms-september-10th-iphone.html">Apple’s</a> new mobile operating system is out for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/09/apple-releases-ios-7-with-new.html">iPhone</a>, iPad, and <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/brand-new-ipod-touch-announced.html">iPod touch</a>. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/09/apple-releases-ios-7-with-new.html">iOS 7</a> includes many useful features for all users regardless of ability. One feature that can benefit people with visual impairments is system wide large font. With this feature enabled a user can select a larger font size for use in all compatible apps; the only caveat being that app developers must build in support for this feature. Once widely implemented by app developers this feature will make it easy to have the perfect text size in all your apps. Instead of selecting a preferred font size in each app users will be able to choose a font size once for all their compatible apps.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">To enable larger type go to settings > general > <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/09/apple-releases-ios-7-with-new.html">accessibility</a><span style="font-size: small;"> > larger type.</span></span><br /><a name="more"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqlcBoieFHRjrlg1Jwhyphenhypheno5uUh82afTxjP4nACBEBEZXgiM7gWSm8TUjiOSpbmIc76a1Em-PxUn8euYI8BawCxDwT1vCnOn2UnJfxD-SbWQSCdhErAMxWSlVxV1-jhL-rCd8gQoOuSysg/s1600/photo+3+%25286%2529.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqlcBoieFHRjrlg1Jwhyphenhypheno5uUh82afTxjP4nACBEBEZXgiM7gWSm8TUjiOSpbmIc76a1Em-PxUn8euYI8BawCxDwT1vCnOn2UnJfxD-SbWQSCdhErAMxWSlVxV1-jhL-rCd8gQoOuSysg/s320/photo+3+%25286%2529.PNG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large text in NYTimes App</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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NaviDys Browser for iPad Makes Reading the Web Easier

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/3471410559/01a6ea2838d24071e0c2e107e814989b.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" src="https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/3471410559/01a6ea2838d24071e0c2e107e814989b.jpeg" title="NaviDys App Icon" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://michaeldardol.com/navidys/">NaviDys</a> is a web browser for the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/04/ireadwrite-ipad-app-word-processing-for.html">iPad</a>. The app allows full customization of a website's font, line spacing, letter spacing, and text size. Currently it is only available on the iPad not the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/best-apps-for-your-new-iphone-5.html">iPhone</a> or iPod Touch. While it feels very much like the built in Safari browser that comes with the iPad, NaviDys has features that make it easier to read the web. For people with low vision the ability to enlarge fonts and increase spacing is beneficial. Also, for dyslexics NaviDys includes the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/08/dyslexie-font-helps-dyslexics-read.html">Dyslexie</a> font. But using a third party browser does not come without trade offs. You cannot open links from other apps directly into NaviDys. Unlike Safari NaviDys does not include a <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/ios-5-tips-reader-eliminates.html">reader</a> mode to remove distractions from web pages. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/navidys/id631650011?mt=8">NaviDys costs $2.99 from the App Store.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Click read more below to view screenshots of NaviDys.</div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a664.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/078/Purple2/v4/52/4a/4c/524a4c98-bfa8-7e1b-e969-68338ac3f6d6/mzl.mjzfxzmp.480x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="http://a664.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/078/Purple2/v4/52/4a/4c/524a4c98-bfa8-7e1b-e969-68338ac3f6d6/mzl.mjzfxzmp.480x480-75.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a105.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/090/Purple2/v4/c2/3f/6e/c23f6e9c-1cc2-75f2-fe32-c274c3a386ac/mzl.klodiadc.480x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://a105.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/090/Purple2/v4/c2/3f/6e/c23f6e9c-1cc2-75f2-fe32-c274c3a386ac/mzl.klodiadc.480x480-75.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a1044.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/118/Purple/v4/c9/fd/ab/c9fdabcf-6c15-ab03-9e9a-9ca3cc648e83/mzl.tdbjlcnu.480x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="http://a1044.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/118/Purple/v4/c9/fd/ab/c9fdabcf-6c15-ab03-9e9a-9ca3cc648e83/mzl.tdbjlcnu.480x480-75.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a3.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/092/Purple2/v4/77/dc/10/77dc109b-4b48-2baf-acc1-5d8833619930/mzl.qlvckgpu.480x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="http://a3.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/092/Purple2/v4/77/dc/10/77dc109b-4b48-2baf-acc1-5d8833619930/mzl.qlvckgpu.480x480-75.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>

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