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Testing Android Accessibility: I Give Up

January 9, 2014 by Chris Hofstader 21 Comments

A few months ago, a friend of mine who prefers Android accessibility to that available from Apple on its iOS devices, sold me a Google Nexus/7 tablet so I could try it out and, perhaps, write an article about its accessibility. Since early October,, I’ve tried to use the Nexus/7 to perform the same tasks… Read more about Testing Android Accessibility: I Give Up

Filed Under: Technology Review Tagged With: Accessibility, Accessibility API, Android, failure, iOS, Nexus/7, NVDA, TalkBack, Windows

Progress in Screen Reading: Android and iOS

October 8, 2013 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

Since my middle school days,I did all of my computing either with a braille notetaking device or on a computer. People told me that, with the limited vision I had, a screen magnifier would be the best access technology for me to use. So, for years I was convinced that screen magnification should be my… Read more about Progress in Screen Reading: Android and iOS

Filed Under: Guest Post, Technology Review Tagged With: Accessibility, Android, Apple, Google, innovation, iOS, Mobile, progress, TalkBack, VoiceOver

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