[Support] Website for Blind and Low-Vision Users of Apple Products

Great site recommendation from the inimitable Eggmann on the VIRN Tech listserve:

Applevis.com is "A community-powered website for blind and low-vision users of Apple's range of Mac computers, the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

AppleVis is a rich resource that strives to empower the community by offering multiple pathways to access and share relevant and useful information. As a community, we seek to encourage and support people in exploring the many ways in which these mainstream products and related applications can offer opportunities to the vision-impaired for personal enrichment, independence and empowerment.

AppleVis also offers resources and mechanisms for raising awareness of the accessibility of Apple products and related applications, and for promoting further advancement in accessibility."

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[Under Development] Lernstift, the first smartpen that vibrates when you make a spelling mistake

On Kickstarter:
Lernstift digital pen points out spelling errors with a subtle vibration to help kids and adults acquire better writing skills

[Free Webtool] MindMup Brainstorming/Concept Mapping

Website: MindMup - a free, open source, browser-based canvas for mapping ideas

Summary of some features that you find in MindMup that are similar to a lot of paid mindmapping software programs:

- you can use the "Tab" key to add nodes
- you can hit "Enter" to finish editing a node
- you can attach anything to a node (comments, images, etc.)

Another perk:

- real-time multi-user collaboration is enabled using Google Drive

The first PDF reader for visually impaired people

"The Swiss National Association of and for the Blind (SNAB), in collaboration with the Access for All foundation and the service provider xyMedia, has developed an important innovation for visually impaired people. The VIP PDF-Reader overcomes a previously insurmountable problem for people with a visual impairment who want to read and work with PDF files. This innovative product is now available free of charge to Windows, Mac and Linux users."