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The MGMini is a wearable device that when pushed can alert medical personnel and loved ones, offer reassurance, and send assistance at a moment’s notice by connecting to a live call center. The MGMini comes in an oblong metal shape. Included are two lanyards, a charger allowing 96-hours of battery life, and a clip for […]
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What is the Microsoft Surface Adaptive Kit? The Microsoft Surface Adaptive Kit is a set of tools designed to improve the accessibility of Surface devices for people with disabilities. It includes tactile tools like raised markers and keycap labels to help users with visual impairments or dexterity challenges identify keys, ports, and cables. The kit
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Introduction [untitled] is a cloud-based music storage and sharing app. Unlike other cloud sharing apps such as Dropbox and Google Drive, [untitled] specifically markets itself towards musicians and artists who need to store their songs and demos online. [untitled] is an expertly designed app that has revolutionized and simplified the very tedious system of version
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Apple Wallet is a built-in digital wallet app in iOS that allows users to store credit cards, boarding passes, event tickets, and more. While the app provides easy access to these items, it has several usability issues that may create confusion and frustration. This case study will analyze four specific problems with the Apple Wallet
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Introduction Amtrak is a travel application designed to streamline the process of planning and booking train journeys across the United States. It offers features such as real-time train schedules, ticket purchasing, and seat reservations. Users can easily search for routes, view fare options, and manage their bookings directly from the app. The Amtrak app also
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Screen readers, like JAWS and NVDA, enable people who are blind or visually impaired to access digital content by converting text into speech and allowing navigation through keyboard shortcuts. These tools enhance digital accessibility, providing users with an alternative to visually engaging with websites, applications, and documents. Screen Readers: Enhancing Digital Accessibility Screen readers are
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Authors: Cassandra Cyphers, Shivani Kolte, Eleanor Cunningham-Rothwell Pinterest has both an ethical responsibility and business interest in ensuring its platform is accessible to all users, with approximately 1 in 4 U.S. adults experiencing a disability at some point in their lives. The platform itself does meet several accessibility principles set out in the Web Content
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Apple Maps is a web mapping service created by Apple inc. Apple Maps is the default mapping software on all iOS devices. As a web mapping service, Apple Maps provides global cartography based on the travel patterns from iOS devices. Users can get directions through various modes of transportation as well as find locations nearby
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FigJam is an online collaborative tool which can be used for anything from brainstorming to build including diagramming, strategy and planning. It empowers teams to express their ideas visually and make things together in real-time. FigJam has fun elements like adding stickers, dot voting, leaving voice messages, etc that makes collaboration more engaging and personalized.
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StoryGraph is a new social cataloguing app for users to log and share the books they are reading. Serving as one of the only competitors to Amazon’s Goodreads, StoryGraph is a promising solution to the growing resistance among users towards interacting with Amazon. Users can accomplish many of the same tasks on StoryGraph as they
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