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All About Google Chrome

This is my fifth session from the first day at the CSUN conference.  This session covers “…the built-in accessibility features of Chrome, Chrome OS and Chromebooks.”  Description comes from the conference event guide.  I attended Google’s pre-conference seminar in 2013, and it was very informative (my 10-part blog post can be accessed here).  I hope […]

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Google Accessibility – Partially Digested Observations

Holy moly, that was an information-packed session today!  And, what a difference from last time I saw Google at #CSUN. I saw Google’s presentation on accessibility when I attended the #CSUN conference (I believe) four years ago.  At that time, I got the impression that Google was “phoning it in.”  The reps they sent at […]

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Google Accessibility Update – Live Blog Post 9 – Fireside Chat Q & A

GETTING RIGHT INTO Q&A HERE Will docs provide icons for people with cognitive disabilities?  It is being prioritized “in context” with all the other basic needs of blind and low-vision folks. What is level of accessibility on Android of calendars when scheduling events?  Currently, best option is to use the agenda view.  All basic features […]

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Google Accessibility Update – Live Blog Post 8 – The Android Platform

Android Platform Gabe Cohen, Product Manager TV Raman, Lead, Google Accessibility Casey Burkhardt, Software engineer, TalkBack TV RAMAN Background: we want to make it easy for mobile app devs to make their apps accessible. First Android handset delivered in 2008 Accessibility API version 1.0 and TalkBack published in August 2009 Use what we build (I […]

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Google Accessibility Update – Live Blog Post 7 – Accessibility Guides for End Users

Brand New Accessibility Guides for end users announced:  goo.gl/ge5HV Best practices Keyboard shortcuts – not in table format, so it’s easier to navigate Product managers specifically asked the audience to provide feedback on these guides, they will update based on your feedback!  Contact them here:  accessibilityguidefeedback@gmail.com AUDIENCE QUESTIONS: How often will this document be updated? […]

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