PASS Power Blogs

For years, many of us wished for spell checking and related functions for (Notepad), but it never happened, in fact, I would select, copy and paste text into other online (free word processors) to conduct spell checking, weird also, because at that time the online HTML word processor I used wasn’t fully accessible either, wow, […]

The AI revolution continues in access technology, the pare have become unstoppable recently and now Aira is moving forward with the new “Access-AI,” which is a (AI image chat) feature associated with taking a pic of something, then using the app’s AI feature to recognize the pic, and the explorer will also have the option,

Unfortunately, towns and cities across America still are foreign to the concept of “service animals,” and we are specifically speaking of “guide dogs,” for blind people. Recently, in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, a local establishment attempted to post a general sign prohibiting service animals, from performing THEIR LAWEFUL SERVICE FOR THE HANDLER. This real life story just

When speaking with our clients and others in our low vision and blind communities about , “Smart home accessibility,” the conversation usually always leads into Echo devices, Wi-Fi light bulbs, thermostats and everything else voice controlled. Most individuals who are blind, from kids to seniors can utilize smart voice technology specifically, making it one of

Many times we all have a tendency “not to be,” as productive as we truly can, sometimes we just don’t realize there are better ways of achieving tasks. You know, “work smarter, not harder,” the same goes with web browsing. Did you know Safari has powerful extensions that make computing very efficient? For instance, one

Imagine your good friend can see, but you’re blind, yet both of you have a great love for drag racing, what happens next? The above Dodge Hellcat, which screams at (807 horsepower) and gets up to over (125 mph), speeds down a quarter mile drag strip with Sheldon at the grips/wheel and his sighted guide

Good mid-week family and friends of accessible news, are you one who is picky about your web browser? Did you know there was a big difference? Well, read on my friend. Several digital sun cycles ago, the web browser Mozilla Firefox was blazing hot, many browser enthusiast preferred to use the newcomer and especially loved

Good mid-week friends and family, we needed to update our readers with some eyebrow raising mobile accessibility news. many of us use the Google Assistant to aid in many tasks, and it’s good, especially on the Android Operating System’s. Unfortunately, starting in a few weeks on January 26, 2024, the Google Assistant will be taking

Amazon announced it would allow developers to incorporate large language models into skills for Alexa late last year. The first three to go live are a 20-question game, a customisable character chatbot, and a music-making app called Splash Music. Future AI-based games and activities on the smart assistant are anticipated, and later this year, Amazon

Guide dogs for blind people can make such a profound difference in the lives of those who are visually impaired, helping people navigate walkways, avoid obstacles and provide companionship and  promote social inclusion. That’s why it’s absolutely fantastic that a guide dog named Miss Ingrid accompanied her owner, ‘All The Light We Cannot See’ star