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Please, follow below the Daily Eyeway Alerts: 1. News Smartphones are a great medium of communication and have time and again proved a boon to those with special needs. Targeting the special needs customers in India, LG has added new features to its affordable selfie smartphone — K7. The LG K7, with the new features, will make it easier for visually impaired users to make the most of the smartphone without anyone else’s assistance. The LG K7 has been preloaded with features and applications that make interacting with the smartphone easier for even the visually impaired. It comes with voice-based apps and text magnification tools for users with disabilities ranging from mild to severe. These apps include @Voice, Cozy Magnifier & Microsope, Kota Daisy Reader, GPS Essential, PocketBook and eReader Prestigion, which are available for access right from the home screen of the smartphone. LG has further included seven e-books for free on the K7 to be read out loud by the accompanying app. To make navigation easy, LG has added features to the smartphone’s Android 5.1 operating system such as Talk Back, Screen Reading and Text-to-Speech set to English or Hindi set by default. The LG K7 was launched alongside the LG K10 in January this year. Targeted at budget-conscious consumers, the LG K7 was launched at a price of Rs 9,500. The customized version for people with special needs carries the same price tag and features. Source: http://www.bgr.in/news/lg-k7-gets-new-features-for-visually-impaired-users/. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=lg-k7-gets-new-features-visually-impaired-users-india 2. Event Workshop on Android Accessibility. In the present scenario Android has emerged as the best option for the visually impaired when it comes to selecting an accessible and affordable mobile phone or tablet. The Accessibility of the Android platform has improved rapidly over the years and now even totally blind persons can independently do everything the devices are meant for. However, since most of the Android devices in the market only have a touch screen visually impaired persons need guidance and some training in order to use them effectively. The Assistive Technology helpline of the National Association for the Blind Delhi will conduct WORKSHOP ON Android Accessibility on Saturday 26 November 2016 from 10 am to 1 pm. Register for this workshop before 20 November, 2016 with the NAB Helpline by email: helpl...@nabdelhi.in or phone: 011 64556968. There is no fee for participating in this workshop. No accommodation or reimbursement of travel expenses will be provided by NAB Delhi for this workshop. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=workshop-android-accessibility-0 3. Job Required Senior Librarian, Librarian, PS to Director, Accountant in National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Chennai. Low Vision can apply. Minimum qualification: Graduate with proficiency in shorthand (120 wpm) and typing (50 wpm). Knowledge in accounting practices in Govt. Institutions and use of Tally software. Upper Age Limit: Senior Librarian- 45 years, Librarian- 40 years, PS to Director and Accountant – 35 years. Apply online website: www.ncscm.res.in. A candidate can apply only up to a maximum of two positions. The place of posting will be in Chennai or at any other location in India as required. Last date 1st December. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=jobs. -- With warm regards, Helpdesk Team! Toll free: 1800 300 20469 Working days: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Helpdesk: e...@eyeway.org Website: www.eyeway.org Office Phone: 011-26472582 You can stay connected with us on What'sApp: Eyeway-9968329329 Facebook: facebook/projecteyeway Twitter: @friendsofeyeway Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/eyewayindia “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.”―Mary Anne Radmacher Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..