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A new product is available which offers an affordable way to place labels on food, bathroom products, and other items. Visus Labels use tactile patterns to distinguish items from each other, and are designed especially for those who do not have the time or inclination to learn braille. Kits, which include 90 labels and audio instructions, are available for $34.99 for paper labels or $39.99 for a more rigid plastic. For more information or to place an order, visit the Visus Labels website

Amazon takes 25% off a selection of Jell-O desserts, and Kraft dinners when you clip the coupon on the product page. Even better, cut an extra 5% off and bag free shipping when you checkout with Subscribe & Save. That yields strong lows, beating prices found at your local store. Be sure to cancel Subscribe & Save once your order arrives or you'll be billed for subsequent shipments.

Hello, my name is Jywanza and I have been blind since the age of 15. I was born and raised in New York City but currently reside in Indianapolis, Indiana. My interests lie in reading, traveling, dining out and I especially love clothes and beauty products and learning about them. I own over 500 tops, over 200 pair of pants, over 90 pairs of shoes, 15 sport jacket/blazers, 8 suits, over 100 pair of socks and underwear and countless beauty products. When I moved from NYC in January 2006, all of my clothes weighed almost 1800 pounds, Yes, almost 1800 pounds..... That's equivalent to moving 6 new-born baby elephants. I always care about what I am wearing and how I look no matter where I am going and always look put together.

Amazon offers the IRIS Airtight Pet Food Container 3-Piece Set in four colors for $21.95. Clip the 20% off coupon on the product page to cut it to $17.56. Plus, Prime members receive free shipping. (Non-members can spend $35 or more to qualify for free shipping; otherwise, it adds around $10.) That's $4 under what you'd pay at a local retail store. It features a large wheeled container with a 25-lb. capacity, 10-lb. capacity container, and 2-cup food scoop. It'a slao available in Navy/Gray for $22.99 before the clippable coupon, $18.39 after.

As one of its daily deals, Best Buy offers the Apple iPad Air 128GB WiFi 4G LTE Tablet for AT&T in Space Gray/Black, model no. MF015LL/A, or Silver/White, model no. MF018LL/A, for $529.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $83. (For further comparison, Apple charges $630 fo ra refurbished unit.) It features an Apple A7 1.3GHz processor, 9.7 inch 2048x1536 Retina display, 5-megapixel rear-facing iSight camera, 1.2-megapixel FaceTime camera, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, Lightning connector, up to a 10-hour battery life, and iOS 7. Deal ends today.

As one of its daily deals, Amazon offers Prime members the SanDisk 128GB Cruzer CZ36 USB Flash Drive (pictured), model no. SDCZ36-128G-B35, for $27.99 with free shipping. (Non-members can spend $35 or more to qualify for free shipping; otherwise, shippin gadds $8.) That's $25 off list and a strong deal for a 128GB USB flash drive. Deal ends today.

It's a post Apple event week and we're going to examine how the Kool Aid buzz wore off faster than expected in the press. So I'm warning everyone upfront that this week's links will be more negative than positive, as the stock market analogy of buying and selling on hype applies to what gets clicks for Apple news stories. Except in the rumor department that is... Pink iPhones anyone? Yeah, that might be a thing now that gold is starting to lose its luster.

A new app suite is now available for Verizon Wireless customers which provides a customized home screen and a variety of additional tools such as OCR, GPS navigation, and object recognition. VelaSense by Visus Technology runs on Android devices with version 4.3 or higher and is available exclusively on Verizon at the moment. It offers a variety of built-in apps including Contacts, a phone dialer, and currency recognition and features as well as a simplified home screen and voice recognition. Verizon customers can get a 30-day free trial of the app before paying the $14.99 monthly fee.

Quality Cellz via eBay offers the refurbished Unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 4 32GB 4G LTE GSM Android Phone in White or Black, model no. N910A, for $479.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we've seen for this phone. (It's also $205 under the best price we could find for a new unlocked unit.) It features a 5.7 inch 2560x1440 Super AMOLED display, 2.7GHz quad-core processor, 16-megapixel rear-facing camera, 3.7-megapixel front-facing camera, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, Bluetooth 4.1, 802.11ac wireless, microSD card slot, and Android 4.4 (Kit Kat). Deal ends today.

Jamosa21 via eBay offers the Bose QuietComfort 20 Noise Cancelling Headphones for $199.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we've seen. (It's a current low by $49.) They include three pairs of StayHear tips, an inline remote, and mic. Deal ends March 17.

July 1 is a big day when it comes to video description on television, as stations in 35 additional markets will now be required to carry described programs. NBC, ABC, CBS, and FOX stations in the top 60 television markets are required by law to carry at least 50 hours of described programming each quarter, or roughly 4 hours per week. In addition, the top five cable television networks are also bound by this requirement, meaning most cable systems, regardless of location, are also required to carry described programs. An FCC order released today outlines changes that will take effect in July, including the addition of the History Channel and the removal of Nickelodeon from the top five cable networks. This all means that in addition to new described programming, 35 additional television markets will now receive the described feed. We've included a list of the top 60 television markets as of 2014 below, so you can see if yours made the cut.

Microsoft has posted a survey to gauge opinions of blind users of Twitter and how they interact with posted images. As explained on the survey page, "This survey is part of a Microsoft Research project that aims to improve the social media usage experiences of people who are blind by gathering data about the extent to which people who are blind use various social media, the purposes for which they use it, and the challenges they face in participating in this increasingly important aspect of modern social life." The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete with roughly 25 questions total. Upon completion, $1 will be donated to one of several blindness organizations. The survey is available through March 31 or until 1,000 responses have been received. Check the source link to take the survey.
Update: The survey has now closed.

A WordPress.org team is looking for new members to test the accessibility of various WordPress themes and add-ons. The WordPress Accessibility group meets each Monday to discuss current projects and also has an Email list where testing results can be discussed. For more information, check out the source link on this post.

The NVDA Remote project we posted about earlier this week looks like it's going to become a reality, thanks to overwhelming support from over 150 donors and climbing. The project has raised $11,258 in just over two days, shattering its $10,000 goal with over a month remaining. Donations are still being accepted through April 21, and will mean more time is spent on the project. In addition, users can donate $100 or more to be a part of a beta test group for the project.

Walmart offers the refurbished Apple iPhone 6 Plus 16GB No-Contract Smartphone for AT&T in Silver, Gold, or Space Gray for $598 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we've seen for a no-contract iPhone 6 Plus. (It's also $151 under the best price for a new unit.)

Microsoft Store offers the HP Stream 7 32GB Signature Edition 7 Inch Windows 8 Tablet bundled with Microsoft Office 365 Personal for Windows and a $25 Windows Store Gift Card for the in-cart price of $79 with free shipping. Assuming you'll use the gift card, that's the lowest total price we've seen for this bundle. (It's also a current low by $38.) It features an Intel Atom Z3735G 1.33GHz Bay Trail quad-core processor, 7 inch 1280x800 touchscreen, 1GB RAM, 32GB eMMC, 802.11n wireless, 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera, 2-megapixel rear-facing camera, and Windows 8.1. The gift card can be used on apps, games, movies, and music. Microsoft Signature Edition devices feature a clean operating system without any third-party trialware.

Walmart offers the refurbished Apple iPhone 6 16GB No-Contract Smartphone for AT&T in Silver, Gold, or Space Gray for $498 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we've seen for a no-contract iPhone 6. (It's also $151 under the best price for a new unit.)

AI Squared has posted a free update to the Window-Eyes screen reader, version 9.1. This version includes support for the Chrome web browser, the ability to copy both plain text or formatted text from web pages, the return of the placemarker feature, and an enhanced element Many other bug fixes are also included. properties view for websites that may be very useful to developers. It's a free update for users of Window-Eyes 9.0 or the Window-Eyes for Office edition. We've linked to the complete change log from this post.

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Remote assistance has often been one of those screen reader features that was out of reach for many, often due to its cost and complexity. Christopher Toth, the developer behind popular software programs including QRead and Chicken Nugget, is leading a team to change this. A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for NVDA Remote Access, a forthcoming add-on which will enable remote access support for the free and open-source NVDA screen reader. As explained on the crowdfunding web page, "NVDA Remote Access builds on the open source screen reader NVDA, allowing a blind person to send commands to and hear the speech from another user's computer. This provides an ideal tool for real time communication between workstations and opens doors for a variety of previously-inaccessible job tasks."

The team is currently seeking to raise $10,000 to pay for the development costs for the app, which will be released for free upon completion. In addition to helping the project succeed, various perks are available including beta access and a year of free tech support for the app. You can go here to read more or donate We've listed some of the advantages of NVDA Remote as described by the developers below: