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Google has rarely repeated themselves when it comes to doing the big reveal for their product or developer presentations. Yet today s 30 minute Launch Night In event was definitely as far as one could go on the opposite side of the energy spectrum of previous Blimp filled performances. And perhaps that was for the best as many of the products were confirmed, thanks to leaks and retailers breaking street dates, rather than announced. An update to the Chromecast line, an original Google Home replacement and two new phones were the stars of the program. While a few services did get a brief mention amongst the various staff driven vignettes.

Below you will find links to Google s own blog with the official details of today s announcements. Additionally, under those links, there is a collection of hands on information about the new products. Plus, a whole lot of Google related news that transpired earlier in the month looms further down the page.

Voting is important, in 2020 perhaps more so than ever. However, the ongoing COVID19 changes mean that this process looks different than it has in years past. Be My Eyes is making accessible voting information available by state in its app. See the text of the Be My Eyes email, and find out about some patriotic items available from the National Braille Press, below.

September seems to have gone a little crazy with hardware events. There was the typical Apple one, a soon to be had Google one, there was the PlayStation 5 And the Microsoft Series X Event. Not to be out done, or it is just multi-billion-dollar peer pressure at work, Amazon held a live event Of their own this week. Revisions to Echo, Fire and Alexa debuted alongside a few new Drones and services. Below are a collection of links summarizing all the recent announcements. Additionally, below that pile of news, you will find a secondary pile that covers more Alexa related information that surfaced prior to the rolling out of new devices.

A new online conference seeks to help educators stay on-trend with assistive technology.

A new software update is available for the BrailleNote Touch Plus. The new update adds the ability to open and read pdf's directly, sign in with google, user guide updates and more.

Let's Go Shopping, a virtual small business showcase which lets you browse and buy from your couch, is back for round 3. Here's more info.

The ACB And NFB National Conventions are in the books and the BBQ Crew begins their travel plans from the kitchen to the Broadcast Studio? This week we learned that CSUNATC21 Joins ATIA21 In their move to a virtual convention and Exhibit Hall. We are fascinated to learn more about how the largest U.S. A.T. conferences will navigate the realms of accessible learning platforms, after all that s been the focus of many a conference session for years, but until then we offer a glimpse into our previous 2020 convention coverage in the handy lists below.

What is it and how is it used?

CIALIS is indicated for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction. This occurs when a male is unable to obtain or maintain a firm erection adequate for satisfactory sexual activity.

CIALIS belongs to a group of drugs called phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors. After sexual stimulation, CIALIS works by helping to relax the blood vessels in your penis, allowing blood to flow into the penis. The result is improved erectile function. CIALIS will not help you if you do not have erectile dysfunction.
You can buy Cialis online only if you have a medical prescription.

It is important to warn you that CIALIS is not effective in the absence of sexual stimulation. Therefore, you and your partner should stimulate each other in the same way you would if you were not taking an erectile dysfunction medicine.

What should you consider before use?
Do not take CIALIS
if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to tadalafil or any of the other ingredients of CIALIS,
if you are taking any type of organic nitrates or nitric oxide donors such as amyl nitrite. This group of drugs (?nitrates?) are given to relieve angina pain (or ?chest pain?). CIALIS has been shown to increase the effects of these medicines. If you are taking any type of nitrate or are unsure, tell your doctor,
if you have severe heart disease or have recently had a heart attack,
if you have recently had a stroke,
if you have low blood pressure or uncontrolled high blood pressure,
if you have had previous vision loss due to non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), a condition sometimes described as "infarction of the eye".
Take special care with CIALIS
Be aware that sexual intercourse carries a possible risk in patients with heart problems because of the extra strain on the heart. If you have a heart problem, consult your doctor.
Here are some reasons why CIALIS may not be right for you. If you have any of these, tell your doctor before taking this medicine:

If you have sickle cell anemia (an abnormality of red blood cells), multiple myeloma (cancer of the bone marrow), leukemia (cancer of the blood cells), or any deformity of the penis.
If you have a serious liver problem
If you have a serious kidney problem.
It is not known if CIALIS is effective in patients undergoing surgery in the pelvic area or if you have had surgery in which your prostate has been removed (radical prostatectomy without preservation of neurovascular fascicles).

This time, there will be no last-minute wondering. The CSUN Assistive Technology Conference is going virtual for 2021.

Calling the current system unsustainable, AIRA is modifying the terms of its free five minute call offer starting next week.

This past spring, Google released a braille keyboard which works much like that found on iOS, enabling people to enter text in braille on their android devices. Here's how to use it for yourself.

On May 31, Mike May and Kim Casey of Goodmaps, Erin Lauridsen of the San Francisco Lighthouse and J.J. Meddaugh of A. T. Guys joined over 40 people on a Zoom session to compare various audio configurations among the participants. We heard a range of headsets, microphones, and other setups at a variety of price points, and gave feedback on everyone's sound along with tips for using Zoom and other chat systems effectively.

Like just about everything else these days, Apple's worldwide developers conference has switched to a virtual format for 2020. But a variety of new features have been announced across Apple's line of devices, including some new VoiceOver improvements.

Windows 10 version 2004, the first major update for Windows this decade, is here, and while the updates are smaller, there are a variety of new features and bug fixes included.

There are times that necessitate that this site reaches beyond the scope of blindness and technology because of issues that are greater than any accessibility challenge. This is one of those times.

Android is poised to get a whole new set of accessibility commands, if the developer documentation for Android R is any indication. Over 20 new multi-tap gestures are listed, more than doubling the current offerings which largely involved one finger.

Join Mike May and Kim Casey of Access Explorer, Erin Lauridsen of the San Francisco Lighthouse and J.J. Meddaugh of A. T. Guys on a Zoom session to compare various audio configurations among the participants. Have you heard others on calls and wondered why they sound so good? Let s find out by comparing audio online. We will edit the recording and provide it after this session so you can hear what you sound like. Kim will provide feedback to those who wish on your video presence.

Google's latest drive update adds the option to secure your files with touch ID or Face ID.

Tired of all your devices responding at once after saying the wake phrase? Google has implemented a new feature to help differentiate which devices in your home are most likely to respond.

Google has begun to roll out a feature to adjust the sensitivity of each device in your home to the wake phrase. This is useful both in noisy environments and in cases where multiple google devices are in the home, and you prefer for one to be more likely to respond.

The feature first began rolling out in late April, and should be available to most devices in the United States by this point.

The setting can be adjusted by ensuring that your google home iOS or Android app is up to date, clicking on the name of your device, going to settings, device settings, hey/okay google sensitivity, adjust the slider to your desired sensitivity (the higher the slider, the more sensitive your device), then back out and repeat for any other devices you wish to edit.

This is a much needed feature that should hopefully cut down on both unintended Google device responses and having to yell at your devices.

Have you tried this feature? How well does it work? Please let us know in the comments.

Pirate Poker, one of the apps in the iOS app Game world, has now been ported into its own app. App A11y, the company behind the original edition, has indicated that this is the first of several apps that are to receive standalone versions in the coming months.