Voice Access vs Voice Typing: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
If you’ve ever tried using your voice in Windows, you might have noticed there are two tools that sound similar […]
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Celebrating 5 years in Business!
Celebrating 5 years in Business! Five years ago today, Web Friendly Help was officially open for business! As most inventions
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Optimizing Windows for Assistive Tech Users – Practical Tips to Improve Efficiency and Accessibility
In this article, I will explain many settings that I tweak to enhance the usability and accessibility of Windows for
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What to do if You Can No Longer Use GMail with Your Favorite Program or Device
Due to Google’s increased security, you may find yourself unable to send email with your program of choice. If
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Hearthstone: How Blind Players Can Get In and Out of Trouble in Stormwind
The last game I blogged about was Sryth, a fun browser-based game. Today I’m writing about Hearthstone, thanks to a
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Resources for Whenever Accessibility Goes Belly up
Who ya gonna call when you need accessibility help? Hopefully me at: 567-234-0078. I offer paid support, but if you
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The Importance of Designing for Accessibility
Designing for Accessibility Note: the content below has been gathered from several websites and has been edited for clarity. The
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52 Reasons to use the Jetpack Toolkit
Today I’d like to introduce you to the Jetpack. If you have ever used WordPress.com for your blog, you will
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Bring Back the Classic WordPress Editor
Sometimes You Just Need a Classic—car, burger, or in this case, a WordPress editor. I won’t go on a diatribe
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Excel with Microsoft Excel
Today I’d like to take some time to walk you through working with spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel. Many of the
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Locate Deals with Microsoft Edge
The below information was taken from a Microsoft Blog. I have added comments at the end that should help screen
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Stop. Hey, What’s That Sound?
Apple has come up with a new trick to help people who don’t hear very well identify sounds around them.
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WFH, One Year Later
Today marks the one year official anniversary of Web Friendly Help LLC. You’ll want to follow the links throughout as
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Write with Your Voice: Use Microsoft Dictation on your PC
Before we dive in, I want to first get a few things out of the way. While dictation is very
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Joining Zoom Meetings
Working at Web Friendly Help, I have been able to walk people through getting started with zoom meetings. So, with
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The Corona Conundrum: Your mission, get through it with your sanity intact
While I’ve noticed a huge increase in the people that I help work from home (WFH, LOL), I am also
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Take Notes in Audio and Text at the Same Time with Google Recorder
Google research is working on several things that I believe can have significant impact in the lives of a blind
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The Gift of Audio Description
If anyone got this two or more times I apologize. I’m having some difficulty with email at the moment. Thanks
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Make Your Windows Computer Come to Life with Sounds
Normally when you get a windows-based PC, it comes with a few generic sounds that are automatically assigned to certain
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Apple Card: The Card That Pays When You Use It
Before I dive into what the Apple Card is, I want to make it clear what it is not. The
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Tame Your Tech Without the Headache!
Throughout my 20 plus years of providing access technology training and troubleshooting, I have noticed a few things that people
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Create Professional Documents Quickly with Office Templates
I want to start this article by asking you to use your imagination. Maybe you’re in your home office, or
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Three Thunderbird Add-ons that will Boost Your Productivity
First off, I’d like to thank Marcio, AKA Starboy, for suggesting a few of these add-ons, and for suggesting the
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Three Firefox Add-ons that will Boost Your Productivity
First off, I’d like to thank Marcio, AKA Starboy, for suggesting a few of these add-ons, and for suggesting the
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Read Books Simply with Your Dolphin and the EasyReader App
Whenever I’m not on my laptop and need to read an eBook, I generally use either Kindle or EasyReader. Today
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Pontes Media Downloader: Convert Online Videos With Ease
There are hundreds of programs, websites, and apps designed to help you download or convert online videos, including on YouTube,
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Create References in Record time in Microsoft Word
Do you find yourself needing to create APA citations for your college papers? I personally find this process a little
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Let Google Help You Fly
Finding a flight these days can be difficult when you use access technology. Many times, when you do find a
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Bang your Way to Knowledge With the Duck: The Search Engine That Doesn’t Track You
If you missed the article on 10 reasons to use the duck search engine, or the one on configuring duck
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Ready… Set… Duck Duck Go!
If you missed the article on 10 reasons to use the duck search engine, I highly recommend you go back
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10 Reasons to Use a Duck as Your Main Search Engine
This post has actually been taken from the Duck Duck Go blog. The very brief intro is that this is
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Your Walkthrough on Getting Signed Up for Bookshare
After posting articles on reading ePub books in the Edge browser, and reading books with QRead, I have received a
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Setup your computer with Magnification or a Screen Reader
So you have a new computer that you need to get up and running? Let’s do it together. This guide
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Do the Movies Your Way with the Actiview App
Today, I’d like to showcase an app that is changing the lives of movie goers everywhere. The app is called