Accessibility: Can a Blind Person Use Meetup?
Before COVID, virtual events tended to be a Plan B or used in companies with remote workers. After the pandemic hit, virtual meetings became a necessity. Meetup, a website that...
Rhea Althea Guntalilib
Rhea Althea Guntalilib is an accessibility consultant at Equal Entry, working in digital accessibility since 2016. She is based in the Philippines.
Mobile Screen Reader 101: How a Blind Person Uses a Smartphone
Screen Reader 101 discusses the basics of using a screen reader and getting started with one on a computer. This sparks interest and conversations as it reveals that blind people...
Screen Reader 101: How Advice from a Blind Person Helps a Deaf Person
“What is a screen reader anyway?” I remember asking this very same question when being introduced to the wonderful world of assistive technologies. The person told me that a screen...
What Happens When a Blind Person Test Drives VoiceOver Recognition?
Prior to releasing it, Apple promised iOS 14 would come with enhanced accessibility features. Sure enough, the company came through. Out of all the added accessibility...
Slack Vs. Discord: Which Is Better for Screen Readers?
This new normal has turned a fast, reliable, and convenient way to communicate into an essential part of our day-to-day. Be it for work, for school, or even for our daily...
How Gmail Falls Just Short of Being Accessible
In this day and age when technology is at its peak, communication and information dissemination are vital in our highly digital world. One of the strongest and most effective...
Microsoft Soundscape: An Amazing App (For First World Users…)
When accessible technologies for the blind started to become more of a fixture in the global IT industry, blind people all over the world, myself included, became more expectant...
Seeing the World, Together with Be My Eyes
“See the world together” is the tagline for the unique, philanthropic mobile application “Be My Eyes.” As defined on their website, this is a free app that connects blind and...
Making the Case for Accessible Data Representations
In an increasingly data-driven world, persons with special needs, particularly the blind, may find themselves left in the dark when it comes to visual representations of...
Using Mozilla Hubs with a Screen Reader
I reviewed the Mozilla Hubs interface with our CEO, Thomas Logan using my JAWS screen reading application. I have added additional details on how to join the Accessibility VR...
The Power of Voice Control
When technology becomes accessible, it becomes better for everyone. Apple has proven this once again with the release of their newest accessibility feature called Voice Control. ...
Screenreader Experience of a Virtual Reality Conference
I am Rhea Althea Guntalilib, a totally blind digital accessibility ninja. I conduct accessibility and usability tests for different web and mobile products and services. With my...
Why It Matters Which Direction You Are Looking in a 360-Degree Video When You’re Blind
Equal Entry Accessibility Consultant James Herndon is presenting Live Audio Descriptions for 360-Degree Video: Best Practices at CSUN 2020. As a preview to his presentation, he...
Technology-Triggered Epilepsy
Can your brain wrap around the thought that a single tweet or a TV show could potentially kill you? Sounds far-fetched you might say, but technology says otherwise. Reality check:...
Banking Blind in the Philippines
In an age when life is tightly tied with technology, it is no surprise that most products and services are slowly translated into digital forms. The banking industry is no...