Tech Tips: iPhone Improvements Coming This Fall

Contributed by Jerry Price, Assistive Technology Training Coordinator 

Every Fall, Apple releases a new version of iOS to correspond with their introduction of new iPhones.  In 2022, they are introducing iOS 16.  This new operating system will offer several assistive technology enhancements.  These enhancements include:

• Over 20 new supported languages and voices will be introduced, including Eloquence, the voice used with Jaws.

• Hey Siri will be able to hang up the phone.

• Siri will be able to turn on the auto answer-on feature.

• Door detection will be available with the magnifier option.

• Live captioning will be available for any sound source.

• Sound recognition will be available for specific sounds.

• Siri Pause Time will allow users to set the amount of time needed to give Siri commands.

• Enhanced notification options will be available for hearing aids and phone speakers. 

Of course, many promises are made every year and few are kept, as the Beta versions can yield difficulties and errors.  As it stands now, though, the future is bright for the next generation of iOS. 

On Saturday, October 1st, LBPD’s Technology User Group (TUG) will demonstrate the new changes to iOS 16 and make users aware of features that have been added, subtracted and/or improved.  You may join this informative presentation at 10 AM by calling 319-527-4994.

 

Guest Post: National Library Service's Braille on Demand

Contributed by NLS Representative

As part of its braille modernization initiative, NLS is launching the Braille-on-Demand pilot project on Monday, June 20, 2022. This project will allow active NLS patrons to request and receive one hard-copy braille title per month, which they can retain for their personal use. If an individual who is not registered as a patron submits an order, NLS will refer the individual to their local network library to begin the process of becoming a patron.

Braille titles will be limited to books that are currently available on BARD, the NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download service. At this time, requests are limited to one book per patron per month. Only complete titles will be distributed. Requests for partial titles (for example, volume one of a three-volume book) will result in receiving the entire book.

The form to request a braille-on-demand book can be found linked from https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NLSbrailleondemand. Patrons may complete the form themselves or contact their network library for assistance. They may also contact NLS Reference at nlsref@loc.gov for assistance in completing the form.

Collection Highlights: July 2022

  

Collection Highlights: July 2022

Contributed by Jordan Wohlfort, Collection Development Librarian

 July 2021

July is National Ice Cream Month! Cool down with a title about the tasty treat, or learn to make it at home!

Children’s

Ice Cream, by Elisha Cooper

DB 54632

Explains step-by-step how milk is taken from cows and processed in a factory, where lots of things happen to it to produce a carton of flavored ice cream. For grades K-3.

My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich, by Ibi Aanu Zoboi

In the summer of 1984, twelve-year-old Ebony-Grace of Huntsville, Alabama, visits her father in Harlem, where her fascination with outer space and science fiction interfere with her finding acceptance. For grades 5-8. 

The Ice Cream Machine, by Adam Rubin

DB 107338

A collection of six short stories in a variety of genres and settings, all featuring the creamy frozen treat. In one tale, a girl and her sister compete in an ice cream eating contest--against an honest-to-goodness pig. For grades 3-6. 

Adult

Ben & Jerry's, the Inside Scoop How Two Real Guys Built a Business with Social Conscience and a Sense of Humor, by Fred Lager

DB 39204

Lager, who headed Ben & Jerry's for eight years, gives the company's history. Childhood friends, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield led relatively unsuccessful lives until 1978, when they collaborated on creating an ice cream store in a former gas station in Vermont after taking a correspondence course on the topic.

The Martha Stewart Cookbook: Collected Recipes for Every Day, by Martha Stewart

DB 42087

More than 1,600 recipes and adaptations collected from the nine previous cookbooks by the celebrity hostess. Recipes range from simple to involved but are marked for their elegance. In addition to the usual cookbook favorites, such as soups, salads, fish and shellfish, and meats, sections are devoted to potatoes, ice cream and sorbets, wedding cakes, and entertaining crowds.

Chilled to the Cone: Bakeshop Mystery, Book 12, by Ellie Alexander

DB 103535

Pastry chef Juliet Capshaw has the opportunity to launch a pop-up ice cream shop and jumps on it. But just as she's getting ready to open the doors to Torte 2. 0, one of Ashland's most colorful characters, known for his cone-shaped hat, turns up dead.