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MobileCityOnline via Amazon offers the RevJams Active Pro Bluetooth Wireless Sport Earbuds in Black, model no. REV400, for $32.99. Coupon code UEDVVTGM cuts it to $22.99. Plus, Prime members bag free shipping. (Non-members can spend $49 or more to qualify for free shipping; otherwise, shipping costs $6.10.) That's the lowest total price we could find by $6. These IPX water- and sweat-resistant earbuds feature Bluetooth 4.1 with a 33-foot range, an inline remote and microphone, and a built-in lithium rechargeable battery with up to six hours of play-time per charge. Deal ends today.

Google continues to seek people with disabilities for paid research studies over phone phone, in person, or online.
Here's a portion of a recent Email they sent out to CSUN attendees:
"As part of our efforts to make Google products more accessible, we conduct paid research sessions with users with all types of disabilities.  We conduct studies both in-person at our offices in SF and NYC, as well as remotely via video or phone.  Users who are selected for and complete our study sessions are generally compensated at $125 an hour, paid out in gift cards that are redeemable at a wide variety of retailers around the country."
Follow the link on this post to fill out the form to express your interest. This does not guarantee you a spot in any study, but will put your name in a pool for future research.

A common question we receive pertains to how to use the Square credit card reader while VoiceOver is enabled. When the traditional swipe reader is plugged in, speech is muted since the iDevice thinks there's a pair of headphones plugged in. To get around this limitation, you need a specific headphone splitter. Extrasensory Devices via Amazon.com has the Wiretap Headphone/Microphone Splitter for $14.95. There are a lot of headphone splitters out there, but this is one of the few that works with the Square card reader.

FTD.com offers 20 percent off their Hallmark Collection. Several items to choose from, click on the provided link to start shopping this sale. Deal ends May 30.

As I reported as part of our CSUN coverage, Humanware has created a new product called the BrailleNote Touch. While Blind Bargains was able to give you a written overview of what it brings to the table, along with an interview, there is now a free and in-depth resource to give you an audio tour of the BrailleNote Touch.

The next version of NVDA is about to be officially released, and as is customary, you can test new features now with a release candidate. NVDA 2016.2 focuses its improvements on the Microsoft Office suite and also will alert you to incorrectly spelled words as you type by playing a short buzzer sound. This feature can be turned off from NVDA’s Keyboard Preferences. Gramatical errors can also now be indicated while you type, along with some additional formatting features in Microsoft Excel. Follow this link for the complete blog post, and check out the full list of changes below.

Deque Systems,, makers of many accessibility testing tools and designers of a set of courses to teach web accessibility, have announced that they are offering 1 year of free access to all of their training materials for people with disabilities. The blog post announcing the offercited the reasons behind this effort were to help combat the unemployment rate among people with disabilities. While this unemployment rate is high, the demand for professionals who can provide accessibility testing is also very high. The application process for this scholarship asks for a few details.

Amazon offers its Prime members one early release Kindle eBook per month for free as part of its Kindle First Program. That's $5 under the list prices of these books, which are otherwise only available as preorders. Each month, you can choose from one of six new Kindle eBooks that are selected by Amazon's editors in advance of the books' official release dates; this month's titles include The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison, A House for Happy Mothers by Amulya Malladi, and We're All Damaged by Matthew Norman. Deal ends May 31.

Google appears to have posted just about every session from Google IO to their YouTube channel including 3 which focus on accessibility. The developer event, which we discussed in detail on Blind Bargains Qast 62, was recently held in San Francisco.

pre-registration is now open for the ACB convention to be held July 1 through 9 in Minneapolis. There is a $15 administrative fee for registration on top of any sort of events that are paid that you may wish to attend. This year, ACB has moved to a new system for registration, so if you have created an account in previous years, that info will no longer be valid. Find out more details by following the source link. Pre-registration runs through June 22. as reported earlier, that pre-registration for the NFB Convention being held in Orlando will close on May 31.

Robinhood is a mobile app that is already disrupting the financial services industry by offering stock trading without service fees. Now, they're one of the first companies to make their trading app accessible to VoiceOver users.

"Not surprisingly, the financial industry has historically been a bad actor when it comes to disability compatible products, and we wanted to change this," Robinhood wrote in a recent blog post. The company partnered with the San Francisco Lighthouse to implement the changes which include providing access to account sign-up, the trading interface, and audible financial graphs.

The new features were released in celebration of Global Accessibility awareness Day, which was held this year on May 19. Robinhood also offers versions for Apple Watch and Android, though we are unable to verify if these also include accessibility features at this time.

Your GPS may tell you that there is a bus stop nearby, but how do you know you're actually standing at the stop and not at a street sign 25 feet away? Thanks to a $750,000 grant from Google, the Perkins School for the Blind has partnered with app developer Raizlabs in an effort to solve this problem.

It's a situation that Raizlabs' Nick Bonatsakis, who is also legally blind, can relate to as he explains in an interview with Boston's WBUR. “I was just walking around in circles,” he recalls. “And had I had something where somebody just said, ‘Look, you know, the entrance to this place is past this mailbox and before this entrance to this other shop,’ that would have been immensely helpful.”

Perkins and Raizlabs aim to offer an app which will provide clues to a traveler in these situations. The app may give clues such as a nearby step, doorway, or grass which could help in someone locating a location like a bus stop in a contextual manner. Those familiar with a location will enter these clues into a database, which will then be available to users of the forthcoming app.

The Perkins School for the Blind was awarded the grant from the Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities program which awarded $20 million in grants to 29 recipients.

The app itself is expected to be released early in 2017.

For Amazon Prime members, buy five select items through Prime Pantry and bag free shipping via coupon code PANTRYAPR. That's a savings of $6. Choose from groceries, beauty, cleaning supplies, nutrition and wellness, healthcare, and other items. Deal ends May 31.

BATTOP via Amazon offers its BATTOP New Generation Foldable Portable Bluetooth Keyboard with Kickstand, model no. 5154966, for $32.99. Coupon code R7H9P5X5 cuts it to $22.76. Plus, Prime members bag free shipping. (Non-members can spend $49 or more to qualify for free shipping; otherwise, shipping costs $8.45.) That's $17 off list and the lowest total price we could find. It features 40 hours of usage time on a full charge, USB charging cable, built-in stand, and compatibility with iOS, Android, and Windows. Deal ends June 30.

PayPal Digital Gifts via eBay offers a $150 Staples eGift Card for $130. (It will be delivered by email.) That's a savings of $20 and the lowest price we could find.

Walmart discounts a selection of mattresses, mattress toppers, bed frames, and more during its Memorial Day Mattress Sale, with prices starting at $15. Shipping adds $4.97 or get free shipping on orders of $50 or more. (Select items may be available for in-store pickup.) Deal ends

SVM Gift Cards via eBay offers a $100 CVS Gift Card for $88 with free shipping. That's a savings of $12, and the lowest total price we could find.

Newegg via eBay offers the JBL Synchros Powered Headphones, model no. S700B, for $99.99 with free shipping. That's the best now by $35, and the lowest total price we've seen. Features include an aluminum frame, leather earpads, 50mm drivers, and detachable cable with 3-button remote and microphone.

Quality Cellz via eBay offers the open-box Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 32GB 4G LTE Android Smartphone in Black Sapphire or White Pearl, model no. SM-G925A, for $389.99 with free shipping. That's $100 under the best price we could find for a new, factory-sealed unit. This GSM phone features an Exynos 7420 octa-core processor (Cortex-A53 1.5GHz quad-core and Cortex-A57 2.1GHz quad-core), 5.1 inch 2560x1440 touchscreen AMOLED LCD, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, 16-megapixel rear-facing camera, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, 4K UHD 2160p video recording, 4G LTE connectivity, 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 4.1, up to 23 hours talk time, and Android 5.0 (Lollipop).

Mywit via eBay offers the refurbished Unlocked Apple iPhone 6 16GB GSM Smartphone in Space Gray for $369.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $24. It's compatible with GSM networks such as AT&T and T-Mobile.