Category: Language and Culture
I just tested this IPad app with VO, and it's completely accessible, except for the 3 buttons in some questions, which each have an article. They are unlabeled, but that would be fine if they stayed the same for each button question, sadly, each time, they change, causing some wrong questions. Other than that small issue, the app is great, and is an excellent way to learn the basics for a new language.
There is also a website (dualingo.com), but I haven't tested it's accessibility with jaws or other screenreaders.
In my original post, I misspelled the app's title, it's called DuoLingo, and works both on Ipad and Iphone with the same interface. The only difference is that in the Iphone version, the progess of questions out of 20 per lesson is not displayed.
The app was also recently updated, though nothing was broken accessibilitywise, there are some minor tweaks in the skill tree. For every group of 4 skills, there is a padlock button, which gets checked once that group of skills is completed. As far as I can understand, it is just used as a divider between skill groups.
I've found a way to bypas the article buttons when prompted to enter a certain word in the language you are studying. If you are using a bluetooth keyboard, type the article, a space, then the spelling of the word. It also turns out that you can study two languages in the same session, and your progress is saved.
thanks for posting about this app, i am using it to learn german and find it's really good, my mother is also using it for english. been looking for a good accessible language learning app for a while and this is what i needed. i was hoping it had arabic and chinese too, the other languages i'm trying to learn but i'll have to keep looking for those
Cool. I'll give it a looksee.
For arabic and chineese, your best bet is Pomsleur, they have downloadable audio courses, or their courses are available on CD.
i have had that app suggested to me, but with my android i have been unable to play it.
I found an app called say hi that teaches chinese, not sure how well it is. i didn't really mess with it..
I'm not sure whether the app works with Android/talkback, I've only used it in IOS. Babble.com (they have ios apps), are also useful if you preffer learning via flashcards.
Wonder if Korean is listed. This could be interesting ...
Very neat I'll check it out thanks!
The app got an update to v4.0 today. They're offering english for hindi speakers, as well as german for russian speakers. I don't think that Korean is one of the languages, though Learn and Play, another accessible language-learning app, does teach Korean.