BITS Connect vs Unseen Accessibility

Welcome to BITS Connect, the official app of Blind Information Technology Solutions, an affiliate of the American Council of the Blind (ACB). Stay informed, connected, and involved with the BITS, all from our new mobile app! With BITS Connect, you can: - Read the latest BITS news and announcements. - Browse presentations, audio, video, documents, and transcripts. - Download supported media for offline access and manage your playback queue. - Discover upcoming events, join BITS Chat and other Zoom meetings, set reminders, and subscribe to the BITS calendar. - Access community resources, courses, email lists, and the BITS contact directory. - Participate in eligible ballots, registrations, and other special events. Sign in to access available member content, or continue as a guest to explore public announcements, media, events, and resources. Whether you want to catch up on the latest BITS presentation, join an upcoming event, find community information, or stay current with BITS news, BITS Connect brings it all together in one convenient place.

Distinguished Winner of the Apple Swift Student Challenge 2026. You can read about accessibility for years and still not feel it. Unseen lets you hear it. Unseen is an interactive playground that teaches developers how blind and low-vision users experience the apps we build. A simulated iPhone speaks every screen aloud, just like VoiceOver. When an app is broken, you hear the confusion. When you fix it, you hear it click into place. HOW IT WORKS Every lesson follows one loop: break it, understand it, fix it, hear the difference. You start with an app that VoiceOver reads badly. You change one thing on the screen. Then you listen again, and the gap between the two is the lesson. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN • Labels: give every control a name that actually means something. • Groups: turn scattered elements into one clear announcement. • Custom Actions: replace fiddly gestures with a simple menu. WHO IT'S FOR • Developers who want to ship apps that work for everyone. • Designers and product teams who want to feel what accessibility means. • Students, educators, and anyone curious how millions of people navigate by sound.