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At the end of each month the AppleVis Editorial Team take a look at all the apps which have been posted to the site during that month - either for the first time or where there has been a significant update - and decide which of these we think is the most noteworthy.

The fact that this question is being posted on a website for blind iOS users means that you should already be able to hazard a shrewd guess at my likely answer. However, before we head towards that seemingly inevitable conclusion, I should begin by acknowledging that the answer is always going to be heavily dependant upon comparative levels of knowledge and experience. So, if given the choice between an experienced iOS user or a novice, you should probably always go with the former, regardless of any differences in their visual acuities.

At the end of each month, we at the AppleVis Editorial Team take a look at all the apps that have been posted to the site during that month—either for the first time, or where there has been a significant update—and decide which of these we think is the most noteworthy.

As was the case in February, March 2013 was a good month for iOS gamers. And, as was also the case last month, the AppleVis Editorial Team app pick of the month for March comes from the game category: Robo-E.

In this fully accessible strategy game, Robo-E’s job is to clean the galaxy of toxic waste. But Robo-E’s brain is confused—and he can't do it alone.

A lot of us Blind folks are interested in radio. Some of the lucky ones are probably doing an air shift in a commercial station as I write this. :) The rest of us, may be doing that one of these days, but for the time being, we get our thrill by broadcasting on the internet.

Today, when we think of hosting a show, we think of needing a desktop, or laptop computer. This all may be changing, very soon!

How cool would it be to broadcast an internet radio show, from wherever you are?

It seams a lot of us have iOS devices, and the future of hosting a show from our IPhone or IPad is litterly right around the corner.

Their are several apps I want to cover here.

Google recently announced that it will shutdown its popular RSS aggregation service, Google Reader, on July 1. If the tech pundits are to be believed, the early frontrunner to be many people's replacement RSS service is Feedly.

Slacker Radio claims that its iOS app gives listeners "anytime, anywhere access to the world’s best music and entertainment". Unfortunately, this does not currently include blind and low vision users, who can only access a very small fraction of the available music stations, as these are presented in a way that makes them impossible to browse and select with VoiceOver. If this weren't enough of a barrier, the app is mostly devoid of labels for interface elements and controls, making it extremely difficult to navigate.

Therefore, we are encouraging you all to contact Slacker and ask that they endeavor to fix these problems.

At the end of each month the AppleVis Editorial Team take a look at all the apps that have been posted to the site during that month - either for the first time or where there has been a significant update - and decide which of these we think is the most noteworthy.

A quick scan of our forums, App Directories and blog will show that February was a great month for iOS gamers, with some new and very exciting titles added to the list of iOS games that are playable by the blind.

And, it is one of these that we have chosen to be our pick - The Inquisitor Audiogame Adventure.

The number of iOS games which are playable by VoiceOver users seems to grow daily, with developers either releasing new titles that are accessible out of the box (such as The Inquisitor Audiogame Adventure and Clever Clues) or joining the VoiceOver party by making existing games accessible.

No matter what your gaming preferences are, there should be something to suit your tastes - whether you simply want to roll a dice, play card or word games against sighted friends, care for virtual pets, immerse yourself in roleplay, or go on a zombie killing rampage.