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The Blind Buzz on Tandem Cycling

For more on blind people and tandem cycling, please see my web page,
Vince’s Parallax: Tandem Cycling and Blind People

I haven’t touched this subject for a long time, hence the length of this entry. There is more to come, hopefully later this week.



Activities for Disabled Adults | eHow.com
– includes bike riding.


All the way on a tandem « my room
– Derek Pritchard, aged 71 and blind, is cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise money for Bury Tandem Club for the Blind.


Andrea Bocelli proves that cycling is also his forte | Mail Online
– opera star takes bike ride, guided by his fiancée placing her hand on his sholder (technique not recommended!).


BBC Horizon: Is Seeing believing?
– looks at how the senses can affect one another, and includes a cyclist who navigates by echo location.


Beta test the new Velo Vision website! – eloVision Online
– your opinions valued.


Bicycle Built For Two | Losing Vision Gaining Insight
– Belinda Brasley discovers the delights of tandem riding.


Bicycling Blind | Connecting blind cyclists with sighted pilots
– based USA


Blind, 9-Time Cancer Survivor Who Rode Bike To Memphis Dies At 21 – Breaking News – Chattanoogan.com
– Samantha Lynn Gilley had raised $50,000 for the hospital where she had been treated.


Blind bicyclist, students take part in White Cane Awareness Day – CHARLESTON, SC NEWS – LIVE 5 WCSC
– hoping to raise awareness.


Blind Cyclist Clark Rachfal Eyes 2012 Paralympics « Cream Puff Cycles
 

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Blind cyclist Penny Leclair shares her love for meeting people through cycling. | TUBULOCITY
– also visit
Tandem Cycling at Lighthouse for the Blind Deaf-Blind Retreat
 

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Blind cyclist seeking tandem captains/bikes in Arizona – Observed Trials Bike Forum


Blind cyclist to compete at Cape Epic
– Hein Wagner will become the first blind man to race the Absa Cape Epic mountain bike stage race in March 2011.


[Video] blind mountain biking intro
followed by
blind mountain biking – getting used to the bike
– "this is my second video on mountain biking blind. this was my actual first little loop just to feel the bike out. the wheels were 29 inches, rather huge for most mountain bikes. this is my actual first time ever on a bicycle without it being a tandem in over 22 years."


Blind triathletes participate in Ironman with guides’ help


Brooklyn Sisters Ride Tandem, One Legally Blind
– Caitlin Sarubbi has met many challenges in life, and is supportd by her sister, Jamie, in riding tandem.


Commonwealth Games – For Paralympians, a Bigger Field of Competition – NYTimes.com
– Danielle Brown made history, becoming the first disabled athlete to compete for England in an event for able-bodied athletes in the history of the Games.


FAQ » WA Tandem Cycling Advisory Council
– a pilot and stoker both answer readers’ questions about what it’s like to ride a tandem. WA is Western Australia, by the way.


Riding blind can make you see so much: Lessons from a tandem rider on Cycle Oregon | OregonLive.com


Sarah Storey…. the interview with the multiple World Champion continues! – Podium Cafe
– the first disabled athlete to compete in the Commonwealth Games after switching sports 5 years ago. You may also want to read
Sarah Storey: From Paralympic swimmer to Commonwealth Games cyclist | Sport | guardian.co.uk


Tandem Rides Help the Blind Enjoy Bicycling in New York – NYTimes.com
– an event called "Double up for Vision" involving blind tandem riders, will raise funds for lighthouse.


The bicycle built for two « Cycling with Eddie
– the Lions Club of Strathfieldsaye donated a tandem to Vision Australia, and Dave has a sighted pilot to work with him. Now they need to work out how to be a good partnership.


The Challenge begins – Blind Dave Heeley’s Blog
– Dave and his pilot have an interesting first run on the tandem in foul weather.


Tri Talk. The Complete UK Triathlon Resource
 

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Triathlon.org – The Official Triathlon Resource
– site of the International Triathlon Union. 

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Triathlon Journey – All Abilities Welcome
– visually impaired girl weighs up the practicalities.

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The Blind Buzz on Tandem Cycling

There’s a distinct sense of mission creep in this entry, which seems to be growing all the time to include triathlons, 3-wheelers, and….. what was the third thing now? Maybe trandems.



Big Ride, Old Men – The Action Geek – A Techie Adventure
– the author’s blind father-in-law shares a tandem ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End, raising charity funds in the process. Hey, not so much of the old, sonny.


Blind Guy Coming Through | RunningFree.com – Resource Center
– guide for Canadian triathlete Ryan Van Praet tells his story and reveals how he operates.


Blind marathon hero’s new goal
– Dave Healey, known as Blind Dave, having completed a 7-marathons -in-7-days challenge, now plans to walk and cycle from John O’Groats to Land’s End in 11 days in August 2011 in aid of Macmillan Cancer.


Challenges overcome
– U.S. Navy vet David Bigoney, blind since a shooting incident n 1996, has taken part in many triathlons.


Disabled cyclist completes a 714-mile ride | News
– Max Burt, severely disabled after a road accident, has completed a bike ride from Aberdeen to London.


Exsight Tandems
– group of sighted and blind cyclists, and some with other disabilities. Based Wollongong, Australia.


Grottammare, Tandem Cycle Tour for the Blind
– article in Italian.
Google Translation into English


He’s a character: Mark Griffin doesn’t have to see to believe – Konkol’s Korner
– legally blind, he has taken part in Ironman and other events.


How do I Find Extra Long Shift Cables for a Recumbent Bike? | eHow.com


Ironman World Championship Lottery Opens Today
– dated 1st Oct, closes Feb 2011. Also visit
IronWHAT?!!?
for some gritty details of this triathlon.


Recumbent Bicycle Site
– biking news and pics, reviews, exercise bicycles, tricycles


San Ramon Mom to Train For Paralympics
– Gena Harper has already been a downhill skier, and is now getting into cycling.


Sarah Storey: From Paralympic swimmer to Commonwealth Games cyclist | Sport | guardian.co.uk
– Sarah is competing against non-disabled athletes at the Commonwealth Games.


Self-Respect & Paralympic Cycling « good spin
– Paralympics have become established world-wide.


Tandem Cycling at Lighthouse for the Blind Deaf-Blind Retreat | TUBULOCITY
– an account of the experience.


Tandem partner wanted – Willesden Cycling Club
– in West London, UK.


The Adventure Guys – The News Tribune Blogs, Tacoma, WA


The Last Leaf Gardener
– the author of this blog is not only a gardener, but also a photo artist and sometime tandem cyclist. 

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Trek Travel Introduces New 2011 Cycling Vacations
– don’t know whether any blind / visually impaired people have experienced these tours, but thought readers would like to know about them.


VA blind centers help wounded servicemen take back their lives
– part of this is tandem cycling and remembering where all the watering holes are!

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The Blind Buzz on Photography


After The Rain « Losing Vision Gaining Insight
– the photo might be disappointing at first, but let’s look at the details.


Albany ARC holds summer transition program – WALB.com News
– visually impaired students with ambitions. One aims to run her own photographic business. Trust me, somehwhere on this messy page, there is a video (Flash) and a text article.


Arts Victoria Funding – Blinkie Photography
– tight arts funding jeopardises Andrew Follows’ exhibition.


Aurora: Local photographer sees through a different lens
– Jim Braun Marfan’s Syndrome, which affects his eyes and many other things. Photography, however, gives him several benefits.


Authors@Google: Tony Deifell | Business Strategies 101
– Tony Deifell taught blind children photography, and learned what it means to see.


Blind Photographers on Facebook


Bllind Photography @ Losing Vision Gaining Insight
– a feature on blindphotographers.org.


Capturing moments
– a photography workshop in the Philippines included blind participants.


Field Test: Apple iPhone 4 Camera « The Phoblographer
– some very strong features, but the iPhone 4 would not be everybody’s choice of primary camera.


Flickr: Help: Getty Images
– your chance to have your images valued commercially.


Grants for Nonprofit Photography | eHow.com
– USA sources of finance.


High Desert Sketches: Even Dust Devils Wear Prada In The Last Frontier
– by George Covington, who is a photographer with about 10% normal vision. This is George in the day job, writing on this occasion about fashions.


In Blind Test iPhone 4 Camera Quality Bests All | AppCart
– the 5 megapixel camera does well against several other phones and point-and-shoot cameras.


My world in Photography: By legally blind photographer Andrew Follows – My Nikon Life


New Book on Photography for the Web
– SitePoint’s “Photography for the Web” looks really like a useful basic guide to the nuts and bolts of photography.


New photo of Eamon and myself – Blinkie Photography
– Andrew Follows considers tha dvantages of manual camera settings.


New SeeAbility initiative encourages creativity (From Basingstoke Gazette)
– project that encourages blind people to be creative inclues photography and other arts.
SeeAbility Web Site


One Day On Earth – The World’s Story is Yours to Tell
– take part in a world-wide documentary project on 10/10/10


Photographers "Banned for Life" for Taking Photos in Public Parking Lot » Photography Bay
– another confrontation between photographers and officers of the law, this time in Miami Florida. This is a situation, this article says, that is unfair to both parties. For an alternative view of photography in public places, visit
Here’s looking at you. ‘Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera’ at Tate Modern until 3 Oct
– "There’s a moral blind spot at the heart of photography, writes Kerry William Purcell. It is a blind spot that was manifest in the recent outpouring of protestations and demonstrations concerning the possible criminalisation of street photography in London… "


Some IPhone 4 Cameras Have Yellowing Problem
– the iPhone 3 doesn’t have this. Maybe a white balance issue?


Top 10 iPhone photo apps | ZDNet
– well, there are plenty of lists like this of iPhone apps, but this one was compiled on evidence of what apps photographers used when entering a competition.


Watch: Visually Impaired Photography Students at Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind | jacksonville.com
– down-to-earth account of the way students were introduced to photography.

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The Blind Buzz on Accessibility


12 Useful and Free Downloadable Web Design Books – Speckyboy Design Magazine


14 great computing aids for the disabled News – PC Advisor


A primer on Microsoft’s IE9 browser
– a bit previous, maybe?


ABiSee is the leading worldwide developer and provider of easy to use electronic readers for the blind and visually challenged
– USA company


Access by Students with Blindness: Notes from the Mar 11 Webinar « Maine Learning Technology Initiative


Accessible Design for Homes – Fred’s Head
– source:Vision Australia.


Accessible Multimedia
– University of Wisconsin.


Accessibility Change Proposal Status, HTML5 – HTML accessibility task force Wiki


Action on cinema access in Australia


AFB Consulting and Adobe Present Free Webinar: Debunking the Myth of PDF Inaccessibility – American Foundation for the Blind
-Monday, April 5, 2010 from 1:00-2:30 EDT/5:00-6:30 UTC.


[Video] An Introduction to Screen Magnification Software” on Yahoo! Video – Karo Caran:


APH Cranmer Abacus: Prime Factorization, Part 1
from Texas School for the Blind


Apps for visually impaired go portable | Desktop Apps | ZDNet UK
– Serotek portable apps on U3 portable drives can be used on most Windows PCs.


Arab architect calls for universal design in Dubai – Media dis&dat


Are All Video Captions Equally Accessible? – Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt


Arts program in India gives disabled people confidence – Media dis&dat


Australia approves country-wide disability access law – Media dis&dat


BBC Projects – HTML 5
– "This is a proof of concept demonstration of HTML pluginless Video and Audio playback, showing AV content synchronised to chapters, allowing direct access to specific sections of the show." And maybe it’s a proof on concept that you don’t include accessibility features until you’re pinned against a wall and flogged. Doesn’t work in Internet Explorer.


Better Living Through Technology Homepage
– stand by for the new revamped version.


Blind Scientist – Fred’s Head
– science may not be the first thing that comes to mind as a career for blind people, but ask your local marine biologist!


Braille alphabet


Cab driver in Australia fined for refusing to pick up man and his guide dog – Media dis&dat
– unfortunately for that cabbie, the blind man was a disability discrimination commissioner!


Conflict of interests? Can tensions between accessibility, interactivity and multimedia in e-learning be overcome? – eAccessibility Lab (Ireland)


Chicago theaters aim for barrier-free experiences for disabled audience members
– wide range of services for disabled patrons – Media dis&dat


Council Websites: Better Than They Seem? – E-Access Bulletin Live » Blog Archive
– UK council web sites may not be perfect, but they’re better than they were.


Count a Dose – Fred’s Head
– this will enable blind people with diabetes to fill a syringe independently.


Disability News & Views Radio Show


Don’t Run Away from this Mouse – Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind
– a new type of mouse is designed for the use of blind people.


Dolphin releases Version 11.51 of their screen access products « AccessTech News
– hot on the heels of the last update comes another update…..


Download Fire Vox
– Firefox extension that works like a screen reader, translating text into speech. Works on Mac OS, Linux and Windows.


Driving Blind? We May Live to See the Day – AOL News
– NFB (the American one) and Virginia Tech develop the self-driving car. Do you want to cross the road in front of one?


e-Access ’10
– the E-Access Bulletin Conference, 2010, on 24th June, 2010 at Earls Court Conference Centre, London.


E-Access Bulletin Live
 

E-Access Bulletin Live RSS Feed


Equality Bill makes Britain’s web accessibility law harder to access | Pinsent Masons LLP
– despite promises of clarity, this British anti-discrimination law is impenetrable, according to this author.


Esha – The Braille Place
– People who believe that being blind should not mean being unemployed.


EU Set To Ditch Rules On Accessible Goods – E-Access Bulletin Live » Blog Archive
– if this amendment is passed, it will put Europe a long way behind the U.S. in accessibility provision in consumer goods.


Feature: Which Smartphone is smart for me? – Unrestricted Access


Friday Fun: Find Your Blind Spot – One Cuckoo Short of a Nest


html5media – Project Hosting on Google Code
– find out how to include media on web pages without plug-ins.


Humanware admits spoke too soon on screen reader for Blackberry – Unrestricted Access
– reasons users are angry about the long delay in the Oratio screen reader.


Innovative teaching tools to aid visually impaired students learn math
through sculpture!


Interview: Media Access Australia (MAA) turns up the volume on Audio Description – Unrestricted Access


J&R Assistive Technology Boutique – Ubergizmo


Juicy Studio Accessibility Toolbar :: Add-ons for Firefox
– at the moment, this add-on is experimental.


Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design


Legacy Plan for Disabled People to improve the lives of 10 million in the UK
– opportunities to open up for disabled sport and other things.


Making the Mobile Internet Accessible for All | Accessibility News International
– the difficulties in viewing web sites on mobile devices and TV need to be addressed.


Mississippi police vehicle ticketed for parking in accessible spot – Media dis&dat


New Assistive Technology DVD and Reference Guide Great Resources for Educators – No Limits to Learning
– author of this new book and DVD is also the author of the
Assistive Technology Blog


New DVD on Guiding Blind Track Athletes: View “Basics of Guiding Runners for Track, Trail, & Jumping” Online


Opinion: 3 (Vodafone/Hutchison) pulls a fast one on Skype users, beware! – Unrestricted Access
– careful where you get those downloads!


[Video] PAC Mate Braille Display with NVDA-001
– getting it to work, selecting Grade 2 Braille and more.


Podcast Interview Exclusive: Gerry Chevalier from Humanware discusses the Victor Reader Stream CD Edition – Unrestricted Access


Podcast: 15 Mar 2010 Audio Series – MP3 Splitting and Merging using Absolute MP3 Splitter – Unrestricted Access


Podcast: 20 Mar 2010 Software Walk-Through Blackballer Pro from Killer Mobile – Unrestricted Access


Podcast: 20 Mar 2010 Software Walk-Through RAMblow 1.0 from CellPhoneSoft – Unrestricted Access


Podcast: HTC Ozone and Mobile Speak 4 demonstrated – Unrestricted Access


Skype releases beta Symbian client for 10 handsets – Unrestricted Access


Social worker denied Australian work visa due to blindness – Immigration News – Global Visas


SpeakingFox
: Add-ons for Firefox – Firefox speech add-on for Mac OS.


Technology Trust To Launch Online Hub For Social Good – E-Access Bulletin Live » Blog Archive
– UK’s Nominet Trust, to support vulnerable groups.


Thunder screen reader
– downloads and help files.


[Video] Thunder Screenreader – demonstration pt1

Part 2
– the assumption is that you’re a volunteer helping a blind person.


WebAIM: Microsoft Word
– creating accessible documents, including structure, alt-text and conversion to HTML.


Web Accessibility for Older Users: A Literature Review


WebbIE, the free web browser for blind people with little or no sight


WebFormator-Download
– this free add-on for Internet Explorer puts up a text version of a web page.

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The Blind Buzz on Accessibility up to letter M

This entry promised to go on forever, such is the volume of stories coming in at the moment. That’s why I’ve divided this entry into two entries, the first going up to the initial letter M, the other covering N to Z.


100 Killer iTunes Feeds for Serious Science Geeks | Online Colleges


A Day Through the Eyes of a Blind Woman
and how technology might help to get her through.


A Chat with ABC News on Assistive Gadgets – abledbody: news, insights and reviews on disability and assistive technology
– includes the Intel Reader and some iPhone apps.


A quarter of Welsh polling stations ‘inaccessible’ – BBC News


Accessible Online Surveys (fully CLF 2 & 508 compliant) – OnlyASurvey.com


Accessible Text CAPTCHAs: 157,500,799 logic questions
– a possible way around the difficulties of visual and audio CAPTCHAs.


Accessible UK Train Timetables


Accessible Web Video: JW Player Controls – OSU Web Accessibility Center
– provides an accessible front end to Flash videos.


Accessibility for e-books means audio, too – Media dis&dat


Alabama creates fitness center for deaf, blind people – Media dis&dat


Am I Taking the Right Pill? – Donna Jodhan
– how are you going to tell one kind of medication from another?


Apple Releases Safari 4.0.5 « AccessTech News
– and it still doesn’t play nice under Windows.


Apple’s iPad Will Read Books Out Loud, Support Free E-Books | Gadget Lab | Wired.com


Are touch screens accessible?


Astronomy HyperText Book
– the University of Oregon provides a fairly accessible resource.


Australia struggles to provide better disability access for performing arts – Media dis&dat


Australia’s film and TV industry opening up to disabled performers – Media dis&dat


Becta collaboration: Sources of Specialist Equipment funding for IT in the home/other support


Best Free Portable Applications – techsupportalert.com


Book Port Plus – American Printing House for the Blind


Braille Labels from Auntie Arwen’s Spice Blends – Fred’s Head


Building on Patterns: Primary Braille Literacy Program First Grade Level – Fred’s Head
from the American Printing House for the Blind.


Campaigners for blind criticise Cathedral Square fountains – Peterborough Today
– lack of tactile markers makes life difficult for people with sensory disabilities.


Choice Magazine Listening – Fred’s Head from APH
– free magazine audio for those with print disabilities.


Claro Software Download Site – Claro Software Range
– Claro Read version 5.5 is just released. I’m a bit concerned that the e-mail alert from the company didn’t read properly in plain text (meaningless ‘click here’ links, which weren’t linked at all), and the forms on the site that are not fully accessible. Try the free trial anyway.


Clisk, the Command-Line Interface for Skype


Does HTML5 Really Beat Flash? The Surprising Results of New Tests


Effective Practices for Description of Science Content within Digital Talking Books
/ Introduction / NCAM – Experience + Learn / Educational Media. Also visit
TouchGraphics Video
for an example of audio-tactile representation using the LiveScribe pen.


FCC Talks on Broadband for People with Disabilities – abledbody: news, insights and reviews on disability and assistive technology


Finding awesome stuff online with Google Reader Play – Official Google Blog
– get your chosen topics played to you without sorting out all your own feeds. Videos and maximised images included.


First park designed for disabled people to open in Texas – Media dis&dat
– Morgan’s Wonderland, near Austin, not only has wheelchair-accessible ride, but many sensory experiences as well.


Flash Satay: Embedding Flash While Supporting Standards – A List Apart


Freedom Scientific Reduces Price of Focus 40 Blue Braille Display by 38% to Support Drive for Braille Literacy
– it’s a snip at $2,795.


Fully Accessible Talking Glucose Meter System – Fred’s Head
– the Prodigy Voice claims to be the only device of its kind for diabetics.


Global Assistive Technology Encyclopedia – Global Assistive Technology Wiki


Guess This Gadget: Stereoscopic 3D Image Scanner | Blog | ZiggyTek
– Real-View 3D have produced this consumer desktop viewer, based on medical equipment.


Guide Dog Training Survey
– your chance to share experiences.


Handbook for Learning to Read Braille by Sight – Fred’s Head


Have I Ever Relied On my Vision When Completing any activities? « Youtube’s “Living Blind” Blog
– seems like for some people vision can be more confusing than helpful.


How I Label Things – Donna Jodhan
– using Braille labels and the Penfriend audio label maker.


IBM looks into easy cellphones: News24: SciTech: News
– phones suitable for people with disabilities and elderly people.


If You Are Blind Or Have Low Vision – how we can help
– electronic information from the U.S. Social Security system.


ILRC – San Francisco
– the Independent Living Resource Center offers a number of services to enable disabled people to live independently.


In Canada, a group of disabled people complain about costly accessible transportation – Media dis&dat


Inaccessible Point of Sale Devices – Donna Jodhan


[Audio] KNFB Reader Seminar recording (nearly 3 hours


Little Things that Can Make a Big Difference – Fred’s Head from APH
– as a blind person, you will still need to write things occasionally. Writing guides can be helpful.

McTwit Twitter client
McTwit Installer
 
Documentation
– this is version 2.7

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The Blind Buzz on Accessibility


Accessible World Tek Talk presents A Tutorial on Computer Utilities March 8, 2010


Accessibility – webpublishing.agimo.gov.au
– over the next 4 years, the Australian Government wants everyone to graduate from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0, announced the Minister for Finance and – um – de-regulation.


AccessWorld: Technology and People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired – March 2010 Issue


Apple Briefly Mentions Accessibility At Annual Shareholders Meeting « The BAT Channel


Blogger/Blogspot has an inaccessible comment mode
– the author finds it easy to access Blogger using the iPod Touch, but then runs into several accessibility barriers.


Change the Background Color in Adobe Reader for Eye-Friendly Contrast – Ergonomics – Lifehacker


DAISY Books of the DAISY2009 Technical Conference Now Available for Download | DAISY Consortium


Don’t Forget Webvisum, Another captcha solving solution – Blind Bargains
– Webvisum works with Firefox.


Don’t say “click here”; not everyone will be clicking – Quality Web Tips
– please remember that ‘click here’ will be meaningless in a links list.


Easy YouTube caption creator | Accessibility tools, web developer tools, wizards and markup generators | Accessify


Free PDF Reader | nuance.com
– smaller than Adobe Reader, supposedly more secure, and can convert PDFs to other file formats.


Freeware outdoes Windows’ built-in system tools – Wkindows Secrets


FSCast Episode 39, February 2010
– JTools, JTunes, creatingan account with the iTunes Store.


How Blind People Identify Paper Money – Aging and Disability in America


How Screen Magnification Systems Work


[PDF] Migrating from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0


Mobile Speak 4 – updated review – NFB – Access Technology Blog


[Audio] Serotalk Podcast 36 – Great Software That Works Great With System Access and Accessible RPG With Music and Sound


Skype on TV: Will the videophone finally be reality? – CNN.com
– Samsung are releasing a Skype-enabled TV.


Some Tips For Dragon Dictation — Just Another iPhone Blog
– a quick reference.


The Incredible, Accessible Presentation
– Crafting PowerPointâ Presentations That Work With Assistive Technology.


The Serotek Ultimatum – Serotek Blog
– Serotek launches a polemic against the ‘traditional’ access tech industry.


HerdictWeb
– test web sites for accessibility.


Vodafone… get blind pedestrians back on track!

sign the petition
about Vodafone dropping Wayfinder Access.
[Audio] Audio promotion of the petition

More information

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The Blind Buzz on Accessibility


250+ Places for Free Books Online


2010 NFB Washington Seminar Wednesday Evening Gathering Podcast « Blind Access Journal


30 Ways to Increase Readability Online | Pro Blog Design


3CXPhone Softphone for Windows 4.0 – VOIP Phone. Use your PC as a phone. Works with any SIP/ VOIP provider. – Softpedia
– works with any ZIP/VOIP provider.


7 HTML Elements that Search Engines Love – Tips on Forming Search Engine Friendly Pages

 


Accessibility and Assistive Technology Conference Techshare India 2010 Fast Approaching | DAISY Consortium
– starts 15th Feb, 2010.
Techshare India 2010 Web Site


Apple makes iTunes more accessible for the blind – Newsvine

ATIA 2010 Audio from AccessTech News


Benefits of the iPad to Users with Disabilities


Better than Facebook – Better than Twitter – Introducing Pip.io
– this site has a social network side in the familiar fashion, but also has more private options.


[PDF] Beyond ALT Text: Making the Web Easy to Use for Users with Disabilities
– this is an inaccessible PDF file (i.e., its text is presented in graphical format, so doesn’t work with access technology). Someone please, please, explain the logic of this.


Blind and Visually Impaired mobile phone buyer’s guide – Fred’s Head


Bookshare’s University Partners Program: What is Available for Students in Canada? – Webinar on February 16, 2010 | DAISY Consortium


Braille education key to success for visually impaired | Wausau Daily Herald


Creating Video and Multimedia Products That Are Accessible to People with Sensory Impairments


Dolphin – Dolphin Computer Access present EasyReader v5.10 on Accessible World ‘Tek Talk
– Monday, Feb 15th, 2010.


Fans with Visual Impairments Gain Enhanced Access to MLB.com
– good news for major league baseball fans.


Gulf Air launches Braille entertainment guide for visually impaired passengers | Gulf Air | AMEinfo.com


Haiti, BIL and accessibility
– the show notes from the current
Pods and Blogs Podcast
from BBC Radio 5 Live.


MyStudyBar – RSC NewsFeed » Blog Archive
– free, open-source, portable applications that support literacy.


National Federation of the Blind Nonvisual Accessibility Web Certification Granted to Target.com: PRNewswire Business News – MSN Money
– good to see the former unpleasantness replaced by collaboration.


O2 takes on BrowseAloud software – Education & Research Blog
– this may only be for the company’s Ireland web site. Not clear whether the ‘free download’ will be free to use.


OCOSMOS OCS5: 1GHz, AMOLED, 5 Megapixel Camera | Blog | ZiggyTek\
– surprisingly high-spec smartphone by an obscure company.


Olympic Park wins award for accessible design | Februrary 2010 | London 2012


Oracle Drops Sun’s Commitment To Accessibility – Slashdot News


PDFmyURL.com – Convert and save pdf from any webpage for free


Proprietary File Formats conflict with Equal Opportunities – Advogato
– frustrations and success stories when challenging corporate practices.


ReadPal -Free download to read faster with no stress or glare
– load in most kinds of document and read them in your chosen colours and font.


Serotek’s iBlink Radio Makes the Front Page in the iTunes apps Store « SeroTalk


Toronto Internet Lawyer Discusses Web Accessibility Law in Canada


Unified Communications Platforms: The Big Crunch Theory – Network Computing
– sharing data may become easier …


Validating WAI-ARIA in HTML and XHTML | 456 Berea Street


Vision Australia Helps CFA to Make Fire Information Accessible | DAISY Consortium


Vision simulator | Causes of Colorblindness
– useful explanation of colour deficiency.


Web Page Mistakes
– and how to avoid them.


YouTube Captioning and Accessible Controls

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The Blind Buzz on Tandem Cycling

Please also visit
Vince’s Parallax: Tandem Cycling and Blind People
for more information on this topic.

Please note: This is just a taster – I have huge amounts of material on blind people and tandems waiting to be edited, so this topic will be back soon!



38-Year-Old Blind Cyclist Seeks Disability Grant To Repair Vehicle
– Springfield, Ohio man uses recumbent trike for therapy, needs repair or replacement.


Athletic Meeting for the Blind at British school of Beijing
– events included tandem cycling.


Australian Track National Championships: Day 3, Route Maps & Results | Cyclingnews.com
– including blind results.


[Video] AYUTTHAYA-BKK, Tour de Thailand 2009
– "This video represents one of the day rides of the Tour de Thailand 2009 from Chiang Mai to Phuket. This day ride is from Ayutthaya to the suburbs of Bangkok where the Foundation for the Blind in Thailand has one of their Skills Development Centers to teach the blind how to deal with everyday life and also for job training so that they can be productive members of society and take care of themselves. Each year students from the center come out on tandem bikes and join the Tour de Thailand cyclists along with local bike clubs for a great day out to raise funds, create awareness, and generally have a good time."


Bicycling Blind
– "The U.S. Blind Tandem Cycling Connection endeavors to increase the participation of individuals who are visually impaired or blind in the exhilarating sport of tandem cycling."


Blind Courage – The Journey – Blind Courage » Blog Archive
– two blind stokers and two sighted friends plan a tandem ride from Perth to Sydney for March, 2010, raising funds for Vision Australia. 

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[Slideshow] Blind Cyclist in Tour de Gruene – MySA.com Slideshow


Blind Guy Coming Through! – TeamRunningFree.com
– how do you guide a blind guy through a triathlon?


Blind Kids Tandem Bike Ride. | Photos from The Oregonian – OregonLive.com


Conference Bike – Group cycling for 7 people


Coventry Visually Impaired and Sighted Tandem Association, Coventry VISTA, Cycling with the blind, Cycling for the blind – our aims activities and history


Crap Cycling & Walking in Waltham Forest
– some of the pleasures and displeasures of cycling in this busy part of London.


[Video] Cycling Blind
– On the track with GB Cycling as they train budding cyclists aiming for the Olympics and Paralympics.


Cycling eighth sports branch for blind in Turkey


Cycling Events: Para-cycling – Cycling Events & Cycling News » Blog Archive


Cycling films on Sportz Flick


Filming and free circuit training oppo- this Fri – Rides – Manchester Wheelers’ Cycling Club
– photoshoot opportunity, Friday, 12th February, 2010.


Human Power – Learning to Use More of Your Senses « Easy Street Articles


Rob Matthews – Hompeage
– information about this parolympian and now competitive cyclist, who has retinitis pigmentosa. His autobiography is "Running Blind" – link on the site.


TANDEM RIDER APPEAL | Cycle Logic | Bike Shop Cornwall
– appeal for sighted pilot.


[Video] Willie and Freckles on Terra Trike
– presumably Freckles is the dog!

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