The Blind Buzz on Accessibility

‘Tis the Low Vision Holiday Season with Optelec and ShopLowVision.com – but only in America, by the looks.

AbleGamers Reviews Games From a Disability Standpoint – Slashdot Games Story

Accessible online video for keyboard-only users – how to improve the accessibility.

Adobe Tech Talk on Accessibility in PDF documents upcoming on December 9th. It seems the event is free but you need to register.

AISquared News – the makers of ZoomText have some seasonal offers for you – if you’re in America….

At my fingertips – Deccan Herald – how Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged, Mumbai, grew to provide access to education

Banking Services for Elderly, Disabled Improved – Scoop – New Zealand adopts voluntary guidelines for accessible banking. Isn’t it about time the UK did the same? With us being so generous with our tax money and all……

Blind Adrenaline Now Offers Gift Subscriptions for Online Accessible Card Games – Blind Bargains

Catch Dolphin’s Dave Williams introducing EasyReader live on Radio « AccessTech News – if you can’t hear it live, this is the

Innovations Podcast Page

College wins access award – Dudley News, UK – praise for the College’s comprehensive approach to disability access.

Curb Cuts Episode #5 ::: AT for Low Vision – featuring people with low vision using a range of hardware and software.

Designing the Intel Reader | December 2, 2009 – Dr. Dobb’s

Disabled employment foundation making a difference to the handicapped – India

EasyReader Case Study: DAISY is something that we have decided we SHOULD be doing – case studies on this digital book reader available from Dolphin.

Empower Technologies Launches Accessible Comparison Shopping Service with “Access for Everyone” –
empowereveryone.com web site (USA).

Firefox 3.6 Beta 4 Available with Many Fixes – Firefox – Lifehacker

First braille election document launched by Edmonton candidate (From Enfield Independent)

First Internet Web Radio Launched For Blind Users -E-Access Bulletin Live » Blog – you still need a broadband connection to run this device from the british Wireless for the Blind Fund, and some can get one on free loan, but if not it will cost you £350.

For Disabled, Birthright Trips Meet Needs, Fulfill Some Dreams – free trips from USA to Israel available for those with Asperger’s Syndrom, wheelchair users, deaf and blind people.

Free Audio and Video Converter Impresses – praise for simplicity and clean interface. 

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[mp3 Audio] FSCast Episode 36, November 2009 – Research It functionality in JAWS

[mp3 Audio] – Introducing Mobile Speak 4 podcast episode from the Mark Taylor Candleshore Blog.

[mp3 Audio] Innovations Podcast from the Global Voice – episode about NVDA screen reader, Visionaid and a brief history of television.

Luggage Locator – What’s New – Things You Never Knew Existed – see and hear your bags as they go past you on the carousel.

MKs urged to think about disabled accessibility | Jerusalem Post

NFB and Santa to Promote Braille Literacy – this is the American NFB

Nuance Talks&zooms 4.11 Released – Blind Bargains

Portable magnification options « AccessTech News – portable CCTVs.

Registration for Techshare India 2010 – conference with global perspective on technology for disabled people and an increasingly elderly population. Early Bird Registration discounts available until December 25th.

Season’s Meetings from Serotek 

Accessible Event intends to make meetings and conferences accessible to all.

[mp3 Audio] SeroTalk Podcast 28 – Accessing Computers Remotely, GPS and MP3 Choices, and hands-free Computing.

Smart phones give disabled help on the go – The Globe and Mail – the message of this article seems to be that disabled people want the same gadgetry as everyone else.

Social Networking and Accessibility – Associated Content – social networks can enhance communication, but can produce new barriers as well.

Stumbling Around .gov Websites: Good, Bad, and Goofy « As Your World Changes – sites deserve marks for effort, but the audio linked in here shows some of the difficulties they present to a visually impaired user, says Susan Gerhardt. 

"Hear Me Stumble" Recordings

[mp3 Audio] – Tek Talk podcast presents netECHO, by Larry Lewis, President, Flying Blind LLC – get Web content on a landline or cell phone.

The Future of HTML 5 by Bruce Lawson – an explainer

[Video] The Sounds of the Chevrolet Volt – Chevrolet worked with the National Federation of the Blind to come up with an excuse-me sound. Video with plenty of sound-track.

The Top 5 Bargain Smartphones: Low Priced, Feature Packed, And User Friendly » ZiggyTek » Blog

UN: People With Disabilities Face Huge Obstacles reported by the Voice of America, the UN made this statement to mark the International Day of Disabled People

[mp3 Audio] Web Axe Episode 76 (Web Accessibility Disasters) – web sites that should be great, but aren’t.

ZoomNews December 2009 « AccessTech News – in which ZoomText appears on Cooking Without Looking and other things.