Posts Tagged learning
The Blind Buzz on Braille
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on January 4, 2011
World Braille Day is today, January 4th, 2011.
For more Braille information, please visit
Vince’s Parallax: Braille
There will also be more postings on Braille on this blog later this week. I have quite a back-log of Braille references.
2010 inaugural Braille Book prize awarded by Vision Australia
3-D Braille Map That Talks | Far To Nice – aid for blind people travelling alone.
A Picture Book of Louis Braille | Books, Music and more
A Process Approach to Teaching Braille Writing for primary teachers.
Accessible Math – site aims to make math and science a accessible, an provide resources for educators.
Another braille presentation: cognitive science of reading « Think Globally, Act Locally – has links to some recent conference presentation notes.
Award-Winning Braille Bracelet Looks Good, Feels Even Better | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
Braille: Deciphering the Code – useful introductory page.
Braille alphabet – shows Braille characters as graphics without labels, so your assistive tech will not be able to decipher what’s there.
Braille Alphabet Bracelet Wins 2010 People’s Design Award | Design for Good | Big Think
Braille and large print labels on Fox Creek wines – News – Vision Australia Website
Braille Block teaches digital language to visually impaired in a playful manner | 9 Square Gadget – like a hand-held game.
BRAILLE BUDDY by Yasaman Sheri « 5 – to help with the most difficult stages of learning Braille.
Braille Bug – AFB site aimed at children.
Braille Code of Chemical Notation 1997
Braille Display / Monitor Braille « PUSAT PERALATAN TUNANETRA DAN LOW VISION TERLENGKAP – this article describes the Focus 40 Blue, a portable Braille display with Bluetooth.
RSS Feed links to other articles about assistive technology devices.
Braille factory awarded £1m grant – new technology allows high-volume and flexible Braille printing at RNIB Peterborough. Includes video clip.
Braille for the Sighted (Beginning Braille) | Books Trends Daily
Braille gives blind taxi users a fair go | Scoop News – Braille taxi information must be provided by operators in New Zealand.
Braille GPS helps the blind to navigate in unfamiliar places | NextGadgets.net
Braille illiteracy is a growing problem – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel « The BAT Channel
Braille used less in today’s world – Local – SunHerald.com but the article shows the benefits of Braille for some students.
Creating Nemeth Spatial Math Equations and Multi-Language Braille Translation – free webinar, Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST
Nina Universal Braille Teacher – a portable device for the teaching and learning of Braille alphabets.
Supported Braille Displays – Apple – Accessibility – iPhone
Teach Vision – teaching children with visual impairments. Includes some Braille-related material.
~Teach Vision RSS Feed
The Blind Buzz: Blind With Camera School of Photography
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on August 3, 2010
From Partho Bhowmick, quoted on the Accessible Image maiing list.
It’s my pleasure to launch Blind With Camera School of Photography
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www.blindwithcameraschool.org< a
virtual school with step-by-step tutorials for the visually impaired to get
started with photography and provide guidance to sighted photographer for
starting photographic workshops with local visually impaired people. This
website is in compliance with accessibility standard for the visually impaired.
This alternative approach along with physical workshops & training sessions
conducted by Blind With Camera will widen and deepen the creative and social
deliverable, enriching the blind and the sighted community, and inspire social
change.
In 2010, Blind With Camera project is going strong. To know about our recent
Pinhole workshops and coming exhibitions click on links below -
http://blindwithcamera.org/events-news/
To view new works click below
http://blindwithcamera.org/category/photo-gallery/
The Blind Buzz on Accessibility
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on March 23, 2010
12 Ways to Increase the Usability and Accessibility of Your Weblog – The 2010 CWAs:
7 usability guidelines for websites on mobile devices – based on research among mobile phone users.
accessible information, disability rights, web accessibility – Low Visionary – there is a series of articles here giving guidelines on writing accessible information.
Accessibility: Why it Matters – Blackboard Blogs
AdapTech Insider: Volume 23 -Flying Blind LLC previews Flying Blind’s contributions to CSUN 2010, including
BLV-1083: Accessible Non-Visual Access to GPS Applications and
BLV-1036: How Far Have We Come with OCR
Analyzing Blogs about Blindness « WRIT 4000: Writing for the Web – looks at Fred’s Head, Perspectives from a Blind Point of View and Voice of the Nation’s Blind (NFB blog – the American NFB, that is).
Assistive Gaming: Making Mac OS X Games Accessible
AssistiveWare – Assistive Technology Audio and Video Podcasts
AssistiveWare Podcast Feed
ConnSENSE Bulletin – "The NEW ConnSENSE Bulletin is dedicated to becoming your essential resource for the latest assistive technology news and information."
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DAPD boss recognizes lack of proper access to businesses for disabled persons | Dominica News Online
Disability411 podcast episode 63 – Dann Berkowitz on e-text, Part 1 – sparked off by issues over the Kindle 2 and the accessibility of text by text-to-speech software.
Disability411 podcast feed
gamelablondon.com – UK producer of multi-media content exclusive to all, including blind students and those with learning disabilities.
Getting Started with Web Accessibility – The Web Squeeze – an overview for people new to accessibility.
Accessability: GWT, ARIA and JAWS screen-reader – Google Web Toolkit | Google Groups
High Accessibility Is Effective Search Engine Optimization – A List Apart: Articles
How Accessible is Safari? | Accessify – using Apple’s browser.
India needs new legislation on Disability Rights – new law should give civil and political rights to people with disabilities, advocates claim.
Internet Explorer 9 will not support Windows XP – Blind Mind News – Unrestricted Access: News
Jaws PDF Desktop, Server and Enterprise Suite software. Jaws PDF Creator and Editor Software – I can see trouble ahead – this isn’t Freedom Scientific’s software.
Keyboard Accessibility – Providing Keyboard Shortcuts Using accesskey – WebAIM
Letter from the Editor – Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind – the magazine will be available on NFB-Newsline from Tuesday, m March 30th.
NIMAC, Bookshare and Your Students – What’s Next?: Webinar on March 31st, 2010 | DAISY Consortium
Palm webOS Smartphones to be Available for AT&T Customers
Peter Ganza’s Blog – the world of accessibility
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Personalised website for everyone within four years – Telegraph – "Everyone in the country will be given their own personalised website page within four years in order to cut down the cost of dealing with officials, Gordon Brown has said. " Er, run that past me 50 more times….
Play Free Games – PhysBallz – Physics Games – test your colour blindness and increase your concentration.
Prime minister Gordon Brown defends £6 internet levy – Brand Republic – market forces won’t provide decent broadband, so TAX THE PEASANTRY!”
Publishing company subscribes to BrowseAloud… – Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blindwill implement this text-to-speech software on its site.
ThickButtons Launches Accurate, Convenient Typing for Touchscreen Phones: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance – this app is for Android phones.
Video on the Web – Dive Into HTML5
Voicetoaim – Voice translated into text through IP
Web Accessibility for Online Learning – don’t let your content be a missed opportunity.
Windows 7 – The Start Menu « CathyAnne Murtha – using the menu from the keyboard.
The Blind Buzz on Accessibility
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on March 21, 2010
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
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!
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!
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!
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
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: 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.
The Blind Buzz on Accessibility
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on March 19, 2010
#csun10 New BookSense DS to Likely Debut at CSUN – Blind Bargains
#csun10: Hims to Show Off New SenseView DESKTOP D650 – Blind Bargains – new desktop CCTV
#csun10: Voice Sense QWERTY will have a Built-In Compass, LCD Display – Blind Bargains
2011 census to probe how many are disabled | Accessibility News International – this is the census in India.
62nd Street Blog – featuring a blind guy with power tools. Each to their own!
62nd Street Blog RSS Feed
A Week With the Book Port Plus: An In-Depth Review | Access4 Us
Access Technology Institute – ATI Browser Textbooks training for Internet Explorer and Firefox.
Accessing iPhone Apps | tim o’brien photos
Adobe – Accessibility : Using Flex Applications with JAWS
AFB Consulting and Adobe Present Free Webinar: Debunking the Myth of PDF Inaccessibility – Monday, April 5, 2010 from 1:00-2:30 EDT/5:00-6:30 UTC.
“An Accessible Pagination Pattern” — Mike West
AOL Beta Central – get AOL Instant Messenger beta, which can interface with Facebook Chat, amongst other things.
Apple Accessibility Software Quality Engineer / 4953012 Job in Cupertino 95014, California US
ARIA Techniques | Techniques for WCAG 2.0 – w3.org
Biz Buz Teams With Entrepreneur with Disability – unusual 24-hour TV network ahead.
Board Releases Draft Refresh of Section 508 Standards and Section 255 Guidelines – this refers to the U.S. Access Board.
Braille Trainer (Education) – App Shopper – learn the Braille alphabet on your iPhone.
‘Building Accessible Websites’ serialization – a book dated 2007, so this may be useful, but won’t include the latest issues.
BuzzVoice Announces Real-Time Audio Platform For Publishers at SXSW [Private Beta Launch] – Yahoo! News – potential for audio broadcasts to those with visual impairments and dyslexia.
CereProc Products – Windows and Mac voices, prompt creation, server and developer solutions. Voices include Scottish, Irish, Southern English, and, at a knock-down price, Sue from the West Midlands (hey, what are you suggesting?)
Chauncy’s Choices « ConnSENSE Bulletin – the editor visits assistive technology companies with video camera at the ready.
ConnSENSE Bulletin – for access technology news and information.
ConnSENSE Bulletin RSS Feed
CSS3 . Info – All you ever needed to know about CSS3
CSUN 2010 Files | DAISY Consortium – conference information in DAISY and HTML formats
CTIA-The Wireless Association Statement on Accessibility Initiatives Announced by FCC :::: ITnewsLink – USA National Broadband Plan includes several accessibility initiatives for disabled people.
Disability News & Views Radio Show – Child Autism & Autism Awareness – on air in Pennsylvania, parts of New York and Toronto. Past shows on the web site.There are big plans for expansion into a 5-day-a-week service.
Duxbury Systems — Purchase, Updates and Demos – what’s available from this famous Braille software manufacturer.
Finding AT Devices « ConnSENSE Bulletin – if you can’t even find what you’re looking for on the Blind Buzz, maybe the links and info on this site will help.
Focus on the Hover ~ Anton Peck, Digital Artist – small CSS trick to allow keyboard users the same hover characteristics as mouse users.
Free Resources from the Net for EVERY Learner
Future Apps Releases Major Update to its Popular iPhone Text to Speech App Speak it
Game Accessibility – The accessibility of computer games
Google Accessible Search – returns results that appear to be most accessible.
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY Petition
HandyTech Leaks Info on Taskmaster – Blind Bargains – but exactly what it is, they’re too shy at Handytech to say.
how to structure html headings and titles | the 200ok weblog
IBM IRL Project Spoken Web – India – plan for a parallel to the web using voice input.
IBM to Collaborate With Universities to Make Mobile Devices More Accessible – FierceWireless – open-source software being developed in Tokyo.
International Quran News Agency – Quranic Magazine in Braille
JAWS Script Exchange to version 7.2 – updates, enhancements and additional scripts. This is a direct link to the installer.
Making the mobile internet accessible for all – 17/03/2010 – Computer Weekly
Manuals and Tutorials – High Tech Center Training Unit – materials on JAWS, Braille, and other subjects relevant to blind people. Manuals iarchive.
MasterCard Launches ATM Finder For Blackberry Phones – PaymentsSource Article – originally for the iPhone, this app can locate drive-through ATMs and wheelchair accessible machines, amongst other things.
Microsoft modernizes Web ambitions with IE9 | Deep Tech – CNET News – release is "months away", a spokesman said yesterday. You can take a sneak peek at the
platform preview version now.
MyP2P.eu: Free Live Sports on your PC, Live Football, MLB, NBA, NHL and more…
Nokia Braille Reader (experimental) – Beta Labs | Cell Phone Choice – enables SMS for visually impaired people.
Nuance Powers Innovative Speech Capabilities on New Olympus Digital Audio Device | DAISY Consortium – DM4 and DM5 devices can respond to voice commands, and read out text.
Olearia for Mac – Brings the versatility of talking books to OS X. MacUpdate Mac Software Downloads – DAISY reading software.
[Audio] olympus_podcast.mp3 – DM 420 and DM520 voice recorders from Cisco Academy for the Vision Impaired.
People with disabilities will have special help to vote – Living in Peru » News » Peru
POURfect Kitchen Tools « BlissTree include measurements in imperial, metric and Braille.
Quick Note: Free books for braille and DAISY readers | TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home|
Read Naturally Masters Edition – Resources for Blind & Visually Impaired Students
ReadHear™ Mac | gh, LLC – 30-day trial of DAISY reading software.
Readot Concept Device Converts 2D Images Into A Tactile Surface
Robotron Sensory Tools – Galileo Reading System – personal computer/organiser with Braille and speech.
SAMSUNG WILLING TO LAUNCH THE MOBILE PHONE FOR BLIND PEOPLE ITS NAME IS SAMSUNG BRAILLE
Seedlings Braille Books Just Another Ordinary Miracle – spring catalog just out.
SeroTalk Tech Chat 54- Several Educational Resources Online
Snapfon (TM) ez ONE Cell Phone – Independent Living Aids
Special Purpose Phones – voip-info.org – for information about phones not widely covered elsewhere.
Spectrum Industrial launches Taktyle Hygienic sign: News from Spectrum Industrial – I have always wondered whether even if you found the Braille in a public toilet, whether it was really wise to run your hands all over the walls.
Spiel – a free, open-source screen reader for Android phones and netbooks. Also visit
Fred’s Head article on Spiel.
Squibble Portable Braille Interface: Making Life Easier | Touch User Interface – Touch Screen and Multi Touch – with Braille and high contrast, the display may be useful to a wide range of visually impaired people. This is intended for SMS. Audio and visual feedback
State Assistive Technology and Telework Financial Loan Programs – Fred’s Head
Staying Fit a Challenge – Donna Jodhan – Donna hits the spot as usual with a short but apposite comment about problems of exercising.
[Video] strategies for teaching braille | World All Kinds of Teaching
SwitchXS switch access to Mac OS X with scanning – AssistiveWare
Tactile Graphics Resources – Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
TactileGraphics.org: Lucia Hasty Invites You to Learn Tactile Graphics
[PDF] Talking Disability – booklet about communicating with people with disabilities.
TAW3 with a click :: Add-ons for Firefox – add-on for Firefox that estimates the accessibility of sites you are visiting.
Taxi drivers offered their Hackney Carriage licence forms in Braille – Telegraph – this is one of those tired old stories that just won’t go away, like all those silly posts about drive-in ATMs with Braille. I’ll quote it once, and hope never to hear of it again!
[Audio[ Tek Talk presents Gene Asner, March 15, 2010 by Gene Asner | Accessible World – if you go over to Windows 7, you will want to get to know a new e-mail program. Gene looks at Windows Live Mail and Thunderbird.
Telecom operators ordered to ban internet voice services – Poten & Partners – regulatory mess in egypt concerning Skype and other VOIP services.
The peculiar challenges of Chinese Braille Boing Boing
The Blind Buzz on Accessibility
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on December 26, 2009
A preview of accessibility for the iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch – Blind Bargains
Access all areas – everyday tasks that are more difficult with a disability, illustrated in this article from the Jerusalem Post.
Accessible Captcha – Purple Dogfish // Free Stuff
Accessible Online Surveys (fully CLF 2 & 508 compliant) – OnlyASurvey.com
Accessites.org – The Art of Accessibility – accessible sites don’t have to be boring!”
Accessibility evaluation tools (A-Z of user experience design resources)
ADA Audio Conference Series – find out about trends and regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Ai Squared Adds their Holiday Specials to the Mix – Blind Bargains – special offers run until the end of the year.
Alertbox: Jakob Nielsen’s Newsletter on Web Usability
An Overview of Website Accessibility at Online Pacific Time (Thursday January 14, 2010) – Upcoming – it’s not really too complicated to make sites more accessible.
BookSense 2.0 Firmware Now Available – get your free upgrade from GW Micro.
Cinema for the Blind – Festival : lifestyle, cinema | euronews – films at the International film festival in Marrakech available with audio description and Braille.
CLiCk, Speak reads web pages in Firefox web browser – The Assistive Technology Blog
Creating Video and Multimedia Products That Are Accessible to People with Sensory Impairments
DAISY: AMIS (Adaptive Multimedia Information System) – this self-voicing DAISY book reading freeware has a new version, 3.1, released Dec. 19th, 2009.
Language packs and installers for other languages
DAISY: PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 Firmware Version 3 Now Available – update for this DAISY recording and playback device.
DIADEM project – researches what technology works for older people, and produces front-ends for existing programs that are more suitable for their skill level. Project shared by the UK, Norway and Italy.
Download the Colour Contrast Analyser- Resources – Vision Australia Website
Dyslexia Friendly Fonts and Text Styles – Indigo Dyslexia Centre
EASI: Equal Access to Software and Information – podcasts of conferences on accessibility topics.
eSpeak – free, open-source speech synthesiser for many languages
Firefox Accessibility Extension :: Modules pour Firefox
Free Assistive Technology – OSU Web Accessibility Center – don’t spend your inheritance until you’ve tried these.
[DRAFT] How People with Disabilities Use the Web: Overview document in progress, comments welcome but citations not. from WAI
If you must use a dropdown menu, make sure it’s keyboard friendly | 456 Berea Stree – hear! hear!
KNFBReader V6.3.1 upgrade now available – Blind Bargains – supports more devices, trial version available.
Making Flash Accessible: a quick guide – presented as an inaccessible Shockwave object. Great joke, fellas.
Mobile Speak 4 Information – useful resources on the forthcoming screen reader for mobile phones.
Mozilla Invites You to Help Design Firefox 4 – GigaOM
NCAM and Apple Publish “Creating Accessible iTunes Content” / NCAM – guidelines include how to include closed captions and audio description.
North Carolina Assistive Technology Program – Freware – programs that could help people with a range of disabilities
Oracle’s Accessibility Program
Police ignore disabled in metrobus station protest – Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review – wheelchair protest at an Istanbul bus station causes divided opinions.
PROJECT DETAIL for Lynx text web browser = useful material on this text-only web browser.
Project:Possibility – A Software Collaboration for Persons with Disabilities – aims to bring developers and disabled people together to make a difference by developing open-source software.
ReadTheWords – make an audio file from written text.
Reduce Clutter on Webpages – udl4all
Shareware, Freeware and Demos – The DRM WebWatcher: Assistive Technology – software to make life easier.
The 2010 Accessible Transportation Coalitions Initiative (ATCI) – want to see improvements in your local transport in the USA? This program may be able to help.
Trust gives green light to net TV – the BBC will take part in the Canvas Project, which will develop on-demand TV.
TTS: Internet for the visually challenged | My Sinchew – the push for better accessibility in Malaysia.
Typeface or Font Readability – it’s not all a matter of fonts…..
UK Resources for Web Accessibility and the Law
What is accesselearning? – tutorial on accessible distance learning from Georgia Tech.
What is MobileSpeak 4? – Blind Bargains – the new version of the screen reader for mobile phones is scheduled for release in January, 2010.
WinAmp update fades out critical media player flaws • The Register – users advised to upgrade to the latest version to avoid malware activity.
Zoom into Any Screen on Your iPhone – Fred’s Head from APH – don’t overlook the built-in Zoom feature on the iPhone.
ZoomIt – this tool for Windows is designed to work with software used in presentations. Zoom in on an area and draw on it if you like.
The Blind Buzz on Accessibility (Friday)
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on November 13, 2009
By the way, for anyone who’s left a comment. Thanks very much, and I’m not ignoring you, but I am only just starting to find my way around WordPress. I’ll be with you in a minute…….
Accessible YouTube Sites – from Web Axe – Practical Web Design Accessibility Tips – this article comments on two accessible interfaces to YouTube,
Easy YouTube and
Accessible Interface to YouTube
Becta collaboration: Helping Visually Impaired Learners – positive results from ICT improvements at school.
Disability Accessibility a Priority for UK Digital Services – report from OFCOM, the communications regulator, promises accessibility across all digital platforms.
Disabled users will be in Windows Seventh heaven – better on-screen keyboard, full=screen magnifier, hands-free mode, better speech recognition and Microsoft’s support for the free NVDA screen reader are among many accessibility improvements.
Free Kindle for PC – read e-books without a hardware Kindle. Mac version soon.
HumanWare Launches the BrailleNote Apex – a lightweight notetaker.
Mike Calvo’s thoughts about the Intel Reader « SeroTalk an expert view from the creator of System Access, always worth listening to.
NCAM and Apple Publish “Creating Accessible iTunes U Content” – Bionic Ear Blog – creating content wih closed captioning, audio description and other accessible characteristics.
Paths are too dangerous for the blind (From Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard) – Northleach partially sighted pensioner finds great difficulties going shopping.
The European Commission Preparing a New EU Disability Strategy for 2010 – 2020 – you can take the online survey to help identify problems faced by people with disabilities.
The Motorola DROID Review: High Resolution, Megapixels, And Hope – the DROID has landed, and this article presents multiple reviews of this potential iPhone killer.
Zoom In and Out Your Desktop with Windows 7 Magnifier
Windows 7 – My Impressions « CathyAnne Murtha – one satisfied customer praises the menu and search options in Windows 7.
The Blind Buzz on Accessibility – yet more good stuff
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on October 17, 2009
100+ Places for Free Books Online – legal downloads all over the web.
A Second Look at Apple’s VoiceOver – the Braille Monitor looks again at VoiceOver on the Mac. Thanks to Top Tech Tidbits for this reference.
AFB AccessWorld: September 2009 Issue – iPhones, blind programmer Jamal Mazrui, Lexmark office software and a book about accessible iPods, and a discussion of netbooks.
AIRS-LA: Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles – makinginformation available to print disabled people.
An empirical investigation into the difficulties experienced by visually impaired Internet users
[Audio] Anna Dresner talks about the iPod Shuffle
Art Beyond Sight: Art History Through Touch and Sound
Blind Access Journal: Lawsuit Leads to Reconsideration of Patent – Freedom Scientific, makers of JAWS, brought a suit against GW Micro, makers of Window Eyees, for a copyright infringement. The U.S. Patent Office seems to be reconsidering its verdict.
blind photographers was mentioned in this week’s Top Tech Tidbits. This is good to know.
BS 8878 British Standard For Accessible Websites In UK – Coming Soon | Hobo
Device helps blind, deaf to cross roads – road intersections in Cape Town to get vibrating audio buttons to ensure safety of disabled people.
Free Books for Download | FreeBook-s.com – search on this site for any kind of free e-book.
Free Online Seminar: Accessible Content Workflow with Adobe CS4 and Acrobat 9
Google Editions aims to bring e-books to all devices – Ars Technica – books to be readable on nearly any device, they claim.
Independent Living Aids products for visually impaired people. USA based.
JAWS scripts for Winamp, Goldwav, and more from Ultra Universe.
Leading Book Distributor and K-NFB Reading Technology Team Up to Deliver Immersive, Next-Generation Reading Experience « The BAT Channel – Baker & Taylor, Inc., the major book distributor, teams up with Ray Kurzweil’s company.
Lighthouse International’s LowBrowse™ add-on for Firefox that blows up text in a line at the top of the viewing window.
Listen to interview with Martha Lane Fox – Action for Blind People interview the woman from Digital Inclusion Task Force to find out about the inclusion of visually impaired people in Digital Britain. Bizarrely prented as an inaccessible Flash control.
MP3 download
Transcript (DOC format)
Podcast Feed
MaxiAids products to enable you to live more independently. USA based.
New Sendero GPS 6.2 for BrailleNote products « The BAT Channel
PHANTOM Omni® Haptic Device enables people to handle 3d virtual objects. It could be used to model art-works or products for commercial production. Learning to write is another possible use. Presumably surgeons in training could also work on a virtual body before they work on yours!
This blog entry deals with the Phantom Mni as used by blind learners.
Quick Tips » We are Colorblind » Patterns for the Color Blind – advice to web designers on colour combinations that don’t work and reminders about good contrast.
Request for Comments on Facilitating Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind – from the US Patent Office.
Scoop: R&D investment supports technology for the blind – infra-red direction-finding system guides blind people to key points in the environment by sending signals to a hand-held device.
Social Accessibility Project – come across inaccessible web content? Tell the Project and get the pages made more accessible without changing the original content.
Sound Solutions: – Free Recorded Media for Visually Impaired People | Braille Institute of America – learning and life experiences.
Tech Talk on Tuesday, 20 October at 00:00 GMT features a review of JAWS v.11
What’s New in JAWS 11 (DAISY format) – alternatively,
get the mp3 version. From Freedom Scientific themselves.
