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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
 

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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


24 ways: Have a Field Day with HTML5 Forms


4All » Tech Ease – Help and “how to” tutorials for Accessibility options using Universal Access in Apple’s Mac OS X and Ease of Access in Microsoft Windows


Access 4 Us Offers In-depth Technology Reviews – Blind Bargains
– blog that promises one in-depth review each week by an assistive technology expert. 

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These are the entries so far in the Access 4 Us Blog.


Accessible Book Collection providing digital text to persons with disabilities


Accessible Textbooks | @Science Thematic Network
– guidelines on making science textbooks accessible.


Accessibility News International
 


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Accessibility Programming Wiki


Audiobooks, E-readers and Accessibility – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed – Blog U
– the need to hold out for accessible e-readers.


Card Readers Draw Complaint  | Accessibility News International
– Canadian disabled groups against fixed credit card readers.


CLiCk, Speak: A Talking Extension for Firefox


ConvenienceWare – GhostReader: text to speech solution for Mac OS X


Course Accessibility – Online Learning – Web Accessibility for Online Learning


CSS3 .info – All you ever needed to know about CSS3


Download Gorgeous Mouse Cursors for Free
– claimed to make the mouse pointer easier to see, but that’s going to depend on who you are.


Enabling Accessibility in Flex applications


Fangs Screen Reader Emulator :: Add-ons for Firefox
– this add-on presents a web page in the same, text-based, way that a screen reader would read it.


Findings: Inaccessible content at Vancouver2010.com and CTVOlympics.ca (Joe Clark)


Freedom of Choice – The Paciello Group Blog
– European ruling has forced Microsoft to offer a choice of web browsers rather than imposing Internet Explorer on every user. But
read this article
before you cheer too loudly.


gleeBox: Keyboard glee for your web
– open-source add-on for Firefox and Chrome that lets you control your web viewing by keyboard – a little like the Insert + F7 (element list) option in some screen readers that lets you get easily to links, headings and so on. Explanatory video included.\ 

What’s new in gleeBox 1.0 – video on YouTube


How to SEO Flash in 2010 « Get Elastic
– it’s possible to have Flash content and keep the search engines happy.


IDEA10 – Learning futures: technology challenges
– this conference will take place in Melbourne, Australia, from 10th to 12th March, 2010.


Inclusive Pedestrian Environments: Resources and Recommendations
– based in Boston, Mass, but this looks like a useful literature review that looks at pedestrian access to public transportation.


Involving Users in Web Projects for Better, Easier Accessibility
– ask a disabled person, they already know stuff.


iPhone Color Blind Tools | HueVue: Colorblind Tools for the iPhone


Low Visionary: accessible information, disability rights, web accessibility
 


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Making Your Web Colors Visible For All – Five Color Accessibility Tools


National Botanic Garden of Wales nominated for Accessible Britain Award | Horticulture Week
– award launched by Rough Guides. 
Also visit
The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain


NoSquint: Firefox Extension
– lets you control the colours and zoom level on web pages, overriding the site’s settings.


Nuance Buys MacSpeech: What Now? | ATMac


NVDA 2010.1beta1 Released
– the latest test version of the free, open-source screen reader.


Orca – GNOME Live!
– the free, open-source, multi-functional accessibility tool for Linux.


Painless accessibility tips for GNOME designers and developers « Máirín Duffy


Readability | NIACE
– tools here that may help to remove the fog from your writing are a smart calculator and a leaflet about making language readable.


Recruiting Now for Survey on Synthesized Speech and Audio Description
– IBM Research Japan and WGBH Boston will conduct this survey in early March.


SeroTalk Tech Chat on Effective Advocacy
– February 25 9-10pm Eastern.


Testing With JAWS
– how JAWS works for non-expert users, and why a web site working with JAWS is not a proof of accessibility.


Web Access
– useful overview of tools and rules.


Web accessibility in European countries | eInclusion.hu – Tudásbázis
– on the whole, the picture is not very encouraging. You can download the report from this page.


Web Site Design Suggestions for People with Dyslexia « Clear Helper
– this might also be helpful for some people with ‘visual tiredness’.

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