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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 on Accessibility
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on June 1, 2010
Accessible Documents in HTML, Word, and PDF – Terrill Thompson
Amazon and accessibility – onwebdev blog
Audio Darts Shows Accessible Recreation’s Broad Appeal
[Audio] audio description of museums, galleries and exhibitions – Infosound – the work of VocalEyes, who also audio describe theatre performances in the UK.
VocalEyes Web Site
ccPlayer – Invent + Build / Web + Multimedia / Tools & Guidelines – a media player that you can use on your web site that gives accessibility to videos, including Flash.
Ghana To Host Forum For The Blind ::: GBC | GTV | Ghana Radio | Ghana Television – Ghana Broadcasting Corporation – the 2011 event will have delegates from 70 African countries. The theme will be Access Africa.
I Know! Let’s Take Books Away from the Blind! – Planet of the Blind – New Jersey Governor axes talking books service. Yes, that’s you, Governor Chris Christie.
Interactions – May/June 2010 – topics include accessibility in Sweden, United Nations supporting web accessibility, user interfaces, mobile technology.
Interactive Podcasts: Web Accessibility Gone Wild | SXSW.com – not all accessibility is well done.
Listen to the podcast (mp3)
Introduction à NVDA – Site des utilisateurs francophones de NVDA
iPad Assistive Technology/Disability Round-Up | ATMac – accessibility for blind people and those with other disabilities.
iPad Camera Connection Kit Provides USB Keyboard, Microphone, and Headset Support– The Mac-cessibility Network – News [Lioncourt.com] – hidden possibilities of this $29 add-on.
iTunes 9.1.1 squashes VoiceOver bugs – update available through software update.
Kill Accessibility | Man with no Blog – developers who don’t use assistive technnology themselves are only paying lip-service to accessibility, claims author Gary Barber.
Kindle Update Bringing Useful Improvements, Also Twitter | Maximum PC
Labeling Frozen Foods – Fred’s Head
Install “Tonalities:seeing art through music” for the blind in museums | Pepsi Refresh Everything – supposedly tones have raltionships with colours.
Microsoft Word – WebAIM – accessibility, including Word 2010.
Moon Letters – this is the other blind people’s tactile reading system, the one that’s not Braille.
More Digitized Books to be made Available – Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind – Internet Archive and libraries have ways of getting around the copyright laws without breaking them.
Nadler Examines the Americans with Disabilities Act’s Application within the Digital Age
National Disabled Persons Network launched – Stabroek News – umbrella network for other disability networks in Guyana.
New Air Carrier regulations, travel services try to improve access for people with disabilities – Media dis&dat – improvements to travel in the US, including that probvided by foreign operators.
New Braille technology helps visually impaired ‘see’ emotions – thesis proposes camera linked to electrodes on the skin to let a blind person interpret facial expressions.
New news and information service launched for blind people · coHearentVision – this is Infosound, based in the UK.
NFB National Convention Hosts Apple Products Session– The Mac-cessibility Network – News [Lioncourt.com] – apparent change of policy at NFB
NFB-NEWSLINE(R) for the Blind Receives Funding a further year’s access to newspapers and magazines is now possible.
NY City plans to shift special education into schools throughout district – Media dis&dat
Obama Signs Veterans, Caregivers Legislation – Defense.gov News – access to transportation in rural areas and services for women are included.
Online resources for accessible travel – Manchester Examiner (USA)
Op Ed Writer Bob Branco – Can Grade Two Braille Spell Trouble? – Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind – introducing contractions too early could stop children learn real spellings.
Open vs. Closed: Google Takes on Amazon and Apple in e-Books – Google Editions could change the ebook market radically.
Page zoom does not mean the end of flexibility | 456 Berea Stree – there’s still more to it than sizing your fonts in pixels.
Panic Releases Transmit 4.0 With Enhanced Accessibility and New Features– The Mac-cessibility Network – enhancements for this Mac FTP client.
Pedestrian accessibility issues focus of city walk | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME – walk to promote interest in the city, getting to know the neighbours and highlighting problems faced by pedestrians.
Pioneering video telephone system accessible for all – those who find conventional phones difficult may benefit from the Total Conversation system in the UK.
Presentations – Accessibility – Resources – Vision Australia – VA can provide extensive services to government and businesses to ensure web accessibility.
Presenting About “The Evolution of Assistive Technology into Everyday Products” | Accessibility NZ – paper to be presented in Rotorua, New Zealand, in September.
Project Canvas to be accessible for disabled viewers – BBC to incorporate audio description, ability to change colours, captions, and more.
Proprietary Vendors Don’t Help Disabled, Says FSF | eWEEK Europe UK – Free Software Foundation asks for more accessibility.
Quitter v4.0 – free and innovative blind persons’ interface for Twitter.
Radio Service For Blind Takes To The Web – Home – Staple News – CRIS is the Connecticut Radio Information System, carrying news, discussion and readings provided by about 400 volunteers.
CRIS Radio web site
Listen (Windows Media Player)
Roundup: What is the Mozilla Accessibility Team working on?
SAKSHAM | ngogateway.com – Saksham is an organisation in India that aims to empower marginalised people, including those with disabilities. Activities include production of accessible materials, providing technology and audio description.
Sendero GPS v2010 Improvements list
The Keyboard Shortcuts of Ubuntu 10.04
Toozla releases beta version of audio guide based on Wikipedia – Focus on Travel News
The Blind Buzz on Accessibility
Posted by nystagmite in Uncategorized on February 19, 2010
A small apology if necessary – because WordPress seems to have had some downtime today, some of the links here haven’t been checked as they would usually be checked. Chances are that they’re fine, but time will tell.
A few upcoming free technology webinars – The Assistive Technology Blog
Accessible-devices.com Podcast – Show 11 Computer Utilities and Odds and Ends
Accessible Devices Podcast Feed
Accessible drag and drop using WAI-ARIA – Opera Developer Community
Accessible form builder – Generate XHTML-compliant accessible forms quickly and easily | Accessify
Accessible Open Source Content Management System – TYPOlight Open Source CMS – to produce well-organised and accessible web sites.
Adobe is Bad for Open Government – Sunlight Labs: Blog
AIM 7.2 Integrates with Facebook Chat | SSB BART Group – improves accessibility to Facebook.
Airline staff refuses to help blind man from the Deccan Herald
ARC Accessibility Simulations – Home Page – simulations of the ways in which various disabled people may interact with Blackboard. This is for awareness-raising.
Are You Aware February 10, 2010 | VisionAWARE newsletter of zVISIONAWARE.ORG
Built-in video arrives in Opera beta | Deep Tech – CNET News and still Opera refuses to work with my screen reader. Why haven’t they ever got this right? Is this the fastest critique on the Web?
Computer Training for the Over 50s – based in southern England. Online learning materials are free, and you can pay for a tutor to visit.
csun10 – Wireless Downloads coming to Plextalk Pocket – Blind Bargains
Design for Disability Will Become the Norm – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education – as the population ages, the penny’s dropped that accessibility is good for everyone.
Disabled score voting victory | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun – elections must be made more accessible in the whole of Canada, human rights judgement says
Dolphin – Version 11.50 out now – FREE for ALL version 11 users
EASI Webinar: NonVisual Desktop Access free open source Screen Reader – use this link to register for the webinar scheduled for Wed. March 3, 9 GMT in the US, times are 1 PM Pacific, 2 PM Mountain,
Expedia Offers New Option for Disabled Travelers – find out which hotels can offer facilities for people with disabilities.
Full Screen Weather : Weather Underground – partly accessible with a screen reader.
Google Buzz Has Completely Changed the Game: Here’s How « The BAT Channel – what Google Buzz might mean for the social networking environment.
Humanware releases version 3.1 of the Victor Reader Stream firmware – AccessTech News
Internet Your Way to a New Job (JOBONLINE – National Braille Press (USA)) – $11.95 Braille and e-book.
iPad: no books here and an interesting diversity challenge – The Mobiliser » Blog Archive – no iPad books in the UK at the moment, and some criticisms of Apple’s software.
[Audio] iPhone Review – Action for Blind People
Law Office of Lainey Feingold – Disability Rights Legal Advocacy – Home Page – has represented blind and visually impaired people in class actions in the USA.
[Video] Mac OSX Universal Access features for sight impaired users – YouTube
[Audio] Michel Pepin Talks Oratio in Extended Interview – Blind Bargains – Oratio is Humanware’s screen reader for the Blackberry smartphone.
Mobile Speak 4.01 for Symbian phones has been released – Blind Bargains – maintenance update of CodeFactory’s screen reader.
Monthly Event Calendar | Accessible World – podcasts, webcasts and e-learning.
Qwitter Client – an accessible Twitter interface for blind people.
REAPER | Download – trial version (fully working) of this music editing software is reportedly accessible to screen readers.
SeroTalk Podcast 35 – Lots of News, 5 Things for the iPhone, and 3 Radios Under $100 « SeroTalk
Solona teams up with independent developers to make Captcha Solving much easier – Fred’s Head
‘Talking’ bus stops for blind – pilot project in Leicester, UK, using the Star Trak bus information system.
Teaching about accessibility – via @saraheborne – Hello Happy Pitbulls » Blog Archive – Alan Brightman of Yahoo! explains how staff are made aware of accessibility needs. Better late than never, I suppose.
The Government’s medicines watchdog want to put their comprehensive and up to date medicine information online. Is this a good idea? How would you use it? – they don’t say which government!
The Internet Archive: An Untapped Resource for the Blind – Braille Monitor – set up in 1996, the Internet Archive’s mission was to make knowledge universally available. In partnership with the NFB, they are making efforts to make it accessible to blind people.
The one handed typing tutor – Learn to touch type with one hand. Suitable for child and adult. One handed typing helps people with a disability in education and employment. Become a one hand typist
The Top 5 Roadblocks To Web Accessibility – Karl Groves asserts that accessibility is the last thing on the minds of web designers, and explains why it is important, and the major pitfalls.
Theatre for the blind gives unique insight at Upton Village Hall show – Chester Chronicle – local production of ‘Jane Eyre’ will be audio described.
TidyRead Turns Your Web Reading into a Fast, Smooth, No-fringe Experience Again – extension available for Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer. Results for me have been a bit patchy, I must say.
U.S. to Celebrate World Standards Day 2010 with a Focus on Standards for Accessibility
Usability.Edu: 25 Incredibly Useful Usability Cheat Sheets & Checklists | Designer City, USA
UIC Accessibility Guide for Non HTML Formats including PDF, Word, Powerpoint, multimedia formats.
Vodaphone… get blind pedestrians back on track! – group aims to save Wayfinder Access GPS software. Thanks to Top Tech Tidbits for this one.
Win a new VW Urban Fox or £10,000 in our Big Spring Prize Draw 2010 – Action for Blind People – hey, does the car include driving lessons?
