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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 January 27, 2010
ABBYY Announces Business Card Reading Application for the iPhone – StreetInsider.com – an application that reads business cards into the iPhone’s address book.
Accessible Electronics Relaunches Website – Blind Bargains: – this company sells mp3 players made accessible with Rockbox.
Accessible Electronics web site.
Accessible Media Project – try the player download.
Accessibility at Microsoft, Home
Access Keys -Accessibility Assessments – this, confusingly is not about the access keys used on sites – it’s the proper name of an award scheme for accessible sites.
BS 8878 British Standard For Accessible Websites In UK – Coming Soon | Hobo
Buttercup Player – the online digital talking book player, currently in an early demo version.
Creating Accessible Power Point Presentations – Web Accessibility for All
CT for Everyone includes Accessibility! « As Your World Changes – better training and commitment to accessibility at an organisational level could reduce accessibility flaws.
Free High Quality Audio Books at AudioOwl – Fred’s Head from APH, read by human beings.
Visit AudioOwl
Game companies blind to the consumer. Enter the lawsuit. – Civilization Fanatics’ Forums – a blind gamer has gone beyond writing polite requests for more accessibility – he’s issued a lawsuit.
gh, LLC Releases the First-Ever Fully Featured Commercial DAISY Player for Mac | DAISY Consortium
Google Builds iPhone Control for Blind – Noeman GSM – concept is that you can get a keypad to appear anywhere at the user’s request. This may not ever be available on the iPhone, of course.
Google Chrome 4.0 For Windows Adds Extensions and Bookmark Sync – - but among the 15,000 new features, they haven’t bothered with accessibility – again!
Google Reader Lets You Subscribe to Any Page on the Web « AccessTech News – even pages without an RSS feed.
Google Voice Web App Circumvents Apple’s Blockade | Epicenter | Wired.com – you can get to it via a web page.
Guess This Gadget Tuesday: a Most Moribund Contraption | Blog | ZiggyTek – just for fun, a weekly competition.
More Fun with the tabindex attribute – WebA11y
My guide – audio guides to the Louvre in Paris. You can get a foretaste of the commentary on offer so long as you can find the rather awkward Flash controls. English and Fench versions.
New standards for Section 508 compliance are coming – Federal News Radio 1500 AM – audio interview available on the page.
New transport law to protect disabled passengers in NI – treating disabled passengers less favourably than non-disabled will be illegal in Northern Ireland.
Notepad++ Portable 5.6.5 Released | PortableApps.com – Portable software for USB drives
OSM for blind people – OpenStreetMap
Putting Speech to Work :: Chapter 9. The Mac OS X Speech Framework :: Mac OS X for Java Geeks :: Mac OS :: eTutorials.org – using the speech API for Mac programmers.
Readable – can present web pages in a choice of visual formats.
SMIL – EduTech Wiki – SMIL is Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language, used to mark up multimedia presentations.
Speech enable your personal website or blog – ReadSpeaker – there is a free version, supported by advertising.
Top Online Note Taking Applications | Online Tips, Free Download and Review
Using Accesskeys – Is it worth it? – WATS.ca – web accessibility technical services – no, this article argues, because they just might conflict with some keystroke in an assistive program.
Utter Command – This addon for Dragon Naturally Speaking makes speech fly! – and it costs a mere $300.
Go to Redstart Systems for more info
What improvements to accessibility are offered by HTML5? – Stack Overflow – forum discussion.
When the right hand doesn’t listen to the left. | Joe Dolson Accessible Web Design – even those who preach good web standards don’t always comply!
Why Won’t My Bank Install Talking ATMs? « Astrid’s Journal – yes, why won’t they? Now that my bank is almost wholly publicly owned, we should demand that they cater for ALL their customers.
