I first learned about Jonathan Mosen in late 1996. At that time, he operated a web site called The Arena. Not only did this site contain lots of wonderful blind community resources, but there was also a neat section called “Voices from the Keyboard” where you could hear the voices of those who participated in… Finish Reading A Tribute to Jonathan Mosen and The Wave
Welcome to our coverage of the 20th annual International Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities (also known as CSUN) sponsored by California State University at Northridge! Please feel free to listen to this introductory audio message and stay tuned for exciting live audio and text coverage of those happenings that are important to the… Finish Reading CSUN: Let the adventure begin!
Skype is a revolutionary new way to communicate on the Internet using your voice. Voice contact between Internet users is free of charge, while it is possible to place calls to regular telephones at extremely competitive discount rates. Skype is able to effectively work around most firewalls and other challenging network configurations that stop other… Finish Reading Ask Skype to Become More Accessible!
Blind Access Journal is a dynamic, constantly evolving blind community resource. We are experimenting with a blogging capability known as trackback. This new functionality enables aggregation and exchange of articles and associated comments among blogs. Trackback provides us with the potential to expand the influence of the journal throughout the Internet community and to track… Finish Reading New Comment Management and Trackback Functionality
Here’s some food for thought. If a sighted person is clumsy or disorganized, it is typically accepted and just blown off as being no big deal. If a blind person exhibits the same behavior, it is immediately attributed to their blindness and considered to be further evidence of the supposed overall incompetence of the blind… Finish Reading Food for Thought: Excruciatingly Annoying, Potentially Dangerous Double Standard!
March 9, 2005 Dear GoDaddy Management team, I attempted to perform a Whois domain name search athttp://whois.godaddy.comand was stopped dead in my tracks by your company’s visual verification process. I am a blind information technology professional with over ten years ofexperience, an accessibility advocate and publisher of the Blind Access Journal found athttp://www.blindaccessjournal.com. I am… Finish Reading Letter to GoDaddy Software Concerning the Accessibility of Visual Verification
Google is by far the most widely utilized accessible search engine on the Internet. The company went public last year and is quickly adding new, exciting products and services! As blind people, we must take steps right now to insure that Google remains on the right track with respect to the accessibility of its services… Finish Reading Ask Google to Unlock Visual Verification for the Blind
Today the United States Supreme Court begins hearing a couple of cases concerning the display of the Ten Commandments on government property. At issue is the separation of church and state language in the First Amendment to the Constitution. Those opposing the displays contend that it violates this separation by showing support of particular religious… Finish Reading The Ten Commandments and American Values