Listen to this podcast covering final Field Day preparations and DNS issues with blindaccessjournal.com. As an update, it appears the registrar may already be acting on my trouble ticket, as my name server now seems to point to the right place. Interesting. Download and Listen
There appear to be serious DNS problems with blindaccessjournal.com on some name servers around the world at the moment. A ticket has been opened with the registrar. In the meantime, please access the journal at http://journal.shandrow.com. Realizing that those having difficulties may not see this post, I will also be publishing a short podcast to… Finish Reading Serious Problems with BlindAccessJournal.com Domain!
Dear Milog support, My name is Darrell Shandrow. I have been a ham for almost twenty years now. I happen to be blind. This year I will be participating in Field Day with the Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club. The club uses your Milog software for logging QSOs. After downloading and installing a demo of the… Finish Reading Letter to Milog’s Developers Asking About Accessibility
The radio club with which I am involved for Field Day uses the Milog software for the purpose of logging contacts. After downloading and trying a demo, I have found it to be completely inaccessible with either JAWS 6.2 or Window-Eyes 5.0! Though it is possible to use tab and shift+tab to navigate in some… Finish Reading Concern About Inaccessible Milog Field Day Logging Software
This afternoon I tested the ability to use the PAC Mate to listen to ACB Radio Interactive with great success. GS Player was used on the PAC Mate to listen to the MP3 modem stream. No choppiness or other quality problems were observed during a ten minute test. Karen and I will be going out… Finish Reading Successful Audio Streaming Using PAC Mate Over Cellular Internet Connection
Featuring PAC Mate desktop, enforced write protect, typing mode for Focus Braille displays, enhancements of Microsoft Office functionality and various bug fixes, Freedom Scientific has posted JAWS 6.2 for free download by current owners of JAWS 6.0 or 6.1 and holders of current software maintenance agreements. With the impending release of version 3.0 of the… Finish Reading Freedom Scientific Releases JAWS 6.2
After speaking with my contact at the EOC a short time ago, I have learned that Field Day is a go after all. Despite activation of the primary facilities, we will be able to operate in another room in the EOC bunker. I will schedule transportation so that I arrive sometime around 10:30 tomorrow morning… Finish Reading Field Day Plans for EOC are Underway
Sponsored by the American Radio Relay League, the national association of amateur radio operators in the United States of America, Field Day is an annual operating event (contest) in which we test our abilities to communicate in the midst of emergency conditions where conveniences such as commercial electricity, cellular telephones and the Internet are not… Finish Reading Amateur Radio Field Day 2005
The most frustrating and upsetting aspect to all these incidents is the complete lack of accountability shown by the provider of the service to customers and taxpayers. The attitude seems to be that, since we are disabled, there’s nothing we can do about the issues. All thoughts welcome in text format or by way of… Finish Reading Serious Woes with the East Valley Dial-A-Ride Paratransit Service in Arizona!
Listen to part 2 of this podcast on the positive benefits of accessibility versus the negative consequences of inaccessibility as it relates to employment opportunities for the blind. Download and Listen