Karen has something to tell us about the importance of communication and how it sometimes seems that our dogs are better at the task. Enjoy this combination of humor and seriousness. This may seem like an unusual subject to be writing about, even something humorous! However, this is on one level a serious matter and… Finish Reading Homosapians or Canines – Which species are more effective communicators?

Karen writes about her frustrating experience with the Book Port. I’m having a hard time teaching her how to use this device and, in general, helping her to learn to effectively get the most out of other electronic devices as well. Any ideas? For those of you who love electronics and gadgets but are unable… Finish Reading This one’s for the electronically or mechanically impaired!

Karen’s cute little five year old golden retriever, Douglas, definitely has quite a personality. He’s telling us he needs to go outside. He’s talking back. No respect. But, seriously, not only is his garking cute, we are also very glad he is such an excellent communicator. Definitely an example many others should learn to emulate!… Finish Reading Doggycast

On Tuesday, I received a call to the comment line from Susan Kuchinskas of InternetNews.com. She asked me for an interview. Of course, I was more than happy to oblige. It is critical that we all do our absolute best to take full advantage of every possible opportunity to spread the word about accessibility. The… Finish Reading Google Says They Will Provide Accessible Visual Verification in One to Two Months!

Another incident was narrowly avoided this morning as Karen arrived at work at 7:43. Karen and I both wrote additional notes to Denise and Rose at the Dial-A-Ride office. As of 12:30 PM, four and a half business hours have gone by and nobody has seen fit to respond. This is my first note of… Finish Reading Another Dial-A-Ride Disaster Narrowly Avoided

Check out this interesting podcast featuring quite a variety of topics. Our sincerest condolences go to the British people for all their losses in today’s tragic subway terrorist attacks. Download and Listen

Packets: Sent = 25, Received = 22, lost = 3… Oopse, wrong ping! That’s right. We’re not talking about the console output from the TCP/IP ping command; we’re talking ping pong! I participated in another office tournament this afternoon, where I was narrowly defeated 25 to 22 by a very worthy opponent. Two significant exceptions… Finish Reading Down in a Blaze of Glory

Yes. That’s right. There are more serious problems to report with our metro area’s Dial-A-Ride service. Karen has worked four days this week. Dial-A-Ride made her late to work on two of those days! Check out the following e-mail thread. I wrote the following note on Karen’s behalf: Hi Rose, Denise, Andrew and Gary, Karen… Finish Reading Karen’s Dial-A-Ride Disaster: Late to Work Again!

I wrote the following e-mail to my boss and another coworker concerning an incident that took place this afternoon here at the office. Not only are a number of aspects of my job inaccessible, but it seems that even the occasional opportunities to have a good time can be inaccessible, too. Hi Don and Russ,… Finish Reading Beware: At work, Even The Fun Can Be Inaccessible

Read this article from Handiham covering the discontinuation of a talking multimeter and thermometer that provided essential accessible information to blind amateur radio operators and other electronics enthusiasts and professionals. As I read the article, I became extremely concerned. Why? Please feel free to post your answer as a text comment or call the comment… Finish Reading Loss of Yet Another Accessible Solution: Omega HH2 Talking Multimeter and Thermometer Taken Off the Market