Interesting article from Chris at Blind Confidential. Thoughts? Earlier this week, I received an email from an anonymous auto-forwarding program which I could not trace to its originator. I asked some friends who have much stronger Internet and IT skills than me and they couldn’t tell me anything more than it came via an email forwarding… Finish Reading The Blind Panther Party?
On November 1, 2004, I had the fourth cornea transplant performed on my right eye. All the sight in my left eye has been absent since age 3 and there is no hope of any recovery there. In addition to this fourth cornea, a lens was implanted to replace the kateract removed at an early… Finish Reading Post Cornea Transplant Disappointment
Shownotes We used the internal microphones in the Edirol R-1 this time as Karen and I were both in the kitchen while recording this podcast. I talk shop about how things are going, Google’s initial accessibility commitment, more woes with the iRiver IFP 899, the upcoming new Edirol digital audio recorder and we chat about… Finish Reading Good News on Google Accessibility, iRiver Blues, Edirol commentary and the Wedding Preparations Continue
Google has begun to implement an audio alternative to their visual verification scheme. It is now possible to sign up for GMail, Google Accounts and Google Groups. Password recovery for existing accounts has also been opened to blind users. We thank Google for seeing the light on this issue. Thanks also go especially to everyone… Finish Reading Google Begins to Roll Out Audio CAPTCHA!
Google is actively looking to hire two talented software engineers focused on accessibility. If you feel you have the right stuff, apply for the Software Engineer – Accessibility position today. The hiring of two developers focusing full time on accessibility represents a significant step forward for Google.
From Blind Confidential: Yesterday, I engaged in an email conversation with an old buddy from the blindness community with whom I hadn’t communicated in well over a year. We got a bit into the old Windows v. GNU/Linux/Macintosh discussion and which may emerge as the next accessibility leader. We agreed that, today, with an excellent collection… Finish Reading The iPod and Apple’s Barriers to Accessibility
I think many of us have seen this Web Accessibility Initiative recommendation on CAPTCHA before, but, just in case… Article from UsabilityNews.com (UK) on 4/6/2006by Submitted by BlindNews Mailing List [BlindNews: News About Blindness]
Now, if only we could get IRS, Social Security and other government agencies to make their important correspondence accessible to blind citizens… Article from AFB (American Foundation for the Blind) Blog on 4/7/2006by Carl Augusto Submitted by BlindNews Mailing List [BlindNews: News About Blindness]
Interesting article. The implications for better accessibility could be huge. Article from Electronic-Design-Liu (Blog) on 4/7/2006by Submitted by BlindNews Mailing List [BlindNews: News About Blindness]
We thank Steve Harris of Reinvented Software for adding an accessibility enhancement to Feeder reminding creators of RSS feeds to include descriptive alt tags when images are incorporated. Feeder runs on MAC OS X 10.3.9 or later. Is this among the applications that work with Apple’s integrated screen reader? VoiceOver users, please comment on your… Finish Reading Feeder RSS Creation Software Improves Feed Accessibility