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Watch Your Keys; JAWS Activation Issues Could be a Job Killer!

October 26, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Imagine this nightmare situation! You work nights and/or weekends. One Saturday morning, you start the JAWS-equipped computer on your desk only to find that, for some mysterious reason, JAWS has decided it is no longer authorized. Even worse, since you have JAWS authorized on three computers, you have no additional activations available. It is time… Finish Reading Watch Your Keys; JAWS Activation Issues Could be a Job Killer!

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Coming up on Main Menu and Main Menu Live for the week of October 24

October 22, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Hello Everyone, We have a brand new Main Menu and Main Menu Live for you all this week!   During the first hour on Main Menu, Dean Martineau of Top Dot Enterprises demonstrates Jamal Mazrui’s FileDir accessible file management utility.  After that, listen to Matthew Horsepool’s Newsbriefs to catch up on technology news from a blindness… Finish Reading Coming up on Main Menu and Main Menu Live for the week of October 24

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QVC Asked to Retain Accessibility in Web Site Update

October 12, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Randy from Accessible Devices has informed us that the QVC home shopping network is beta testing a significantly updated web site. While the current site is accessible to blind shoppers, the beta site is apparently not so great. We have just submited a short note to the QVC webmasters asking that they keep in mind… Finish Reading QVC Asked to Retain Accessibility in Web Site Update

Categories: accessibility, advocacy
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Freedom Scientific Asked to Reasonably Accomodate Deaf-Blind Customers

October 5, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

I just read the article Freedom Scientific says no to access for deaf people on the Access Ability blog, and I must say I am rather dismayed. The issue at hand is the current lack of accessibility of the company’s FSCast to the deaf-blind segment of the blind community. While Freedom Scientific manufactures products to… Finish Reading Freedom Scientific Asked to Reasonably Accomodate Deaf-Blind Customers

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