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Tek Talk Presents An Unbelievably Comprehensive And Accessible Device

April 10, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Tek Talk Presents An Unbelievably Comprehensive And Accessible DeviceMonday, April 14, 2008 The Accessible News Wire April 10, 2008, Indianapolis, Indiana USA If you think you’ve heard and seen everything, you may be surprised when you stop by the next Tek Talk training session sponsored by the Accessible World. Here is why.… Finish Reading Tek Talk Presents An Unbelievably Comprehensive And Accessible Device

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Educational Testing Service (ETS) Seeks Low vision Users To Test Accessible GRE Prototype, Will Pay Honorarium + Travel

April 8, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

We're working on finalizing the self-voicing GRE. We need some individuals with low vision to try it out for usability. We have tried earlier prototypes with individuals who rely exclusively on synthetic speech to access the test. However, the test includes a visual display with magnification and color options. We'd like to identify some individuals… Finish Reading Educational Testing Service (ETS) Seeks Low vision Users To Test Accessible GRE Prototype, Will Pay Honorarium + Travel

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Coming up on Main Menu for the week of April 9 – CSUN 2008 Discussion and Dolphin Product Updates

April 6, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Hello Everyone,      Coming up this week on a two hour Main Menu Live, we bring you discussion and product updates from the recently completed CSUN 2008 assistive technology conference.  In the first hour, Jamal Mazrui, Mika Pyyhkala and Pratik Patel join us to discuss their impressions and takeaways from CSUN 2008.  In the second… Finish Reading Coming up on Main Menu for the week of April 9 – CSUN 2008 Discussion and Dolphin Product Updates

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CallBurner Recordings Broken After Upgrade to Skype 3.8 Beta

April 4, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Users of Netralia’s CallBurner are urged to avoid upgrading Skype to the latest beta version 3.8. The audio in the CallBurner end of all recordings sounds like a cassette recorder playing at half speed. Netralia is continuing to work the problem, but no resolution is available at this time. It may be possible to restore… Finish Reading CallBurner Recordings Broken After Upgrade to Skype 3.8 Beta

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Dial-A-Ride: Melissa – The right way to do business!

April 3, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

April 3, 2008   Dear Christine,   This message has been copied to Gary Bretz (RPTA), Karen Shandrow and Karl Stephens (city of Tempe ADA coordinator) for their review.  It represents an example of a happy contrast to the incident that took place on Easter Sunday.   At 11:23 this morning, I contacted your call… Finish Reading Dial-A-Ride: Melissa – The right way to do business!

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Coming up on Main Menu for the week of April 2 – GW Micro BrailleSense and Independent Shopping

April 1, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Hello Everyone,     This week on a two hour prerecorded Main Menu, we bring you the first two items from the recently concluded CSUN 2008 conference provided by Marlaina.  First, GW Micro demonstrates the new features in the updated BrailleSense note taker.  Second, a research team from Arizona State University tells us all about an… Finish Reading Coming up on Main Menu for the week of April 2 – GW Micro BrailleSense and Independent Shopping

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