In the spirit of the speech entitled I Have A Dream as delivered in 1963 by Martin Luther King, Jr. I advocate for the equal access to technology and alternative transportation that we, the blind and visually impaired, must be granted in order to be fully included and able to participate in society on terms… Finish Reading I Have A Dream
As part of the Google Word Verification Accessibility Petition, a personalized letter will be written and sent to Dr. Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO. Assistance and feedback on the content of this letter is being actively sought from the blind community. Constructive suggestions and even draft content is being accepted at editor@blindaccessjournal.com for potential incorporation into… Finish Reading Help Us Ask Dr. Schmidt to Allow Access to Google’s Word Verification
We at the Blind Access Journal call upon all blind and visually impaired people and those whom care about what happens to us to sign the Google Word Verification Accessibility Petition asking Google to provide an accessible alternative to the visual verification scheme that currently locks us out of participation in all the company’s services.… Finish Reading Sign the Google Word Verification Accessibility Petition Today
Shownotes Karen records as Bob, myself and the kids hang out in the hot tub outside in below freezing temperatures on Tuesday night, Dec. 27. Download and Listen
Shownotes Listen to our sound seeing tour as we take a trip to Vermont with Karen’s parents Jack and Jo Anne to explore the Montshire Museum of Science. Download and Listen
Google is celebrating the birthday of Louis Braille by providing this Louis Braille Search. Though we thank Google for this gesture, we ask the company’s bright programmers to promptly implement a solution to the inaccessible visual verification scheme it has been using for over one year. In July of 2005, Google promised accessibility within “one… Finish Reading The Irony of Google’s Celebrating Louis Braille’s Birthday While Locking Out the Blind
Shownotes Karen provides all the descriptive commentary as Bob and I go downhill sledding. A great time was had by all! Download and Listen
Shownotes Karen and I wish you all a very accessible, happy and safe New Year! This is our brief 2005 year in review podcast. Enjoy. Karen and I become engaged on April 1. The proposal is the focus of Jeff Bishop’s The Desert Skies radio show on ACB Radio Interactive that Friday night. The show… Finish Reading Happy New Year!
Shownotes Listen as we take the long flight to New Hampshire and take a walk in the snow on Christmas Day. We are having a great time with Karen’s family in New England. Listen for more podcasts coming very soon. Download and Listen
Karen and I are writing this from her parents’ house in New London, New Hampshire. We wish you all, wherever you may be spending the day, a very merry Christmas.