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Shownotes Just a brief podcast discussing the importance of keeping in mind the differences between public and private communications as we conduct the online aspects of our lives. Recent indiscretion in this area may have the potential to harm working relationships necessary to improve the accessibility of vital podcast related products and services. Download and… Finish Reading The Difference Between Public and Private Communication

It appears that Karen’s excellent message below won’t see the light of day now, but I’m just glad the Podsafe for Peace topic has now been killed, hopefully once and for all, over on the blindcasting list. Thanks, Karen, for coming to my defense. Nobody is perfect. That certainly includes me. All the same, I… Finish Reading Karen’s Response to Podsafe for Peace Controversy

I just posted the following note on the blindcasting mailing list, a discussion group for blind podcasters, in response to the ongoing Podsafe for Peace inaccessibility controversy. Hi all, I know Jeff asked for the end of this thread a couple of days ago, yet I just can’t allow the ongoing condemnations and misunderstandings of… Finish Reading Podsafe for Peace Inaccessibility: The Controversy That Refuses to Go Away

Slau responded in approximately 90 minutes with a copy of If Everyday Were Christmas. While this does not constitute real accessibility by any stretch of the imagination, it is not entirely unreasonable in all fairness. It seems that Slau will, indeed, keep his end of the bargain by providing this song to any blindcaster who… Finish Reading Separate and Unequal – Part 2

It is currently 6:45 on the morning of Monday, December 12. If you are blind, the only way to obtain a copy of the Podsafe for Peace track for play on your podcast is to write a direct e-mail to Slau asking for a copy of the song. If you are a sighted podcaster, you… Finish Reading Separate and Unequal – Part 1

If our own blind brothers and sisters don’t insure our ability to access the results of all their accomplishments, then how on Earth can we expect the sighted to make anything accessible? The last couple of days have shown me once more that the vast majority of blind people simply are not switched on to… Finish Reading Militant!

Shownotes We are having a great time visiting with the Bishop family in Tucson this weekend! Find Unique Gift Ideas and Creative Gifts – FindGift.com Excellent, accessible site for Christmas shopping and other occasions. Podsafe for Peace Slau failed to fully consider accessibility needs during the creation and publication of this project. We call him… Finish Reading Tucson Visit, Christmas, Podsafe for Peace Controversy Continued and Accessibility Evangelism Contest

Shownotes Wow! What a show! Check out the new Edirol R-1! DSC #292 Check me out on the Daily Source Code as I ask Adam to keep the DSC audio tag at the beginning of the show. Podsafe for Peace We’re disappointed in Slau for his lack of consideration for our accessibility needs with respect… Finish Reading Podsafe for Peace Inaccessibility, New Edirol R-1 and Upcoming Tucson Trip

Bowing to pressure from Jerry Halatyn to make constant changes to the way in which If Every Day Were Christmas is delivered to blind podcasters, Jeff Bishop has simply removed the means by which we were able to obtain this song without the need to use the currently inaccessible Podsafe Music Network. Once again, it… Finish Reading Podsafe for Peace Update: Accessible Means to Obtain the Track Now Removed!

The premier audio book website audible.com has released a new design to its website. The new design labels all the images that one would need for navigation purposes, the book pages have headings so you can quickly jump to the publisher summary for example without reading through all the book information first, and the site… Finish Reading The New Audible.com