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Hello Everyone,     Coming up on this week’s Main Menu, our first hour is prerecorded and our second hour is live! In the first hour, Shane Jackson from the Blind World Podcast interviews a panel of experts discussing their experience with accessible cell phones. In the second hour, Mike Calvo, Matt Campbell and Ricky Enger from… Finish Reading Coming up on Main Menu for the week of June 18 – Accessible Cell Phones and Serotek’s Accessible Digital Lifestyle

Earlier this afternoon, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that I have been counted among the Project Gemstone winners. This Bookshare project was initiated to recognize the work of those of us who validate (edit scanning errors and reformat) content before it is approved and added to the Bookshare collection. Feel free to visit http://www.friendsofbookshare.org… Finish Reading Celebrating Our Project Gemstone Winners and Participants

Now available athttp://EmpowermentZone.com/saysetup.exe Over the past few years, I have gained experience with various programming languages and screen reader interfaces. This package consolidates routines I developed that enable a Windows program to speak messages beyond what a screen reader will say automatically via default speech.Direct speech messages, smartly placed, can significantly increase the nonvisual usability… Finish Reading Announcing SayTools

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE – CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISIONFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2008(202) 514-2007 [Voice/Relay](202) 514-1888 [TTY]WWW.USDOJ.GOV SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WILL ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today a settlement agreement with the International Spy Museum under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Working together,… Finish Reading Settlement Agreement Will Ensure Accessibility at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC

The issue of quiet cars is very much in the news these days. And, it is an issue which impacts all of us.On the next Marlaina, I will be joined by Karen Gourgey, ACB New York, and Debbie Kent Stein, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois. These women have been working on the quiet… Finish Reading Quiet Cars on the Next Marlaina

Hello Everyone,   This week’s Main Menu is all about downloading and listening to music on your computer.  Presented by two music enthusiasts, Brian Hartgen and Anna Dresner, this programme demonstrates some of the ways in which you can access music services and software with a screen-reader.   First, you will hear about J-Tunes version… Finish Reading Coming up on Main Menu for the week of June 4 – Music

Hello Everyone,      This announcement represents a friendly reminder for all of you to listen to an important, two hour live Main Menu coming right up later today.   Coming up on an exciting two hour live program, we hear from a panel of technology industry experts all about CAPTCHA (visual verification) and other forms… Finish Reading Reminder: Coming Up on Main Menu in a Little Under 9 Hours – CAPTCHA!

Now available athttp://EmpowermentZone.com/p2tsetup.exe After a few years since version 2.1, I have now updated the program with two substantive enhancements that broaden the range of PDFs from which text can be obtained. If a PDF is locked with a password that you know, type it in the edit box that has been added to the… Finish Reading PDF to TXT 3.0 released

Hello Everyone,      Coming up on an exciting two hour live program, we hear from a panel of technology industry experts all about CAPTCHA (visual verification) and other forms of visual authentication, accessibility challenges to existing visual verification systems, the balance between human rights and security, existing solutions for providing reasonable accomodations to visual authentication… Finish Reading Coming up on Main Menu for the week of May 28 – Current and Emerging Accessibility Solutions to Visual Verification

Dear Friends and Colleagues: The Paciello Group (TPG) is recruiting individuals with disabilities who live in the greater Washington, DC area, to participate in a usability study for voting systems. In this initial round of testing, we are looking for individuals with the following disabilities: – Blind or legally blind who requires braille or audio–… Finish Reading Seeking Usability Test Participants for Voting Systems in Washington DC / Baltimore Area