Some Cox Communications customers throughout Arizona woke up Friday morning to find themselves disconnected from their digital lives. Technical support calls were greeted by a recorded message that stated: “We are currently experiencing outages affecting high speed Internet and digital telephone state-wide. Our engineers are working to resolve this issue. There is no estimated time… Finish Reading Friday’s State-wide Cox Outage Inconveniences Customers
Blind Access Journal Posts
Let’s Ask Twitter to Enable Us to Moderate Follow Requests
Hard-working, honest Twitter users are getting sick and tired of all the bogus follow requests they receive on a daily basis as they post updates to Twitter. It seems there are automated computer programs, AKA bots, that search for interesting topics and try to follow everyone who tweets about them in hopes the favor will… Finish Reading Let’s Ask Twitter to Enable Us to Moderate Follow Requests
FeedBlitz Adds Audio CAPTCHA, Tears Down "No Blind People Allowed" Sign
In a Sept. 24 post on the company’s news blog, the self-proclaimed “Email Marketing Service for Blogs, Social Media and RSS” announced it has added an audio CAPTCHA. This facility delivers an audio alternative to the distorted text sighted users are asked to enter during registration or subscription, permitting access for blind and visually impaired… Finish Reading FeedBlitz Adds Audio CAPTCHA, Tears Down "No Blind People Allowed" Sign
Opportunity to Ask Google for More Blogger Accessibility
Though Blogger already has a lot to offer blind and visually impaired audiences and content creators, there continue to be some nagging unresolved accessibility issues, including missing alt tags and unlabeled Flash controls. All blind and visually impaired readers, and those who care about us, are asked to take the Blogger user feedback survey and… Finish Reading Opportunity to Ask Google for More Blogger Accessibility
Should Focus be Placed on Concrete Accessibility Issues or on an Abstract Fight Against Blindness Stereotypes?
Many in the blind community are enraged after discovering an article entitled How to Care for a Blind Person on a popular how-to Web site, but are the misconceptions and stereotypes found in such content the most important issues we should be addressing? Several blind people have spoken out on Twitter. “We all have to… Finish Reading Should Focus be Placed on Concrete Accessibility Issues or on an Abstract Fight Against Blindness Stereotypes?
Tempe City Council Keeps Manager, Improves Disabled Parking Access
The Tempe City Council voted in its Tuesday evening meeting to improve the accessibility of parking for people with disabilities and keep City Manager Charlie Meyer on the job. Rosa Inchausti, Diversity Manager with the city of Tempe’s Diversity Department, said before the meeting that the city recognizes people with disabilities need access to the… Finish Reading Tempe City Council Keeps Manager, Improves Disabled Parking Access
WordPress Asked to Make Adding and Moving Widgets Accessible to the Blind Once Again
An accessibility advocate has asked WordPress to restore the ability for blind users to add and move widgets. Fellow blind and sighted WordPress users are urged to add their support to this effort. Once upon a time, blind WordPress users enjoyed the ability to add and move widgets at will using the keyboard, but this… Finish Reading WordPress Asked to Make Adding and Moving Widgets Accessible to the Blind Once Again
Washington D.C.: Radio Silence on the Subway
Seems there’s virtually no connectivity available while riding the Metro subway. Verizon is the only cellular carrier with cell towers in the subway, so those of us who rely on alternate carriers like AT&T are just out of luck while underground. In addition, the Metro system does not offer Wi-Fi, so there’s no Internet access.… Finish Reading Washington D.C.: Radio Silence on the Subway
Washington D.C.: Let the Adventure Begin!
Early in the morning of Sunday, August 9, I departed Phoenix for Washington D.C. on a week-long trip visiting my friend Milica (Mimi). Flying the Relatively Friendly Skies I left home at 4:30 AM for a 6:00 flight to New York City. Delta Airlines charges $15 for the first checked bag, which is unfortunately rather… Finish Reading Washington D.C.: Let the Adventure Begin!
First Impressions: A New BookSense Owner Compares the New Audio Player and Book Reader to HumanWare’s VictorReader Stream
This article compares the new BookSense product sold by GW Micro and manufactured by Hims Co, LTD.” with the well-established VictorReader Stream manufactured and sold by HumanWare. Both products are ultra-portable devices that enable the blind to read audio books, access books in several electronic text formats and listen to music. I have presented this… Finish Reading First Impressions: A New BookSense Owner Compares the New Audio Player and Book Reader to HumanWare’s VictorReader Stream