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Seeking New JFW-Employment List Moderator

August 4, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

I have just written the following note to the jfw-employment mailing list:   Hello Fellow List Members,   I am writing to seek a replacement for me as moderator of this list. Though it continues to be a valuable resource, this list is focused entirely on JAWS. I have shifted my focus away from all… Finish Reading Seeking New JFW-Employment List Moderator

Freedom Scientific Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against GW Micro

July 24, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

We at Blind Access Journal believe it is absolutely critical that everyone in the blind community understand how our assistive technology industry operates, how the competitors operate with respect to one another and how these interactions may impact the extent to which we are able to acquire access to the information and technology available in… Finish Reading Freedom Scientific Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against GW Micro

Changes Afoot on Main Menu

July 14, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

The following note has been posted to ACB Radio public mailing lists by Chrissie Cochrane, the station's managing director. I appreciate her good words below. You can all be sure that, from time to time, we will be providing content and making guest appearances on the show as we are able. Hi Folks It is… Finish Reading Changes Afoot on Main Menu

Coming up on Main Menu for the week of July 16 – The Icon and Our Panel of Experts

July 13, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Hello Everyone,   Coming up on this week’s Main Menu Live, we bring you two hours of brand new content. In the first hour, Marc Mulcahy from LevelStar tells us all about the Icon accessible pocket mobile manager and portable notetaker. We welcome your questions by e-mail to mainmenu@acbradio.org prior to the broadcast, or by… Finish Reading Coming up on Main Menu for the week of July 16 – The Icon and Our Panel of Experts

Friends in Art Showcase to Air on ACB Radio

July 8, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Hello everyone, Once again, ACB Radio is proud to provide exclusive live coverage of the Friends in Art showcase from the ACB Convention. Join Chrissie Cochrane and a team of ACB Radio broadcasters as they bring you a night of performances by blind and vision impaired performers, live on stage at the convention in Louisville… Finish Reading Friends in Art Showcase to Air on ACB Radio

Available for New Employment as of July 18

July 7, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

This is just a quick note to all of you loyal Blind Access Journal readers to let you know that, as of July 18, my position with my current employer is being eliminated due to circumstances completely outside of my control. At that time, I will be available for contract or permanent employment. If you… Finish Reading Available for New Employment as of July 18

ACB 2008 Convention Podcast

July 7, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

This year we are proud to present our 2008 ACB National Convention podcast covering all the general sessions, the candidates’ forum and the banquet. Please visit http://www.acbradio.org/conventions to manually download these files or add http://feeds.feedburner.com/acbconventions to your favorite RSS reader or podcatching software to automatically download the files in their intended podcast form.   Once… Finish Reading ACB 2008 Convention Podcast

Exploring the AT&T Motorola Q9H Keyboard

July 5, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

This is a short article covering how to find all the special keys on the Motorola Q9H phone. It is very much a work in progress. All feedback to editor@blindaccessjournal.com is appreciated. Thanks go to Jeff Bishop’s son Brian for his assistance with several previously “unknown” keys. Orientation Place the phone face up with the… Finish Reading Exploring the AT&T Motorola Q9H Keyboard

ACB Radio 2008 Convention Coverage Schedule

July 5, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Hello Everyone,   We’re gearing up for another great year of ACB Convention coverage! In addition to exhibit hall coverage on our Interactive stream and complete live broadcasts of the general sessions on Mainstream, we will also be featuring the Friends in Art Showcase and lots of content from Guide Dog Users, Inc. All times… Finish Reading ACB Radio 2008 Convention Coverage Schedule

Delphi Programmer Says Freedom Scientific Does Not Play Nice with the Mainstream Developer Community

July 3, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

We already know that Freedom Scientific’s JAWS end user license agreement is not friendly to mainstream developers and testers as they work to implement accessibility into their products, services and web sites. As a follow on to this concern, we now hear from Craig Stuntz who reports that no developer program exists for those who… Finish Reading Delphi Programmer Says Freedom Scientific Does Not Play Nice with the Mainstream Developer Community