Posted June 26th, 2008 by T.Reid
This article, written by a IBM Research Scientist and Master Inventor, offers several excellent reasons for employers to be more receptive to employing more people with disabilities.
The author, Dimitri Kanevsky, says in the article:
In my view, people with disabilities develop top-notch, problem-solving skills that are honed by their need to overcome many obstacles to achievement. [...]
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Posted June 24th, 2008 by T.Reid
I just recently returned from a Royal Caribbean cruise on the Explorer of the Sea. Beginning June 5, 2008 the Explorer of the Sea set sail for Bermuda, St. Martin, St. Thomas and San Juan Puerto Rico. This was my 5th cruise, 4th of Royal Caribbean and the first since losing my sight.
Prior to the [...]
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Posted June 4th, 2008 by T.Reid
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I know there are many reasons to visit D.C., but for me, an accessible Spy Museum is one that may actually get me to make the trip.
C’mon, I know I am not the only one who wanted to be a spy when they were young. Ahem, I mean younger!
I heard about this museum [...]
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Posted June 3rd, 2008 by T.Reid
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Now this is cool! After hearing about someone’s desire to play the video game Rock Band, some folks at Kinetic Communications LLP, hooked up the drum set.
From the site:
One of our clients with Lakeshore Foundation is an aspiring Rock Star who happens to be in a wheelchair. She was disappointed because the kickpedal [...]
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Posted June 1st, 2008 by T.Reid
In my last post I gave a big shout out to Lon from the Assistive Technology Blog Carnival for taking the position to stop using Blog Carnival’s service to manage the AT Carnival.
I asked for those who participate in the Disabilities Blog Carnival to take a public stand on the CAPTCHA issue. In the comments [...]
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Posted May 30th, 2008 by T.Reid
Ever since deciding to bring the issue of Blog Carnival’s inaccessible visual CAPTCHA to the blogosphere, I wondered how many people would truly be willing to take a stand. The use of Blog Carnival does not have much impact on a person’s “real” life as inaccessibility of a bank or financial institution may.
However, Blog Carnival [...]
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Posted May 27th, 2008 by T.Reid
As the population of baby boomers ages, the number of people with visual impairments is expected to double. Advancements in technology are assisting individuals in accomplishing everyday tasks and living independently.
According to the article:
The SightMate LV920 vision tool can help approximately 40 to 60 percent of patients improve their visual acuity, and hence their quality [...]
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Posted May 26th, 2008 by T.Reid
This was a busy week, I slacked off in my efforts to contact Brad Rubenstein. I have not heard from him or anyone else from Blog Carnival.
I guess Brad Rubenstein has not received or simply chooses to disregard my emails, faxes, voice mails, and snail mail. Maybe it’s true that the leadership sets the [...]
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Posted May 24th, 2008 by T.Reid
According to New York Times Writer David Pogue, after making his printed books available electronically to individuals who were blind, the books were pirated. He says:
Unfortunately, I’ve had terrible experiences releasing my books in electronic form. Twice in my career, ‘blind’ people e-mailed me, requesting a PDF of one of my books. Both times, I [...]
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Posted May 23rd, 2008 by T.Reid
Some publishers are catching on - there are profits to be made by providing accessible formats.
It’s always baffled me that books in this digital age, are not immediately accessible to those unable to read print. I work with the assumption that most authors write their manuscripts using a personal computer and therefore probably use MS [...]
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