On this page the following entries were made in the “January, 2009” time-frame.
Archive for “January, 2009”
Blindness in the Mainstream This Week
ABC’s "What Would You Do?" aired a segment on accessible currency. As a way to bring attention to the difficulties US currency presents to people who are blind, the producers decided to stage a store clerk purposely cheating two separate customers who were blind. The question, "What would you do?" applied to both, would you [...]
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Serotek – Going for the Lead
When I was first introduced to screen readers a little less than five years ago, I had the impression that Freedom Scientifics’ JAWS was the only game in town. It wasn’t until I began feeling comfortable using the technology and made my way back on the web, that I realized there were other solutions available. [...]
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Must Be A Special Lady…
January 27, 2004 began like most days. The one thing that made this day so different from others, I would enter the hospital uncertain if I would awake with any sight, or for that matter, even with my eye. It was the second time dealing with cancer since my first as an infant. While [...]
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Where the Grass is Greener
I was talking to a friend about the idea of the "grass being greener," you know envying someone else’s position/possession, only to come to the realization that what you have is good. Envy – one of the deadly sins. I’ve gotten caught up in it when not conscious of what I was actually doing. It’s [...]
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AO: Action Outline, Accessible Out the Box
Have you ever read a review of a piece of software that sounds exactly like what you have been looking for to solve some problem? Maybe you were looking for a better way to accomplish a specific task you find yourself doing over and over again. So after reading a review you head on over [...]
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Stevie Calls for Access at CES
I’ve been a huge Stevie Wonder fan as long as I can remember. It’s not only his music, but his activism. Last week in Vegas, Stevie used the Consumer Electronic Show to bring attention to the need for increased accessibility in electronic devices. He mentioned items such as those using touch screen interfaces. [...]
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