April 28, 2010, 10:48 am
He gets it, I said aloud to no one in particular. I listened to the robotic-sounding voice on my screen reader that was turning the words I was reading into comprehensible spoken text.
I was talking about Samuel R. Bagenstos, the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights division, who had just told the House Judiciary panel that access to new technologies for people with disabilities is “not simply a technical matter, but a fundamental issue of civil rights." All I have to say is Hallelujah!
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February 4, 2010, 7:00 am
Picture this: You fly off to Rome, head to the Coliseum and, using your iPhone, play a video that guides you around the ancient arena where gladiators and lions once roamed. Later, walk across Piazza del Colosseo to the Roman Forum and view a video tour of the sprawling Forum ruins, taking in what [...]
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June 8, 2009, 7:44 pm
Apple introduces its screen reader for the iPhone, and other accessibility innovations for people with disabilities.
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June 2, 2009, 7:01 pm
The U.S. and other governments have opposed a proposal to books more accessible to more blind and visually impaired people by extending an American copyright exemption to the rest of the world.
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May 11, 2009, 7:00 am
A Disability Evangelist for the Workplace
Ernst & Young's Lori Golden is charged with spreading a message of disability inclusiveness throughout the firm. She talks about accessible office space, how to quiz employees about disabilities and teaching business skills to veterans.
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April 30, 2009, 7:00 am
On a Mission to Give the Disabled the Moon
Years after developing one of the first reading machines for the blind, Jim Fruchterman founded Benetech, a non-profit that helps people with disabilities access new technologies. He talks about making digital books free for students with low vision, equal Internet access and the future of mobile phones.
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April 29, 2009, 10:07 am
Bookshare, the online library for people with print disabilities, today announced a new program that will significantly increase college students’ access to digital books and textbooks.
The Bookshare University Partnership program is a collaboration between 11 U.S. colleges and universities and publishers that will pool resources to build a more robust collection of books. The [...]
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April 21, 2009, 3:16 pm
Indianapolis was selected as winner of the 2009 Accessible America Awards, making the city one of the best places in the U.S. for people with disabilities to live, learn, work and play.
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April 9, 2009, 9:14 am
Facebook is working with the American Foundation for the Blind to make its social-networking service more accessible to users who are blind or visually impaired.
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