Category Archives: General Information

Accessible Social Networking

Posted on December 30, 2011 by jeb

Recently a colleague asked me to comment on the accessibility of Facebook and Twitter. The concern was whether state government should be embracing social networking as a means of outreach to the citizenry. My response was well thought out but … Continue reading →

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Apps for Kids with Autism

Posted on November 30, 2011 by jeb

This item also published on Maine CITE News. The New York Times (NYT) recently published an article about the use of “apps” for children with pervasive developmental disorders like autism. They note: Anecdotally, teachers, parents and therapists describe the profound … Continue reading →

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Accessible Tag Cloud gone for now

Posted on November 28, 2011 by jeb

As part of my testing out the new Siteimprove service, it was noted that there were a large number of dead links on the jebswebs blog. It turns out all of them were located in the Accessible Tag Cloud that … Continue reading →

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No more bricks and mortar

Posted on November 7, 2011 by jeb

About 15 years ago, I was invited to participate in a strategic planning process at a prominent university located in southern Maine. I had recently been hired to oversee their new distance learning masters in Education program and had volunteered … Continue reading →

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Google reports accessibility improvements

Posted on September 17, 2011 by jeb

This was reported on the Google Apps Update blog yesterday: We’ve recently made some accessibility enhancements to Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Sites. Improvements have been made in keyboard shortcuts and support for screen readers among other items. Google … Continue reading →

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