Category Archives: Software

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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Just a second, Mr. G.

Posted on October 22, 2011 by jeb

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the announcement from Google that they had markedly improved the accessibility of various free apps they deliver to the public. In a article from the E-Access Bulletin of October, Brian Gaff, an accessibility … Continue reading →

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Apps for Autism

Posted on October 21, 2011 by jeb

From CBS News-60 Minutes: (CBS News) Ten-year-old Nuno Timoteo, an autistic child who does not speak, was thought to have the intelligence and attention span of a two-year-old until teachers put an iPad in his hands and learned he loved … 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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Plaintiffs Demand Captioning for Online Media

Posted on August 30, 2011 by jeb

From the Automatic Synch Technologies (AST) – Newsletter – August 2011: For more information about this story and to read it in its entirety, please visit the AST website. Two prominent disability rights groups have filed suit against prominent media … Continue reading →

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