12 Jan
Posted by Desiree as AIR, Accessibility, Calwac, Daily life, General, Social Media
The New Year brings some fantastic Knowbility events that I want to make you aware of, so that you may either participate, or help us spread the word. First is our 9th annual AIR Interactive, where teams of web developers are matched with local non-profit Arts organizations and given a month to create an accessible [...]
06 Jan
Posted by Desiree as AcccesU, Access Works, Accessibility, Colorblind, Employment, W3C, standards
As the concept of accessible websites continues to spread, more and more web developers are turning to automated tools to test their sites. There are many tools out there, from those that generate detailed reports to toolbar add-ons for Internet Explorer and Firefox. There is a bran new one just announced this week called AMP [...]
05 Jan
Posted by Desiree as ATSTAR, Accessibility, Daily life, Employment, General
I have been a user of Ray Kurzweil’s reading technology for almost 20 years. The first Kurzweil reading machines were large and cumbersome, but at the time it was breakthrough technology. About the size of a dish washer in the beginning, these machines allowed you to take a piece of paper or a book, scan [...]