Ok, so I just received a new note taker and want to see how my blogs will look when using it to post. This machine is fantastic! It has a pretty powerful web browser, media player, calendar, and of course word processor with which you can take notes! If I could figure out how to [...]

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I recently found out about a new movie that has just come out in the U.S, and was very disturbed.  It is entitled “Blindness,” and is based on a novel by a Portuguese Author named Jose Saramago.  The National Federation for the Blind strongly objects to this film and has been protesting it throughout the [...]

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Ok, so a little update on the newest IPod nano Fourth Generation, released by Apple INC at the beginning of September.  I am really happy to say that I got an early Christmas present from my husband and for almost a week now, have been able to test and use the speech features.  First thing [...]

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On September 25, President Bush signed The
ADA Amendments Act of 2008, which will take effect in January of next year.  Much of this amendment has to do with discrimination against not only those with obvious disabilities, but also those whose disability may not be easily seen.  It provides broad coverage to protect anyone who [...]

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You may remember my blog some months ago regarding iPods and some of the barriers I mentioned with Apple’s ITunes, and with the iPod itself.  ITunes was virtually not accessible on its own, and a jaws user would have to purchase and use scripts to get the software to function at all, and even with [...]

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Last week, the University of Texas at Austin announced that they intended to close the Accessibility Institute, founded by Dr. John Slattin!  This came as a big surprise to people both in the local community and many world-wide as well.  The University of Texas has always been a leader in research and accessibility was no [...]

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Many times, I am presented with the following scenario; I am at someone’s house, a Public Library, or even an Internet Cafe.  There are computers available, but none have a screen reader installed.  I need to look up something on Google, or visit some other website, but cannot do this on my own because the [...]

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All right, so I love love love to read!! I like fiction and fantacy, mystery and suspense, some romance, and even a few uplifting types. Many times, you can find audio books and I love them, most of the time. I have some favorite narrators that really make the stories come alive! All that said, [...]

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Yes, it’s true, there is a such thing as accessible flash! Of course, it must be coded correctly, buttons labeled and all of that. I’m not a programmer, so I don’t know the logistics of what needs to be done, but I can give you a user’s perspective.
First I should tell you where my main [...]

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Here is the text of the opening dedication of the 2008 AccessU, renamed to honor our beloved colleague and mentor, Dr. John Slatin who died in March. Following these remarks, Jim Allan and Jim Thatcher unfurled a banner with the new conference title. That banner now resides on the John Slatin AccessU web site.
Good morning [...]

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