Last night was our kickoff ceremony for our AIR Interactive program! It was fantastic to catch up with old friends of Knowbility, as well as meet and welcome our new ones. We were very excited and privileged to have some notable people in attendance.
Norman Kieke and George Luc from the Mayor’s Committee for People with [...]
02 Feb
Posted by Desiree as AIR, ATSTAR, AcccesU, Access Works, Accessibility, Daily life, Employment
We have begun another fabulous year at Knowbility and 2010 promises to be fun and eventful! Things are always happening and there are fantastic opportunities to be involved with Knowbility! The services and programs we are offering are always evolving, and starting this month, I’m going to post regular updates here so that you can [...]
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 [...]
30 Sep
Posted by Desiree as AIR, Daily life, General, standards
For the 12th year running, Knowbility is proud to present our AIR-Austin program! As always, we are so excited to bring together non-profits and web developers to move toward a more accessible www! We have a lot of fun, learn so much and enjoy some wonderful networking opportunities. For our readers who will be attending [...]
31 Aug
Posted by Desiree as AIR, ATSTAR, AcccesU, Access Works, Accessibility, Daily life, General, standards
I want to start off by saying that I am very behind in my blogging efforts! Summer had me running around trying to do 10 things at once and not doing any of them the way they should be done. I thrive on routine, yet summer vacation tends to have me throwing routine and order [...]
19 May
Posted by Desiree as AIR, ATSTAR, Accessibility, Calwac, Colorblind, Daily life, Employment, General, standards
Having access to online activities is no longer just a cool pastime…it is a necessity for equal education, employment and citizen interaction with government. If you haven’t ever tried operating a mouse without the use of your arms, read a website without your eyes, or listen to a webcast without hearing it, you may never [...]
The 3rd and final day for me at SxSW was a little calmer, but still very exciting! I started off my day looking at Ourobosproject.com, a website for a band right here in Texas. Their photos are all tagged and briefly described, so that if I wanted to buy one, I would know exactly which [...]
14 Feb
Posted by MBlaise as AIR, AcccesU, Accessibility, General
I am hoping to attend my fourth conference this May in Austin. I’m new to this blog. I have competed in AIR Houston several times and am now on the AIR Houston board. I am the webmaster of the Houston Department of Health and Human Services. Part of my interest in accessibility is that both [...]
Last Thursday October 2, the count-down to rally day has officially begun! We are as always very excited for this event! Rally day will be on Saturday October 18. We would like to take a moment to wish all participating teams the best of luck!
If you would like to learn more about AIR, you can [...]
11 Aug
Posted by Desiree as AIR, Access Works, Accessibility, Daily life, General
An interactive menu that can talk? Yes, it is true, and I saw one in action!
I love to eat out, don’t we all? We pay good money to have choices in what we want to eat at any particular restaurant. It is also a social thing, going out with one person, or a group of [...]
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