“The core of our American democracy is the right to vote. Implicit in that right is the notion that that vote be private, that vote be secure, and that vote be counted as it was intended when it was cast by the voter. And I think what we’re encountering is a pivotal moment in our […]

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A few months ago, I posted a blog about e-bay and some of the changes they had made. While at that time I could still use the site, their changes had started to makeshopping on e-bay very difficult. Unfortunately, they have continued alterations to the site and now, it is next to impossible to shop […]

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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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How many people around the world use the web as a social network?  With sites out there such as my space, facebook, twitter, etc. there is a lot of opportunity to always be connected.  You can tell people what you are watching, listening to, eating, working on, anything you like.  You can use these networks […]

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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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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!
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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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The Provost Office at the University of Texas continues to send form letters to the hundreds of people who have written in protest of their decision to shut down the Accessibility Institute.   Their boilerplate gives lip services to their admiration for the work of John Slatin and invariably ends with this line:
While we will […]

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