We at Knowbility had another fabulous year at Austin’s annual South by Southwest Interactive Media Conference.  There were so many awesome people to talk to from all over the country and even internationally.  We made several new friends who share our interest in accessibility, some of whom had never thought about it before in terms [...]

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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 [...]

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We focus a lot of attention on accessibility of websites and web content.  There are several resources out there, from Knowbility’s accessibility training and consulting services to actual guides, such as the book “Maximum Accessibility,” written by Sharron Rush and John Slatin.  But recently, the question was raised about hardware accessibility.  Are there standards out [...]

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I know, iAp isn’t really a word, but it’s the only thing I could think of to call them.  Since Apple’s Ipod touch and iPhone have come out, there has been thousands of applications developed for these portable devices.  These aps can do many things, from telling you what song is playing and its details, [...]

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On November 12 2009, I participated in World Usability Day in Dallas TX.  I had never been to one of these events before and it was a fantastic experience.  Knowbility had a booth where we spread the word about what we do, and I provided some website demos using JAWS.  It was a great networking [...]

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Earlier this month, a friend from our local Tech Lunch group gave me the idea of starting a Knowbility podcast.  Of course we have our blog, but a podcast would open some other doors and allow us to do some audio demos, interviews, and a host of other fun things.  Another great thing about podcasts [...]

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October is National Disability Employment Awareness month (NDEAM), and in the past few days, I have seen several articles and messages bringing this topic to the forefront.  Yesterday, a press release came out of Washington that described some steps that will be taken to help the approximately 54,000,000 Americans with disabilities gain access to employment.  [...]

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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 [...]

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Telecommuting is becoming more and more popular in our busy society.  People cannot possibly go to every meeting in person anymore, there is too much to do and not enough time in the day.  For quite some time, conference calling was the way to go.  You can call in from any telephone and hear the [...]

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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 [...]

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