Ok, this is off the topic of accessibility, but someone sent it to me and I find it absolutely fantastic!  Talk about a great use of synthesized speech!  Maybe this could be a new version of audio book reading?  Check out this very unique version of A Christmas Carol!  I promise, you have most likely [...]

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For the past couple of weeks, I have been on facebook, fairly active and experimenting.  I started out with just a couple of friends, but through the power of this social media, in the past few days, I now have almost 50 friends.  I have figured out how to link my facebook with my twitter, [...]

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Knowbility posted this to the web site home page as 2008 turned in 2009.  We archive it here:
There were major setbacks in the struggle to ensure equitable access for all and there were some great triumphs. This is our list of ten influential events and we would love to hear your perspective.

The Web Content [...]

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Ok, so I understand the need for verification.  Web sites need to know if you’re a human being or a spam bot when trying to register for or use a service.  When the visual verification system or captcha came out some years ago, it caused many accessibility barriers.  The boxes are small, the characters sometimes [...]

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I’ve been blogging here for 9 months or so and really enjoying it!  I find that I learn a lot more as I write and research various aspects of technology, accessibility and life.  However, I’d like to see a little more interaction from readers.  Discussion, comments, ideas, etc.  So lately, I have been continuing to [...]

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I just returned from a 2 week trip to see my father in Utah.  It was a fun Christmas with lots of snow and family.  My Dad got a new ipod nano as a Christmas present, something he had previously sworn he’d never need or use.  You see, my dad, like many people is somewhat [...]

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Ok, so I know you have called your bank or some other business and have dealt with voice interfacing on the phone.  So many companies use this to give you information, weather it be your bank account balance, movie times, and a ton of other things that you can access via your computer.  This makes [...]

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I haven’t blogged here for quite some time, over a month now!  A few weeks ago, my computer crashed completely!  Nothing related to microsoft would open or function at all.  I could not run repairs, uninstalls or updates.  I ended up having to reformat my whole system and reload every program I had.  If you [...]

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“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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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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