http://universallydesigned.net Knowbility blogs about technology that everyone can use. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:35:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://universallydesigned.net/general/will-ut-close-accessibility-doors/ As I have previously stated here, I love to shop on line.  One of my favorites used to be eBay, but as I talked about some time ago, they have made some changes to their site that has made shopping there more difficult and tiresome for me using jaws.  But ... http://universallydesigned.net/general/education-and-persistance-change-history/ 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 ... http://universallydesigned.net/general/im-not-at-my-computer-help/ 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 ... http://universallydesigned.net/general/a-menu-that-speaks-to-you/ 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 ... http://universallydesigned.net/general/reading-making-it-a-more-pleasant-past-time/ 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 ... http://universallydesigned.net/general/accessible-flash-can-it-be/ I myself do a whole lot of shopping on line and find different levels of accessibility.  Some sites work very well, all forms are correctly tagged and functional.  Others work, but with some effort to get around some accessibility barriers.  I use amazon, e-toys, and up until recently was a ... http://universallydesigned.net/general/changes-to-e-bay-cause-accessibility-barriers/ Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd live with someone who couldn't see. My roommate is not completely blind but he can't see past his feet. The first few weeks of living with him I treated him as if he was completely blind telling him where things were, ... http://universallydesigned.net/uncategorized/living-with-the-visually-impaired/ My roommate Zack has a cornea disorder where his cornea constantly changes. I was talking to him over the weekend and he was joking about how my shirt was torn in half from working out. I had a workout waist band on and a workout bra. I was extremely confused ... http://universallydesigned.net/uncategorized/colorblind-no-more/ Last week I came to a realization when meeting the newest staff member here at Knowbility, after hearing about her situations with her current employers. I completely knew where she was coming from and realized that is one of the original reasons i came to work with Knowbility. I'm both ... http://universallydesigned.net/uncategorized/silent-disabilities/