http://universallydesigned.net Knowbility blogs about technology that everyone can use. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:01:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://universallydesigned.net/general/knowbility-at-sxsw-2010/ Knowbility is excited to bring you another fantastic opportunity for Accessibility Training!  Our John Slatin AccessU 2010 Conference will take place in May, at Austin’s St. Edward’s University.  This is a great chance for Web developers, IT managers, Administrators, Programmers, or anyone else who handles IT responsibilities to learn Accessibility ... http://universallydesigned.net/accessibility/accessu-2010-is-here/ Recently, the newest version of Facebook was unveiled, promising more features and ease of use for everyone.  For the past several months, I have elected to use the mobile version of Facebook, mainly to avoid all of the clutter and headache that I encounter on the main page.  However, many ... http://universallydesigned.net/accessibility/facebook-redesign-for-february-2010-still-needs-improving/ 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 ... http://universallydesigned.net/accessibility/air-interactive-2010-kicks-off-2/ 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 ... http://universallydesigned.net/accessibility/whats-happening-at-knowbility-february-2010/ 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 ... http://universallydesigned.net/general/some-exciting-knowbility-news/ 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 ... http://universallydesigned.net/standards/the-inaccessibility-of-accessibility-toolbars/ I have been a user of Ray Kurzweil’s reading technology for almost 20 years.  The first Kurzweil reading machines were large and cumbersome, but at the time it was breakthrough technology.  About the size of a dish washer in the beginning, these machines allowed you to take a piece of ... http://universallydesigned.net/general/another-book-reading-option-coming-soon/ For at least 20 years, Austin has offered a paratransit service of some kind to people with disabilities.  A paratransit entity provides transportation to those people who are, for various reasons, unable to use the regular fixed route bus system.  Without a service such as this, many people with disabilities ... http://universallydesigned.net/general/metroaccess-is-stranding-many/ 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 ... http://universallydesigned.net/uncategorized/a-holiday-treat/