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 past several months, Serotek Corporation has held a weekly tech chat, where they discussed all things technology relating to people with disabilities.  Starting tonight, they are using their incredible product Accessible Event to broadcast these chats. As well as offer some training in a Webinar setting.  I have previously discussed the bare bones [...]

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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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For the last couple of months, I have been collaborating with Jason Hester, a new intern on our Knowbility staff.  We have come up with a survey that we hope will give us some user’s experiences and perspectives with regard to accessibility.  As our efforts to attain universal accessibility expand, we must continue to develop [...]

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Recently, Apple came out with their newest version of the iPhone, called the iPhone 3GS.  I am sure there are many interesting new features of this product, but the one that is most fascinating to me is their built-in accessibility.  How do you make a phone with a touch screen accessible for people who cannot [...]

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