As proponents for modifying the United States Currency in order to make it accessible to all people including those who are blind, we are sure to pass on information relevant to this quest. I came across an article from ABC News. It provides us with some additional history regarding why Jeffrey Lovitky, an attorney [...]
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I know of one specific MCCB member who would love to get her hands on this. A way to make Karaoke accessible to people who are blind. Here’s how it works: Nippon Telesoft Co. has developed braille karaoke software that translates song lyrics on an online karaoke system, then sends the data to a [...]
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We hear a lot about the unemployment rate among people who are visually impaired or blind (70%), so it’s great to hear about those in the community who are happily employed. It’s even cooler when they are employed in a field that’s not often associated with the blind community. This article features Kris McCall, [...]
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One step closer to assuring all Americans who are visually impaired or blind have equal access to library services. From the article: Eric Bridges, ACB’s director of advocacy and governmental affairs, noted, “Access to a public library is something that many Americans take for granted.The ability to read books, whether novels, books on politics, [...]
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The team at the Accessify blog has informed us that RNIB – Royal National Institute of Blind People has created a toolbar to simplify accessing some features in IE browser. Some of which can be helpful from an accessibility standpoint. From the RNIB toolbar download page: Most of the functions that the Surf Right [...]
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On June 2, 2008, I joined a coalition of interested organizations in Harrisburg at our state’s capitol to advocate for increased funding for the two state libraries for the blind and physically handicapped, one located in Philadelphia and one in Pittsburgh. These libraries provide free audio books, over 500 descriptive videos and will lend access [...]
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