Inclusive Technologies

Add another link to another accessibility value chain!  You can use “Advanced Video Search” to find captioned videos on Google.  It’s a single checkbox, near the bottom of the search form.  This will not only make captioned videos easier to find, but may encourage some videomakers to caption their work — building the culture of accessibility.

Unfortunately, this feature is not yet on YouTube, which is owned by Google — when, please?

Google Advanced Video Search

Josh Blue is pretty damn funny!  He doesn’t “suffer from”; he kills!  Check out his YouTube video here.

A new prototype device consists of a system of braces, actuators, and controllers that let the strapped-in user stand, walk, and climb stairs.  As usual, though, commercialization is going to be a challenge, as will be funding and therapeutic support.  Too often, good engineering is the easy part.

ReWalk Exoskeleton