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New Accessibility Videos on YouTube
David Banes, the Deputy Chief Executive of Mada, the Assistive Technology Center in Qatar, has some great videos up on YouTube. Some are entertaining animations of blog posts, some show the Center and its clients, and one, “The Clock is … Continue reading
Consumer Accessibility Experts Are … Experts!
A recent post on the great Fred’s Head blog (from the American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. — APH) points out that many companies and organizations seem to expect accessibility help from blind consumers for free. No doubt! One … Continue reading
Why Not Open-Source Orphan Products?
Phillip Torrone of MAKE Magazine argues cogently that companies that are abandoning products should release information about them that would aid follow-on developers and tinkerers. This makes a lot of sense, and there’s an accessibility angle. Many products that are … Continue reading
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Info on Mobile Phone Screen Resolution
From a site about cartooned phone wallpapers, here’s a complete listing of mobile phones and their screen resolution. Their mainstream users need that info so they know which cartoon image will fit their phone; we can use the same info … Continue reading
Apple Adds Peer Support for All Products
Apple has added a way for its users to ask and answer questions about every Apple product, called Apple Support Communities.You can search by product, even in context, such as ‘iPad in the Enterprise’. This is a great way for … Continue reading
Snarky Gizmodo Post Gets Slammed in Comments
If you’re not familiar with Gizmodo, you should be — it’s one of the few tech trend sites that are always worth a visit. Except perhaps for today, when an off-target post sneered at a perfectly reasonable piece of assistive … Continue reading