Category Archives: News

The FCC released its National Broadband Plan (PDF), and accessibility advocates should be congratulating themselves on all the accessibility recommendations in it.  It includes almost all of the provisions found in the COAT bill, and adds a few more: a … Continue reading →

The FCC has announced that Karen Peltz Strauss will become the Commission’s new Deputy Bureau Chief of the Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau.  Karen is a long-time expert and advocate on access, having worked with Gallaudet University, the Telecommunications Access … Continue reading →

There’s a new Swedish site that has collected hundreds of simple, mostly low-tech tips for independent living, arranged by category and degree of disability.  Go visit and suggest your own! Spinalstips – Tips och ideas for people with spinal cord … Continue reading →

SubPLY promises to caption your YouTube videos for free.  Leaving aside the sustainability of that business model, their willingness to step into this void is much appreciated.  FCC regulations require captioning for broadcast video, but leave Internet video alone (for … Continue reading →

A new password security utility hides what the user enters with an on-screen keyboard that redraws itself too frequently for “keylogging” programs to grab.  But there are 2 problems: the on-screen keyboard flashes in a way that might cause seizures, … Continue reading →

AOL’s AIM is one of the most popular text messaging media.  Its latest version, 6.8, offers a new feature.  Instead of typing an entire message and hitting “Enter” to send it, every character you type is sent immediately.  This makes … Continue reading →