Editorial by the President of the Authors Guild talking about because Kindle does not own the audio rights to the books, they shouldn't allow the text to speech function. However, this is a big blow to the disabled communties abilitiy to consume Kindle media.
The only significant change to the experimental section in the Kindle 2 was the addition of a text-to-speech capability that allowed the Kindle to read content to its users in one of two synthesized voices. Following an extended outcry from some in the publishing business, however, Amazon has backed down and will allow publishers to retain control over whether to expose their texts to this capability
This is a wiki on how to create a good documentary film. As our group is doing the Mormon Messages video, we've looking up tips on elements of a good film.
The purpose of ATHEN is to collect and disseminate best practices in access technology within and for the higher education environment as well as present a collective voice for the professional practice of access technology in higher education.
Google provides a wide variety of services that are mostly accessed with a Web browser. Our users visit Google from a large number of browsers and platforms; in addition, we also understand that every user is special and may have special needs. Accessibility at Google is about making sure that our services work well for all our users, independent of the user's needs and abilities at any given time
A review of the Medium is the Message by Mark Federman, Chief Strategist
McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology. This essay has a creative commons license.
This is site that contains documentaries on the life of members of the Church. This was contest put on by BYU. I feel like this is the precursor to the churches campaign "I am a Mormon." There are some great films here.
This a a great video (it's broken into three videos) about how to be a member missionary. I actually just wrote about it on my blog. http://laislameecanta.blogspot.com/
In this oral history website Brookyn College students narrate two historical episodes: their experiences of working on farms during World War II, and the events surrounding the suspension of the Vanguard, the student newspaper in a postwar McCarthy era climate
I am a student at Brigham Young University and am studying accounting. However, I feel like recently I have become more of a student of life and a participant in the digital community. Diigo has been a fun way to connect and see what others are learning as well.