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Megan Haddadi

Windows 8 will be more accessible to those with disabilities | Microsoft - CNET News - 0 views

news.cnet.com/...ble-to-those-with-disabilities

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  • Megan Haddadi on 15 Feb 12
     
    Windows  8 will be easier to use for those who are visually impaired or face other disabilities
Erin Hunt

Web2Access: Welcome to Web2Access - 5 views

www.web2access.org.uk

sp12accessibility web2.0 disabilities technology activities web2access visual auditory cognitive mobility

shared by Erin Hunt on 24 Jan 12 - Cached
  • Erin Hunt on 24 Jan 12
     
    This site is focused on making e-learning decisions on utilizing common Web 2.0 tools to fully meet the accessibilities needs of impaired individuals. You can search using the top tabs for specific "Activities" such as concept mapping, charting, assessments/surveys, etc., or by specific Disabilities" such as visual, mobility, auditory, or cognitive impairments. Each activity or disability will be accompanied by suggested Web 2.0 tools and their accessibility evaluations, based on the impairment, in percent form and broken-down by specific drawbacks to accessibility. The Web 2.0 tools referenced in the site were evaluated or tested to their accessibility for each impairment using various guidelines and services including: W3C, the Web Accessibility Group, JISC TechDis, WebAIM, CEUD, IBM, and VPAT.
  • Megan Haddadi on 25 Jan 12
     
    This is a wonderful resource. I love that you can sort by disability or you can sort by activity, and then when you click on activity (like chart creation or assessment and survey) it will then list each application or Web 2.0 tool separately with their score. Great find! -Megan
Wanda Brewer

Computer Screen Readers for the Visually Impaired - 0 views

www.disabled-world.com/...screen-readers.php

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  • Wanda Brewer on 24 Jan 12
     
    " Assistive Technology " " Assistive Computer Devices Information provided by Disabled World - Published: 2009-02-17 A screen reader is a software application that attempts to identify and interpret what is being displayed on the computer screen. This interpretation is then represented to the user with text-to-speech, sound icons, or a braille output.
Wanda Brewer

Basic Overview of the JAWS Screen Reader - 1 views

www.youtube.com/watch

Sp12accessibility video assistive technology visually impaired JAWS VI Screen Reader

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  • Wanda Brewer on 24 Jan 12
     
    Describes how the JAWS is used for the visually impaired individuals.
Erin Hunt

Google Apps Inaccessible to Blind Students, Group Argues | News & Opinion | PCMag.com - 2 views

www.pcmag.com/...0,2817,2382033,00.asp

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shared by Erin Hunt on 30 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • New York University and Northwestern University recently adopted Google Apps for Educa
  • tion, transitioning their e-mail systems and collaborative tools into the Google-based cloud.
  • The NFB contends that Google Apps "contains significant accessibility barriers for blind people utilizing screen ac
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  • cess technology, which converts what is on the computer screen into synthesized spee
  • ch or Braille."
  • This violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, NFB said.
  • Erin Hunt on 30 Jan 12
     
    This article from PCMag.com discusses the adoption of Google Apps for Education at New York University and Northwestern University. The adoption is being challenged by the National Federation for the Blind, because of its inaccessibility to visually impaired and blind individuals on these campuses. 
Holly Rocha

REQUIRED DISCUSSION: Increasing Awareness about Web Access Barriers - 60 views

I was particularly interested in the link posted by CaTia titled "Enabling an Accessible Web 2.0". I found this article to be extremely informative clearly depicting challenges those with disabilit...

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started by carmin karasic on 19 Jan 12 17 follow-ups, last by Holly Rocha on 01 Mar 12
Wanda Brewer

JAWS Screen Reading Software by Freedom Scientific - 1 views

www.freedomscientific.com/...jaws-product-page.asp

Sp12accessibility Visual Impaired Screen Readers Software Assistive Technology

shared by Wanda Brewer on 24 Jan 12 - Cached
  • Wanda Brewer on 24 Jan 12
     
    Get started today working with all your Microsoft and IBM Lotus® Symphony™ applications using JAWS®, the world's most popular screen reader. Developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content, JAWS reads aloud what's on the PC screen.
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