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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Tina Mercer

Tina Mercer

WebAIM: Motor Disabilities - 3 views

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    A translation of this article is available in French - External Link - courtesy of Ideose - External Link. Many of you likely remember Christopher Reeve, famous as an actor, and later famous for his condition of quadriplegia and his unrelenting activism on behalf of spinal cord injury research. This article talks about all of the different types of motor disabilities and all of the various ways that these folks can access Web 2.0. I have included this because people frequently overlook people with motor disabilities and using Web 2.0
carmin karasic

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

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    I really liked Erin's link to Tech DIS. It has disabilities listed by category. Within each category it has a score for how specific Web 2.0 applications rate with the specific disability. This will take the guess work out of determining whether something will work with an individual child based upon his/her disability.
Tina Mercer

Creating an inclusive Future Internet: Web 2.0 applications for all - 1 views

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    Press release: 26th October 2011 A consortium of researchers and user organizations from across Europe is investigating the accessibility of Web 2.0 applications for disabled and older people. The group will then create new tools to help developers produce applications that are more accessible to these groups. I've included this because I think it speaks to the relevance of how difficult it is for disabled folks and older folks to use the new technology found within Web 2.0. It is wonderful to see that a group (NCBI Centre for Inclusive Technology) is taking the initiative to try a determine a solution that is prevalent for a portion of the world's population.
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