I was shocked and saddened by the video that Tine posted. We all know that social networking is now an essential part of our society, so it's hard to think that people are being denied access to this amazing tool. You would think that you would want as many users as possible on a site, and would make it possible for all us to access your resource, but sadly as this video discussed this is far from the truth. Not only can users not utilize the social networking tools that were discussed in the video, they couldn't even signup because the registration process was inaccessible. Its hard to hear that this issue has gone unaddressed for so long that users are becoming feed up with trying to utilize a these tools.She makes a great point that this set s a bad example to the web community. If the most popular social networking sites won't address accessibility and they are still extremely popular, then who will? This makes you want to be active, but how do you do that when these sites are so popular? Sadly this is an issue that many individuals don't think about until it hits close to home. I will admit that I had a very narrow view and limited experience with accessibility in technology until I took the course through Lesley. I learned that there are many device such as the iPad that are trying to address accessibility needs through technology like Voice Over, but device technology is very limited when websites won't address accessibility needs as well. Thanks for sharing this great video Tina.

I thought that addressing Accessibility with Cloud Computing would be a good topic to address, since most technology is making its way tot the cloud. This video is 2 of 4 that are titled Will Accessibility Raid on Your Cloud Computing. All of the videos are great. This particular video discusses cloud computing and how it is addressing accessibility in a positive way. It discusses the growing impact of accessibility. One Project they talked about is called Lucy that is being piloted in Northern Italy. It provides a way for all people to access cloud features and applications for free. It is open source software. It will be able to help people through screen readers, text zoom, etc. Since this is open source, people express their needs to help enhance the system. Since this is cloud based they can login to their Lucy account and provides them with the tools they need from any location. It also talks about GPII andt technologies delivered to cloud services. That is working on a global system that addresses all users personal preferences when using technology. An example is text to speech that you use on your phone. This type of service was developed to meet accessibility needs, but is now a personal preference for all users. Thanks, Krystal