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December 2008 (45 Links)
- Configuring Your Machine For Testing With A Screen Reader SOURCE Yahoo User Interface blog, 30/12/08
- Comparing Cakewalk Sonar Editions SOURCE JSONAR Project, 30/12/08
- Free But Not Easy SOURCE The Ranger Station blog, 27/12/08
- Some News about Sound RTS * real time strategy audio game * SOURCE Sound RTS Blog, 26/12/08
- Guitar hero for the DS (lite) review SOURCE Diary of a Monkey, 25/12/08
- Webbie updated to version 3.7.7 SOURCE Webbie.org.uk, 24/12/08
- Best All-Touch Phones of the Year SOURCE InfoSync World, 24/12/08
- USA Games Interactive release trailer of upcoming game Tomb Hunter - Mysteries of the Ancients SOURCE Audiogames.net, 24/12/08
- Plustek to Debut new Book and Mobile Scanners SOURCE PC Magazine, 24/12/08
- Software boost for sight-impaired SOURCE BBC Scotland, 23/12/08
- Scots scientists in breakthrough for blind children *features video clip * SOURCE STV.TV, 23/12/08
- Nuance Spotlights Mobile Simplicity with Speech, Text and Mobile Care Solutions SOURCE PhoneContent.com, 22/12/08
- More and more popular: Index Braille embossers hit record sales for December SOURCE Index Braille, 22/12/08
- iZoom 3.0 Screen Magnifier and Reader now available SOURCE Emptech, 21/12/08
- JAWS 10 Public Beta for 64-bit Windows Vista released SOURCE Freedom Scientific, 19/12/08
- Milestone 312 Has Been Launched SOURCE DAISY Consortium, 19/12/08
- Microsoft provides grant to improve NVDA SOURCE NV Access Blog, 18/12/08
- Virtual Worlds User Interface for the Blind SOURCE OS News, 18/12/08
- Survey to collect information from screen reader users SOURCE Reading in the Dark blog, 18/12/08
- Serotek Leads The Way In 64 Bit Support SOURCE Serotek Blog, 18/12/08
- Evaluation of VoiceOver, the Macintosh Screen Reader by AccessWorld SOURCE Magnifiers.org, 17/12/08
- SensAble Technologies’ New OpenHaptics SDK Simplifies Programming Touch-Enabled Applications SOURCE SOA World Magazine, 17/12/08
- Importing MP3 files into Cakewalk Sonar SOURCE JSONAR Project, 17/12/08
- TIM Mobile Phones Now Accessible to Blind and Visually Impaired SOURCE TMC.net. 16/12/08
- Smartphones: Get tactile feedback for free SOURCE CoolSmartphone.com, 16/12/08
- Braille Polaroid Camera: Feel the picture SOURCE GizmoWatch, 16/12/08
- Not all touchscreen phones are created equal SOURCE MSNBC, 15/12/08
- VoiceOver For Sighted Users SOURCE ATmac.org, 15/12/08
- Accessing iPhone Apps SOURCE Tim O Brien Photo blog, 15/12/08
- Global Online Accessibility Resource Set For 2009 Launch SOURCE E-access Bulletin, 15/12/08
- Developers of WebAnywhere screen reader recognized for technology collaboration SOURCE Access Ability blog, 12/12/08
- Virtual Worlds User Interface for the Blind SOURCE IBM AlphaWorks, 11/12/08
- Accessibility Anywhere Braille Display Petition SOURCE Serotek, 11/12/08
- Memory supplement for an ageing population SOURCE IT-Director.com, 11/12/08
- Frozen Digit launches a Mobile application for Visually impaired people SOURCE PRwire India, 11/12/08
- Audio Books on the Kindle SOURCE Talking Books Librarian, 8/12/08
- Windows 7 features and accessibility SOURCE Wayneism Blog, 8/12/08
- Mobile Geo on the Samsung Epix SGH-i907 Smartphone SOURCE Mark Taylor Candleshore blog, 6/12/08
- UK updates requirements for accessible DTT equipment SOURCE TVaccess.ie, 5/12/08
- Vlingo Voice-Enables the iPhone SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 4/12/08
- Acapela Group Voice Enables Vantage Lite Innovative AAC Dedicated Device SOURCE PR Newswire, 3/12/08
- Flash Games Get New Voice Capabilities SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 2/12/08
- Nokia goes multi-sensory with N97 *audio report, autoplays * SOURCE Reuters, 2/12/08
- IVO Software Opens Online Recording Studio SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 1/12/08
- Designer sets sights on visual impairment iPhone case SOURCE The Register, 1/12/08
November 2008 (54 Links)
- Vibuntu 1.0 - Linux for the Visually Impaired ! SOURCE PuppyLinux.org, 29/11/08
- iPlayer upgrades for blind users SOURCE BBC Ouch blog, 28/11/08
- Multimodal Collaborative Handwriting Training for Visually-Impaired People SOURCE Sketch Recognition Blog, 28/11/08
- Optelec Announces Innovated Near and Distance Low Vision Solution with the FarView SOURCE Magnifiers.org, 28/11/08
- Adobe Accessibility News SOURCE IT-Analysis.com, 27/11/08
- Serotek releases System Access 3.0 SOURCE Esight Community News, 27/11/08
- Tutorial for Victor Reader Stream Companion Software SOURCE Talking Books Librarian blog, 27/11/08
- Announcing Emacspeak 29.0 (AbleDog) SOURCE Emacspeak The Complete Audio Desktop blog, 26/11/08
- Myriads of Books Become Digital: Random House turns more regular books into digital ones SOURCE Softpedia, 25/11/08
- World market awaits company * Software Express * SOURCE The Northern Echo, 25/11/08
- Serotek Announces New Interactive Access Technology Podcast SOURCE Esight Community News, 23/11/08
- Prototype affordable Braille display in development SOURCE Drobe.co.uk, 22/11/08
- VICS Information and Technology Day at University College Cork SOURCE Silicon Republic, Ireland 22/11/08
- Comparing Accessibility of the Big Three Operating Systems SOURCE LionCourt.com, 21/11/08
- NVDA Hack Fest November 2008 SOURCE NVDA blog, 21/11/08
- The UK’s Lowest Priced Big Button Mobile Phone Launches at Just £49.99 SOURCE Communic8 Ltd Press Release, 20/11/08
- Related Work SOURCE Second Life for the Visually Impaired blog, 20/11/08
- Major new accessibility features in Firefox 3.0.4 SOURCE IT-Analysis.com, 18/11/08
- Radio first for Felix: BWBF Roberts Concerto SOURCE Youreable.com, 18/11/08
- Paper Urges Better Integration For Assistive Technologies SOURCE E-access Bulletin, 18/11/08
- Touch Sight camera for the blind SOURCE Gizmag, 17/11/08
- Small LCD Displays = One Big Problem SOURCE AFB Blog, 17/11/08
- Dolphin Computer Access Announce Their Acquisition of Software Express Distribution SOURCE PRweb.com, 16/11/08
- Fantastic Accessible Games and Where to Find Them! SOURCE PCS Games, 16/11/08
- Nonprofit worker Anthony Loeff is writing about Oralux for visually impaired SOURCE TheShivs.com, 15/11/08
- True Haptic Feedback Device from Nokia SOURCE Softpedia, 14/11/08
- Serotek Podcast SOURCE Serotek blog, 14/11/08
- AbilityNet releases bundle of open source accessibility tools SOURCE Heise Online, 13/11/08
- AMIS Daisy Reader - Beta 4 now available! SOURCE ATHEN blog, 13/11/08
- AccessWorld Takes Another Look at VoiceOver SOURCE LionCourt.com, 13/11/08
- Accessible Game News: Release Candidate for Top Speed 2.1 has arrived! SOURCE PlayingInTheDark, 13/11/08
- Dolphin Computer Access Launch the Dolphin Scripting Zone www.YourDolphin.com/Scripts SOURCE Magnifiers.org, 13/11/08
- iZATT releases Bumps, the first Braille app for the iPhone/iPod Touch SOURCE TechWack.com, 12/11/08
- DAISY Changes on the way SOURCE Bookshare blog, 12/11/08
- iPod Nano Update Lets you Turn Off Cover Flow SOURCE NBP Book Updates blog, 12/11/08
- AMIS 3, Free & Open Source DAISY Player For Windows Has Reached Its Fourth Beta Release SOURCE DAISY.org, 12/11/08
- Man develops mobile phone satnav system to help guide the blind SOURCE Sunday Mirror, 11/11/08
- AccessApps offers free assistive technology applications to run on USB jump drive SOURCE Access Ability blog, 11/11/08
- SVOX Releases Pico, a Small Footprint TTS SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 11/11/08
- Splasm Software’s Checkbook 2.0.2 (MAC) Boasts VoiceOver Support SOURCE LionCourt.com, 11/11/08
- Moshi Introduces IVR Clock SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 11/11/08
- Changing Narrators With Ghostreader or Infovox iVox Voices SOURCE ATmac.org, 10/11/08
- Device lets blind people 'see' with sounds SOURCE The Telegraph, 9/11/08
- LG Japan Shows off Phone Design Concept Winners * features the LBT phone with braille * SOURCE Tone Magazine, 9/11/08
- JSonar 4.3 released! SOURCE JSonar Project, 9/11/08
- Windows 7: Release in 09, AERO And Mandatory Taskbars SOURCE The Ranger Station blog, 7/11/08
- DAISY Consortium Presents 2008 Culture of Sharing Award to Stephen King, RNIB Group Director SOURCE PR Web, 6/11/08
- OpenBook™ 8 Scanning and Reading Software English Version Update SOURCE Freedom Scientific, 5/11/08
- SVOX Introduces Polyglot TTS SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 5/11/08
- Google to OCR PDF Docs SOURCE Reading in the Dark blog, 4/11/08
- JAWS® 10 Screen Reading Software with Tandem™ Released SOURCE Freedom Scientific Inc, 3/11/08
- Golden Words, by Jessica Sebor SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 1/11/08
- Making DTV for All with TTS SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 1/11/08
- Accessibility mention in first reviews of Windows 7 SOURCE MSDN blog, 1/11/08
October 2008 (51 Links)
- Google Settlement with Authors, Publishers Will Have Positive Results for the Blind SOURCE Business Wire, 31/10/08
- I Player: now more accessible SOURCE BBC Ouch! 31/10/08
- Olearia DAISY book reader for Leopard SOURCE ATmac.org, 31/10/08
- Q & A: Text Messaging using Mobile Speak, Samsung Blackjack II Smartphone, and Windows Mobile 6.1 SOURCE Mark Taylor Candleshire blog, 30/10/08
- New Firefox Add-On Daisy Player! SOURCE ATHEN blog, 29/10/08
- Presentation of Dolphin Screen Reader & Screen Magnifier Software Version 10 on Internet SOURCE magnifiers.org, 29/10/08
- Windows 7 prebeta (build 6801) * has new zoom accessibility feature * SOURCE CNET, 28/10/08
- Dolphin Releases Version 10 of Lunar, Lunarplus, Hal and Supernova SOURCE www.magnifiers.org, 28/10/08
- Chesapeake invests in new embossing system SOURCE Packaging News, 28/10/08
- NVDA gains support for braille displays SOURCE NVDA Blog, 27/10/08
- "Portable eye" cell phone translates for the blind SOURCE Yahoo Tech blog, 27/10/08
- Software firm * Software Express * sets global targets SOURCE Journal Live, 24/10/08/
- ENABLED Project: Enabling the blind to find their way SOURCE CORDIS ICT Results, Europe 24/10/08
- Window-Eyes 7.01 Is Now Available! SOURCE GW Micro, 23/10/08
- DAISY: Call to advocacy for accessible information SOURCE Access Ability blog, 23/10/08
- Samsung’s Haptic 2 Phone First to Use Immersion’s VibeTonz® System for User Design of Touch Feedback SOURCE Business Wire, 23/10/08
- OneNote Accessibility Testing update SOURCE MSDN OneNote blog, 23/10/08
- Vocal social networking talked up SOURCE The Inquirer, 22/10/08
- Greece Is The Word As Keytools Celebrates Record Keyboard Order SOURCE PRlog.org, 21/10/08
- Version 10 is here, Try it today for FREE! SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 20/10/08
- Join Dave Williams introducing Version 10 Live on TekTalk * Features AUDIO * SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 20/10/08
- Microsoft Features SenseView in New Assistive Technology Showroom SOURCE GW Micro, 20/10/08
- Blind Sight: A camera for visually impaired people SOURCE Access Ability blog, 17/10/08
- Mobile GEO List of Commands and Functions SOURCE Mark Taylor Candleshore blog, 17/10/08
- Convert Microsoft DOCX Files to HTML SOURCE The Freds Head Companion, 17/10/08
- RCA wayfinding SOURCE Design Week, 16/10/08
- Maxi-Aids Introduces i-TELLpod, the Talking iPOD Controller for the Blind & Visually Impaired SOURCE Press Release, 16/10/08
- Stylish Hi-Touch Watch Designed For The Blind SOURCE OhGizmo.com, 16/10/08
- Wearable computing - a new generation SOURCE AbilityNet blog, 16/10/08
- J-Tunes and Talking iPod Tek Talk Presentation Archive Now Available SOURCE NBP Book Updates blog, 16/10/08
- RoboBraille finalist for e-Inclusion Award 2008 SOURCE RoboBraille.org, 15/10/08
- Innovative phone design for the visually impaired SOURCE Gizmag.com, 15/10/08
- WinBraille 5 Release SOURCE WinBraille.com, 15/10/08
- Setting Sail with ZoomText SOURCE AiSquared News, 14/10/08
- Been a while. SOURCE Are we all Web 2.0 Crazy blog, 13/10/08
- Ivona Software's new TTS Voice Eric – New Hollywood Star SOURCE Ivona Press Release, 10/9/08
- Participate in the UK ICT Accessibility Awareness and Practice Survey SOURCE AbillityNet, 10/10/08
- Digital Jukebox: Talking Music Management Software for Your MP3 Player SOURCE The Freds Head Companion, 10/10/08
- New technology and the visually impaired SOURCE The Guardian, 9/10/08
- New BlackBerry has touchscreen, tactile feedback SOURCE 3News.co.nz, 9/10/08
- Unique navigation aid for the visually-impaired SOURCE Gizmag.com, 8/10/08
- Newsworthy Audio, a personal audio newspaper site to assist v i p's SOURCE The Freds Head Companion, 8/10/08
- Serotek CEO Announced as Tekne Award Finalist, SOURCE Serotek Blog, 7/10/08
- J-Tunes Version 4 Available SOURCE NBP book updates blog, 6/10/08
- A Quick Tip to V I P's Using Windows Mobile 6.1 for the First Time SOURCE Mark Taylor Candleshore blog, 5/10/08
- The Green and Mean and Lighter and Better Perkins Brailler SOURCE ATHEN blog, 3/10/08
- Dejal Narrator (MAC) - Text to speech with easy voice changes SOURCE ATmac.org, 3/10/08
- An Emotional Mess SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 1/10/08
- Mobile Geo – Sat Nav for the Visually Impaired/Blind SOURCE MSDN Blog, 1/10/08
- Assistive Technologies SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 1/10/08
- A Review of the Accessibility of Digital Audio Players SOURCE Talking Books Librarian blog, 1/10/08
September 2008 (51 Links)
- Passport 'guides' Durham firm to new markets SOURCE
UK Trade and Investment, 30/9/08
- Video: YouTube and Easy YouTube with a screen reader SOURCE ScriptingEnabled.org,
29/9/08
- Deluxe Digital Studios commissions Starfish
Technologies' "Advantage" audio description software SOURCE 4RFV.co.uk,
29/9/08
- Audiobooks for the Blind: Enormous Improvements for Learning SOURCE
Click Partners, 29/9/08
- Check Out the iPod Nano 4G’s Speaking Menus on YouTube
SOURCE Lioncourt.com, 28/9/08
- Guidelines
for the design of accessible ICT systems - Wayfinding Technologies SOURCE
Tiresias.org, 26/9/08
- JAWS ® 10 Public Beta 2 -
including JAWS Tandem™ - Released SOURCE Freedom Scientific, 25/9/08
- New SAPPHIRE™ Portable Video Magnifier
SOURCE Freedom Scientific, 25/9/08
- Freedom Scientific Announces iTunes Support in Jaws for Windows
SOURCE Lioncourt.com, 25/9/08
- Gnome 2.24 released
* accessibility improved * SOURCE Heise Online, 25/9/08
- Free
computer and technology books SOURCE The Fred's Head Companion, 25/9/08
- Rockbox 3.0 Released.
Quietly. SOURCE Ostatic.com, 24/9/08
- New phone *
KNFB Reader * pitched as aid for the disabled
SOURCE Business Weekly, 24/9/08
- Speech-synthesis technology is worth talking about
SOURCE InfoWorld, 24/9/08
- New iPod nano praised for aiding
visually impaired SOURCE PC Advisor, 23/9/08
- GPS * Wayfinder Access
* means blind people can get lost too SOURCE Stuff.co.nz, 23/9/08
- Window-Eyes
7.0: Releasing the Potential for Momentous Steps Forward in Accessibility for
the Blind SOURCE Blind Access Journal, 22/9/08
- The
FSCast You Want To Hear! SOURCE The Ranger Station blog, 22/9/09
- OKI Starts Flexvoice Service, a Data Generation Service for Speech LSI using
TTS SOURCE OKI.com, 22/9/08
- Blind people offered helping hand SOURCE
BBC Teesside, 21/9/08
- Adept1 goes open source
SOURCE Reading in the dark blog, 20/9/08
- Qualcomm to Assist in Developing Mobile Phones for the Blind
SOURCE Cellular-News.com, 19/9/08
- Bluetoothing androids to shout at blind people
SOURCE The Register, 19/9/08
- Window-Eyes 7.0 is Now Available
SOURCE G W Micro, 18/9/08
- ScreenlessSwitchers #26: Apple Accessibility Round Table SOURCE
Lioncourt.com. 18/9/08
- Bluetooth tags show blind pedestrians and tourists the way
SOURCE Tech.co.uk, 18/9/08
- New developments in Reading Commercial eBooks SOURCE NBP Book Updates
blog, 18/9/08
- Speech in a Digital World,
by Robin Springer SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 17/9/08
- Catapult backs Sight and Sound BIMBO
SOURCE GrowthBusiness.co.uk, 17/9/08
- Textic
Limited offers Text to speech
demo SOURCE Business in Berkshire, 16/9/08
- OpenOffice.org 3.0 Release Candidate Is Even More Accessible
SOURCE LionCourt.com, 14/9/08
- Call For Research Into Elderly Access To Mobile Phones
SOURCE E-access Bulletin, 11/9/08
- Review:
Humax FOXSAT-HD Freesat receiver * features Audio Description * SOURCE Pocket-lint.co.uk,
15/9/08
- Millions in Touch with Touch Feedback Phones SOURCE
PDAstreet.com, 12/9/08
- Navigation Aid *
STEP-HEAR * Among Insight Radio’s "Vision 2008"
Reports SOURCE E-access Bulletin, 11/9/08
- Apple’s new commitment
to accessibility SOURCE ZDnet, 10/9/08
- JAWS
Documentation in Text Format at The Empowerment Zone SOURCE Fred's Head Companion,
10/9/08
- BT’s New Home Hub Reaches Parts Others Can’t SOURCE BIOS Magazine, 10/9/08
- Emacspeak Webspace Goodies
SOURCE Emacspeak The Complete Audio Desktop blog, 9/9/08
- Victor stream adds Braille, Podcast, and WMA Support SOURCE NBP Book Updates blog, 8/9/08
- New releases include "Pivox 3, musical labyrinth game" + Jim Kitchens accessible Pong SOURCE Audiogames.net, 8/9/08
- Throw out the Kindle, Plastic Logic has something better SOURCE TGdaily.com, 8/9/08
- How to Create Your Own Audio Books for Free or Low Cost SOURCE No Limits to Learning blog, 8/9/08
- Controlling Streaming Content in Safari with the Keyboard SOURCE LionCourt.com, 8/9/08
- Children in Need backing for 'modern braille' computer program * features THUNDER * SOURCE Peterborough Today, 5/9/08
- Dolphin discussion forums are now active in 5 countries SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 4/9/08
- Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display creates haptic 3D objects you can poke SOURCE Engadget, 3/9/08
- Sensory Powers First Voice-Controlled Bluetooth Headset SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 3/9/08
- General Progress Update SOURCE NVDA blog, 3/9/08
- Dr. Mark Maurer’s letter encouraging rehab centers to give their blind clientele their choice when it comes to selecting accessibility tools SOURCE Serotek Blog, 2/9/08
- Blind gamers CHESS CHALLENGE released SOURCE Spoonbill Software, September 2008
August 2008 (35 Links)
- TVonics beefs up DVR, slims down Freeview box
* features include audio description * SOURCE The Register, 30/8/08
- BBC
iPlayer and WebbIE Working Well SOURCE The Blind Blogger, 29/8/08
- Jojo is a smart device that will help the blind navigate
SOURCE DesignLaunches.com, 29/8/08
- QuickBooks Accessibility Petition
SOURCE The Jaws Script Repository, 28/8/08
- The
Visual Assistance Card SOURCE Yanko Design, 28/8/08
- Olympus launches 7 new voice recorders
SOURCE Pocket-Lint.co.uk, 25/8/08
- JAWS 10 Public Beta Released SOURCE
Freedom Scientific 25/8/08
- Bigger button resists vandalism.
benefits visually impaired SOURCE Electronics Talk, 25/8/08
- Victor Reader Stream - Tell us Your Story On Tek Talk
SOURCE E-sight Community News, 25/8/08
- B&D
Messenger Helps the Blind Read SMS SOURCE Gizmodo, 23/8/08
- Voice Stick reads text to the blind
SOURCE Tech Digest, 22/8/08
- The Haptic Radar / Extended Skin Project SOURCE
Makezine Blog, 21/8/08
- When
you got no cash... * features Audacity sound editing software * SOURCE Are
we all Web 2.0 Crazy? 20/8/08
- World's Largest Catalog of English Text-to-Speech (TTS) Voices Now an Online
Service SOURCE Marketwire Press Release, 19/8/08
- Updated your map files recently?
Our FREE improvements just keep coming SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 19/8/08
- Call
for Participation for NISO/DAISY Digital Talking Book Standard Revision SOURCE
Talking Books Librarian blog, 19/8/08
- IBM
and GW Micro Join Steering Committee for Accessibility Interoperability Alliance
SOURCE Access Watch, 18/8/08
- You
say J-Say, I say J-Say! SOURCE Are we all Web 2.0 crazy blog, 15/8/08
- Blind get singing with Braille karaoke machine
SOURCE TechRadar.com, 15/8/08
- Peter
Abrahams: Why not make the iPhone more Accessible? SOURCE IT-Director.com, 15/8/08
- An Interview With Roselle Ambubuyog, Code Factory Product and
Technical Support Manager * audio * SOURCE CodeFactory blog, 14/8/08r
- Text2Go
adds user corrections to automatic speech service SOURCE Lifehacker Australia,
14/8/08
- Review
of TALKS Premium 3.52 mobile screen reader SOURCE Access Ability, 14/8/08
- GW Micro Response to Freedom Scientific Lawsuit
SOURCE G W Micro, 14/8/08
- Wisdom of Crowds Improves Text to Speech Accuracy
SOURCE PRweb.com, 13/8/08
- 'Smugglers 4' - Accessible
Game Demo Available Now! SOURCE WorthPlaying.com, 12/8/08
- Medica
leads the way with Bobst AccuBraille SOURCE PackagingEssentials.com, 11/8/08
- Code
Factory releases DAISY reader for Symbian mobile phones, includes 30-day free
demo SOURCE Access Abillity, 8/8/08
- BBC
iPlayer Radio: Transition from Listen Again for Blind listeners SOURCE BBC Internet
Blog, 7/8/08
- Window-Eyes 7.0 Beta 2 Is Now Available!
SOURCE GW Micro, 7/8/08
- NVDA (Non Visual
Desktop Access) 0.6p2 released! SOURCE NVDA blog, 7/8/08
- Stretchable Conductor May Open Way to Flexible Electronics
SOURCE Science Now, 7/8/08
- Lotus introduces
"safe & sound" hybrid: External sound technology enhances pedestrian safety for
quiet vehicles SOURCE The Auto Channel, 6/8/08
- Overwhelming support for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) as trial ends
SOURCE Consumer Tech, Ireland 5/8/08
- Skype Starts to Speak Thanks to Expressivo
SOURCE Press Release, 4/8/08
- Ten V I Mac Myths
SOURCE Lioncourt.com, 1/8/08
July 2008 (46 Links)
- Touch Sight - Digital Camera for the Visually Impaired SOURCE
Magnifiers.org, 31/7/08
- Shinano Kenshi Corporation SKC Announces Launch of PLEXTALK
Pocket Digital Recorder/Player SOURCE Press Release, 31/7/08
- Volunteer Anthony Loeff is writing about software for people
suffering from blindness SOURCE UK Talent Agencies blog, 29/7/08
- Samsung Anycall Haptic Technology SOURCE Sharing Zone Blog,
28/7/08
- Invention: Smart Specs for the blind SOURCE New Scientist,
28/7/08
- Ofcom publishes research on visually impaired people’s use
& awareness of communications services SOURCE It only matters if you care
blog, 25/7/08
- Freedom Scientific Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against
GW Micro SOURCE Blind Access Journal, 24/7/08
- FREE update for v9 users of Supernova, Hal, Lunar and LunarPlus SOURCE
Dolphin Computer Access, 24/7/08
- Dolphin and Sight Village, a great combination! SOURCE Dolphin Computer
Access, 24/7/08
- OKI Offers Polluxstar(R , a Text-to-Speech Software That
Reproduces One's Real Voice SOURCE Press Release, 24/7/08
- Accessibility: low-vision Firefox add-on, mp3 players,
creating RSS feeds, more SOURCE Reading in the Dark blog, 24/7/08
- Enhanced Screen Reader Ltd SOURCE The Freds Head Companion,
24/7/08
- Prestigious prize for crafty pair's unique embossing board
invention SOURCE Halesowen News, 22/7/08
- Accessible game news: Puppy Power, oh and Sound RTS SOURCE
Audiogames.net, 20/7/08
- Our Annual Montage! A review of Sight Village 2008 SOURCE
T&T Consultancy blog & podcast, 19/7/08
- Opinion of Hal. SOURCE Truth Objective blog, 19/7/08
- Sight Village SOURCE BBC Ouch blog, 17/7/08
- Isn't it ironic? SOURCE Serotek blog, 17/7/08
- J-Say 6.1 Feature Pack * features audio * SOURCE T&T
Consultancy blog & podcast, 18/7/08
- Dolphin Computer Access Presentation Regarding Scripting *
features audio * SOURCE T&T Consultancy blog & podcast, 17/7/08
- Portable Digital Magnifier from ThinkGeek SOURCE The Fred's
Head Companion, 17/7/08
- Presentation from Dolphin Computer Access * features audio *
SOURCE T&T Consultancy blog & podcast, 16/7/08
- Presentation from GW Micro * with audio * SOURCE
T&T Consultancy blog & podcast, 16/7/08
- Presentation from Plextor * with audio * SOURCE T&T
Consultancy blog & podcast, 16/7/08
- Wireless for the Blind presentation * with audio * SOURCE
T&T Consultancy blog & podcast, 16/7/08
- Pulse Smartpen, WebAnywhere among affordable new technologies SOURCE
MSNBC News, 15/7/08
- Victor Reader Stream Version 2.0 has been re-released! SOURCE
Talking Books Librarian blog, 15/7/08
- New BT Home Hub has up to twice the wireless range of other UK
broadband providers * and inclusive features * SOURCE Wi-Fi Technology Forum,
15/7/08
- Blackberry Thunder mobile phone to feature Haptic technology
SOURCE Mobile Choice UK, 14/7/08
- Project to help blind use internet hailed a success SOURCE
Portsmouth Today, 14/7/08
- Digital books for libraries SOURCE Hillingdon Times, 11/7/08
- Photocopiers Become More Accessible SOURCE PR-Inside.com,
9/7/08
- Serotek introduces SA Mobile Network add-on for Icon and
Braille-Plus SOURCE ESight Community News, 9/7/08
- Version 3.60 of Mobile Speak For Symbian Phones Released
SOURCE Code Factory, 8/7/08
- HumanWare Introduces Four New Portable Video Magnifiers for
Low Vision SOURCE Press Release, 8/7/08
- Ai Squared Releases ZoomWare SOURCE ESight Community News,
8/7/08
- NVDA 0.6p2 released! SOURCE NVDA blog, 7/7/08
- New Subscription-free Audio Books for iPods Launched by
BooksOnBoard SOURCE Fox Business, 7/7/08
- Reviews For UK Audio Network version n/a SOURCE AccessWatch,
4/7/08
- POWER UP: THE GAME * IBM develops new accessible game * SOURCE
Second Life for the Visually Impaired blog, 4/7/08
- Delphi Programmer Says Freedom Scientific Does Not Play Nice
with the Mainstream Developer Community SOURCE Blind Access Journal, 3/7/08
- Software enables blind people to surf on the go SOURCE
Computer Shopper, 2/7/08
- 6th Report on International ICT Accessibility Standards
Proposed, Being Developed and Recently Published SOURCE Tiresias.org,
2/7/08
- NVDA Hack Fest June 2009 SOURCE NVDA blog, 1/7/08
- A Review of the Accessibility of Digital Audio Players, Part 1
SOURCE AFB Accessworld blog, July issue
June 2008 (47 Links)
- TVonics rolls out tiny MFR-300 Freeview tuner
with audio description SOURCE EngadgetHD.com, 30/6/08
- Window-Eyes Great New Extension Facility
SOURCE Blind Confidential, 29/6/08
-
Sonar System For The Blind
SOURCE Science Daily, 26/6/08
-
Paper
accepted for DIMEA 2008 Conference SOURCE Second Life for the Visually Impaired blog,
26/6/08
-
MU Develops Device To Help Visually Impaired Read Small Digital Screens
SOURCE Magnifiers.org,
26/6/08
-
Screen reader simulation + accessible sound editor and sound
f/x SOURCE Reading in the Dark, 26/6/08
-
"The
Anagram Game" from Allinplay now in free open public beta SOURCE The Ranger Station,
26/6/08
-
Enhancements in MAGic 11.0.1126
SOURCE Freedom
Scientific, 26/6/08
-
Swiss Town Rolls Out RFID System for Blind Bus Riders
SOURCE RFID Journal, 25/6/08
-
Coming up on Main Menu - Window-Eyes 7.0 Fully
Disclosed SOURCE Blind Access Journal, 24/6/08
-
Window-Eyes 7.0 Beta 1 Is Now Available!
SOURCE G W Micro, 24/6/08
-
Fonix Announces FonixTalk 6.1 TTS
SOURCE Market Wire, 24/6/08
-
Designing Accessible
Games SOURCE Henry Jenkins blog, 23/6/08
-
T&T Consultancy at Sight Village 2008
SOURCE T&T
Consultancy, 23/6/08
-
What’s
missing on the Mac? SOURCE ATmac.org, 22/6/08
- Student invents aid for visually impaired
swimmers SOURCE Irish Examiner, 21/6/08
- Scottish
National Gallery Visual Impairment Programme awarded funding until 2010 SOURCE
NationalGalleries.org, 20/6/08
-
Victor Reader Stream Version 2.0 is
coming! Find out all the details! SOURCE Talking Books Librarian, 20/6/08
-
Innotech
Announces Accenda Voice Control For iPod * PDF format * SOURCE
Accenda
Products, 20/6/08
-
Rotherham:
Chance For Visually Impaired People To Surf The Net SOURCE Housing News, 20/6/08
-
Dolphin EasyReader, the Missing Link in MicroSoft's 'Save As DAISY XML' Plug In
SOURCE PR-USA.net,
19/6/08
-
Make your PC talk with Windows Narrator
SOURCE Computer Active, 19/6/08
-
Warning:
Blind Screen Reader Users Urged to Avoid Early Skype 4.0 Beta SOURCE Blind Access
Journal, 18/6/08
-
Sens Inclusive Mobile phone concept for the visually-impaired
SOURCE CellPhoneBeat.com,
17/6/08
-
RNIB Surf Right Toolbar - beta version available
SOURCE RNIB Web Access Centre, 17/6/08
-
Snapi smartcard promises access for all
SOURCE Computer Weekly, 16/6/08
-
Free Screen Magnifier DesktopZoom Version 3 Released!
SOURCE Magnifiers.org, 16/6/08
-
Speechissimo for MAC
discontinued: cross-grade offer to GhostReader and Infovox SOURCE prMAC.com, 16/6/08
-
Code Factory's Reading on the go competition
SOURCE Code Factory, 13/6/08
-
New service: PDF assessments and fixing
SOURCE RNIB Web Access Centre, 13/6/08
- Acapela Empowers Dolphin Easy Reader
SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 12/6/08
-
Opera 9.5 web browser ready to roll:
features "experimental screen reader, specifically for Window-Eyes, JAWS, NVDA and
VoiceOver" SOURCE Heise Online, 12/6/08
-
New
Expressivo 1.4 with Jennifer voice comes with 50 free e-books SOURCE Expressivo.com,
12/6/08
-
Haptic feedback enters the third dimension:
Wrappable device promises to transmit touch accurately SOURCE Tech Radar, 11/6/08
-
Invention: Fraud-beating magnetic banknotes:
could be "useful aid to the visually impaired" SOURCE New Scientist, 9/6/08
-
Hands On Learning For The Visually Impaired
SOURCE Science Daily, 9/6/08
-
Technology Empowers
deaf and blind communities * features podcast * SOURCE Sky News, 9/6/08
-
Sound module changes its tune
SOURCE Electronics Talk, 9/6/08
-
The Victor Reader Stream:
More Than an iPod for the Blind SOURCE NFB Braille Monitor, 5/6/08
-
Key to Access VPod - the accessibility
media player SOURCE Red Ferret, 5/6/08
-
AudiOdyssey
WiiMote game launched for visually impared SOURCE The Register, 5/6/08
-
Announcing
SayTools SOURCE Empowerment Zone via Blind Access Journal, 5/6/08
-
Using the keyboard with Leopard
SOURCE ATmac.org, 5/6/08
-
Roberts Radio Concerto
SOURCE AV Review, 3/6/08
-
Hucknall Boy's Winning Design For Blind
SOURCE This
is Nottingham, 3/6/08
-
The blind to benefit from
RFID-based PDA SOURCE UsingRFID.com, 3/6/08
-
Serotek
Summer Sizzle: Win a Complete Digital Lifestyle Makeover SOURCE Serotek Blog, 2/6/08
-
Humax FOXSAT-HD Freesat Receiver
SOURCE TrustedReviews.com, 2/6/08
May 2008 (64 Links)
- Atlantic
Zeiser debuts solutions at drupa 2008: including BRAILLEJET printer SOURCE Packaging
& Converting, 31/5/08
-
New Roberts portable stereo for the blind
SOURCE TechRadar.com, 30/5/08
-
DAISY users discuss the benefits of the Save as DAISY XML add-in for Word
SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 30/5/08
-
Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update includes
major improvements to VoiceOver SOURCE Apple.com, 30/5/08
-
New NVDA
Miscellaneous Dependencies Package released SOURCE NVDA blog, 29/5/08
-
FREE update for v9 users of Supernova, Hal, Lunar and LunarPlus
SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 29/5/08
-
Getting a PC to speak for me
SOURCE Guardian "Ask Jack" blog, 29/5/08
- OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta Delivers Document Accessibility for Mac Users with Disabilities
SOURCE Business
Wire, 29/5/08
-
New visions for mobile
* features BSR blind phone & Embedded Video report * SOURCE Reuters, 28/5/08
-
A mobile phone for the blind:
press release SOURCE SourceWire.com, 28/5/08
- A Kitchen First: A Fully Voice-Controlled Oven
SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 28/5/08
-
Nuance to Showcase Mobile Speech Platform 2.5
SOURCE TMC.net, 28/5/08
-
Sentio Digital Tactile Watch: Blind Have Something To Cheer About!
SOURCE Gizmo Watch, 28/5/08
-
Inside Panasonic's greener, smarter future home:
Features "talking handheld reader that could help visually impaired people work out what’s
in the fridge" SOURCE TechRadar.com, 28/5/08
- Loquendo Brings Speech Technology into the Home with Voice Controlled Oven
SOURCE TMCnet.com, 28/5/08
-
Sightmate:
Technology that helps the visually impaired SOURCE Medgadget.com, 27/5/08
-
CapScribe MAC open-source application enables adding audio
description to video files SOURCE ATmac.org, 27/5/08
-
Changes
in System Access 2.5.0 SOURCE Serotek Blog, 26/5/08
-
Hop-On
disposable mobile phone features braille SOURCE CellPhoneDigest, 25/5/08
-
Microsoft Add-On Lets Anyone Create Talking
Documents Almost SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 23/5/08
-
The magic touch
SOURCE Eureka
Magazine, 23/5/08
-
Haptica Braille watch concept for the visually impaired
SOURCE Tuvie.com, 23/5/08
-
A
colourful future for new device: £10 colour detector SOURCE Glasgow
Daily Record, 23/5/08
- Launch of Mobile Geo Beta Test Program, Free Licenses on Offer
SOURCE Codefactory, 23/5/08
-
Enhancements in JAWS 9.0.2169
* includes fix for known AVG 8.0 issue * SOURCE Freedom Scientific, 22/5/08
-
BT: Phone Bills On Audio CD For Visually Impaired
SOURCE MWorld.com, 22/5/08
-
Strokable robot rabbit talks with touch
SOURCE New Scientist, 22/5/08
- Accessible
version of Blizzard 2008 challenge test for screen reader users, at Edinburgh University
SOURCE added 21/5/08
-
Showcase of latest technology for visually impaired
SOURCE Isle of Man Today, 20/5/08
-
Presentation on
buying, downloading, & transferring music to MP3 players
now available for download SOURCE NBP, 20/5/08
-
Assistiveware Newsletter Focuses on Access for Those with Vision Impairments
SOURCE LionCourt.com blog, 20/5/08
-
Who's on the Line: Access to Phone Systems at Work and at Home
SOURCE AFB Accessworld, May 2008 edition
-
The Blizzard Challenge 2008:
Volunteer TTS Voice testers needed SOURCE Bit-tech.net, 16/5/08
-
Got questions about Save as DAISY? Read our FAQs
SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 16/5/08
-
University
of Reading develops new ultrasound hat * features video clip SOURCE BBC The One Show,
16/5/08
-
NHK
develops tactile display capable of braille SOURCE Electronista.com, 16/5/08
-
Our big idea: screenreader
dot net SOURCE Times Online, 15/5/08
-
A Protomold Production:
TVonics freeview box "rapid protoyped" SOURCE TCT Magazine, 15/5/08
-
Ireland's First Ever Assistive
Technology Library Launched: 20,000 A T Users To Benefit SOURCE IrishDev.com, 15/5/08
-
Emacspeak-28.0
SOURCE PuppyDog Unleashed! SOURCE Emacspeak the audio desktop blog, 15/5/08
-
Read the Words: Text to Speech
for Everyone SOURCE Infodoodads blog, 15/5/08
-
GhostReader 1.5
SOURCE MAC
Improves iPhone/iPod Export SOURCE Mac Observer, 14/5/08
-
Changing
colas and switching relationships: Reflections on synthesized speech SOURCE
Access
Ability blog, 13/5/08
-
Nokia
design contractor Provoke Design unveils new phone concepts including touch
model SOURCE Engadget, 13/5/08
-
Visionary show in Potters Bar library
SOURCE Hendon Times, 12/5/08
-
Latest aids for blind and partially sighted people on show
SOURCE This is Lancashire, 10/5/08
-
Reviews For AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition version 8.0.1 build 100
SOURCE AccessWatch.info, 10/5/08
-
JSonar7 for Cakewalk Sonar 7.2 has just been released
SOURCE Jsonar.org blog, 9/5/08
-
General
Progress Update SOURCE NVDA blog, 8/5/08
-
DAISY Showcase Video Produced in 5 Languages by
Microsoft SOURCE DAISY Consortium, 8/5/08
-
Microsoft "Save As DAISY XML" Translator add-in released
SOURCE DAISY
Consortium, 7/5/08
-
Panasonic parades three HD TVs with integrated Freesat
SOURCE & audio description SOURCE PocketLint.co.uk, 7/5/08
-
Huddersfield
student develops "tempest-like" game for the blind SOURCE Develop Magazine,
7/5/08
-
Braille converter bridges the information gap
SOURCE CORDIS
ICT Results. Europe 7/5/08
-
Microsoft Improves Word for the Blind
SOURCE PC
Magazine, 7/5/08
-
OpenOffice.org Gets Mac Accessibility
SOURCE LionCourt.com blog, 7/5/08
-
MacWorld
podcast features VoiceOver and accessibility SOURCE ATmac.org, 6/5/08
-
Danish Parliament secures future of RoboBraille
SOURCE Robobraille.org,
5/5/08
-
Slackware
12.1 supports speech synthesizers providing access to Linux for the V I community
SOURCE Tweakers.net, 5/5/08
-
I
T help for blind people SOURCE Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 3/5/08
-
Evaluation
version of Three-D Velocity accessible game released SOURCE BPC Programs, 3/5/08
-
Ancient Applications
SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 1/5/08
-
Upwardly Mobile: Speech Answers the Wireless
Call SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 1/5/08
-
RNIB
Scientific Research Unit spotlights tiresias.org SOURCE Electronics Weekly, 1/5/08
April 2008 (51 Links)
- Bones launches Milestone 312, the Next Generation Audio Engine for Blind People
SOURCE www.magnifiers.org, 30/4/08
-
Microsoft developing 'senior PC'
SOURCE BBC
News, 30/4/08
-
Speaking text messages for the visually impaired
SOURCE British
Journal of Healthcare Computing, 30/4/08
-
Game
News: Simon says follow danZ! SOURCE AudioGames.net, 30/4/08
- Call for improved sat nav for blind
SOURCE E-Health Insider, 29/4/08
-
Panasonic Viera TX-37LZD80
LCD TV features Audio Description SOURCE CNET, 29/4/08
-
JAWS scripts for Cakewalk Music Creator 3.0 are now available!
SOURCE Jsonar.org, 29/4/08
-
Assistiveware Releases Infovox iVox 1.2
* for MAC * SOURCE Lioncourt.com, 29/4/08
-
Retooling for Baby Boomers:
Helping Vocational Rehab Organizations Meet The Coming Surge in Demand SOURCE
Serotek Blog, 29/4/08
-
Nokia N82 Named Best Mobile Imaging Device in Europe
SOURCE Smart Phone Today, 28/4/08
-
TEXT GUIDE TO SIGHT VILLAGE 2008
Compiled by Terry Robinson B.Sc updated SOURCE Describe Online, 28/4/08
-
iPhone to get haptic touch
SOURCE Pocket Lint, 28/4/08
-
T&T Consultancy Ltd Introduces Remote Access Services
SOURCE T&T Consultancy, 29/4/08
-
Freedom
Scientific updates thumb drive version to JAWS 9.0 SOURCE Access Ability blog, 25/4/08
- Cell phone for blind people
SOURCE LetsGoMobile.org, 25/4/08
-
Enhancements in JAWS 9.0.2152
SOURCE April 2008 SOURCE Freedom Scientific, 24/4/08
-
Learn how a talking watch can help Chichester residents
SOURCE Mid Sussex Times, 24/4/08
-
WebAnywhere: a free screen reader accessed via the web
SOURCE RNIB Web Access blog, 23/4/08
-
New way of embossing cards:
company wins Queens Award for Enterprise & Innovation 2008 SOURCE The Glitter
Girls, via UK Trade Invest, 23/4/08
-
Mac Clones and Accessibility
SOURCE PC World, 23/4/08
-
Forcing
Accessible Font Sizes SOURCE Design Week, 23/4/08
-
All You Need To Know About Synthesizers
SOURCE Melodika.net,
22/4/08
-
A
D Television review - Toshiba Regza 37XV505: Reveal the off switch SOURCE CNET, 22/4/08
-
Cyberclinic: Leading The Blind
SOURCE The Independent, 18/4/08
-
RoboBraille wins Well-Tech award for innovation and accessibility
SOURCE RoboBraille.org,
16/4/08
-
BCAB Short Courses:
USING GPS SYSTEMS, Saturday 10th May, London SOURCE BCAB, 15/4/08
-
Tek Talk Presents An Unbelievably Comprehensive And Accessible
Device -
SiRecognizer UMPC
SOURCE Blind Access Journal, 14/4/08
-
Case
Study: Talking Bus Stops for the blind & visually impaired linked to Real Time Bus
Information signs SOURCE PublicTechnology.net, 13/4/08
- LDL
SOURCE Level Description Language enables blind gamers to make their
own maps for Audio Quake SOURCE AGRIP, 13/4/08
-
TTS to Bring Stories and Screenplays to Life
SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 11/4/08
-
Dave Williams
is dish of the day on ACB Radio's Main Menu show SOURCE with audio SOURCE Dolphin Computer
Access, 10/4/08
-
Pre-release
beta 3D version of "Shoot Da Me" accessible game released SOURCE RS Games,
10/5/08
-
Open Technology Day at Teesside and District Society for the Blind,
April 24th SOURCE Gazette Live, 9/4/08
-
Educational Feature: ‘Student Postmortem: AudiOdyssey’
SOURCE Gamasutra.com, 8/4/08
-
New
RNIB report points to accessible ICT systems for the elderly and disabled SOURCE
Scenta.co.uk,
8/4/08
-
TextAloud Announces Integration with iTunes
SOURCE EMedia Wire, 8/4/08
-
Vibrating, Braille-enabled cellphone for the blind invented in
Japan SOURCE CrunchGear.com, 8/4/08
-
Experimental Audio Games!
SOURCE Audiogames.net, 8/4/08
-
Orca accessibility app makes a whale of an impact
SOURCE Linux.com, 7/4/08
-
Rapid
Prototyping models help blind boy to see new home SOURCE EngineeringTalk.com, 7/4/08
-
Espeak
Macintosh Installer SOURCE ATmac.org, 6/4/08
-
Icon and Icon Braille+ now Play NLS Books & Serotek Content;
Audible Support Imminent SOURCE NBP updates blog, 4/4/08
-
Robotic
pen guides the hand of the blind SOURCE New Scientist, 4/4/08
-
Cell
phone application has potential for being useful tool for blind diabetics SOURCE
Access
Ability, 4/4/08
-
FAG to launch braille device
SOURCE Packaging News, 4/4/08
-
New Players Similar to zen Stone Add Nice features
SOURCE NBP updates blog, 3/4/08
-
New book, "A Pocketful of
Sound: A Quick-Start & Buyer’s Guide to Accessible Book & music Players"
released SOURCE NBP Updates blog, 3/4/08
-
Victor
Reader Stream now available with English U.K. Daniel TTS voice SOURCE Access Watch
blog, 2/4/08
-
New
screen reader friendly game "Muelsfell: Rise of the Golems" SOURCE
Audiogames.net,
2/4/08
-
Siafu: a shape-changing laptop concept for the
blind SOURCE Dvice.com, 1/4/08
-
The Expanding Speech Tech Universe, by James A. Larson
SOURCE Speech Technology Magazine, 1/4/08
March 2008 (39 Links)
- Report on International ICT Accessibility
Standards Proposed, Being Developed & Recently Published SOURCE Tiresias.org,
31/3/08
-
Premier Assistive Technology Inc. changes
name to Premier
Literacy SOURCE Emedia Wire, 31/3/08
-
Use
Your Regular MAC Keyboard As A Perkins Braille Keyboard SOURCE ATmac.org, 31/3/08
-
Interview:
Eduard Sanchez, Creator of Mobile Speak & Founder of Code
Factory SOURCE Mark Taylor Candleshore, 30/3/08
-
The sense and nonsense of haptic technology in games
SOURCE Jan Jacob Mekes, via Audiogames.net, 29/3/08
-
My
Touch Keys: Real Tactile Keyboard for the iPhone SOURCE Mobile Whack, 29/3/08
-
Linux Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 5.3.1 *
features Adriane Audio Desktop * SOURCE E-linux,it, 28/3/08
-
Fingernail camera makes any object a touchpad
SOURCE New Scientist, 28/3/08
-
Interactive
Fiction games SOURCE ATMac.org, 26/3/08
-
Shockwave game accessibility,
by Thomas Westin SOURCE Adobe Developer blog, 25/3/08
-
BlogBard:
Text-to-Speech for Your Blog SOURCE Mashable.com, 20/3/08
-
Interviews
with CSUN Exhibitors SOURCE T&T Consultancy Blog & Podcast, 19/3/08
-
Errata for DAISY/NISO Z39.86 Specifications for the Digital Talking Book
SOURCE DAISY Consortium, 18/3/08
-
Narrator 2.0 text-to-speech utility released
fpr MAC OS X SOURCE MacWorld.com, 17/3/08
-
RISC
OS: Google funding offered to NetSurf
project SOURCE Drobe.co.uk, 17/3/08
- Super-Regulator’ Sharpens Focus On Accessibility
SOURCE E-access Blog, 17/3/08
-
Announcement of cSUN
Audio Interviews Feature SOURCE T&T Consultancy Blog & Podcast, 16/3/08
-
Google Reader now has Aria
SOURCE Afeedisborn.com,15/3/08
-
MAGic 11.0 Promotional Release lasts
till August 2008 without interruption SOURCE Freedom Scientific, 14/3/08
-
Dolphin
Scripting - audio presentation SOURCE T&T Consultancy Blog & Podcast, 14/3/08
-
A-technic SpeakOn
software * FREE * updated to version 1.7.0 SOURCE A-technic.net, 13/3/08
-
Microsoft Announces New Accessibility Tools and Resources for
Developers SOURCE PR Newswire, 13/3/08
-
Video of Immersion Corporation demonstrating haptic response to
on-screen key presses SOURCE MSmobiles.com, 13/3/08
-
HumanWare expands its GPS line for blind
people, with the new Trekker Breeze SOURCE Humanware.com, 12/3/08
-
Serotek
adds screen magnification to System Access SOURCE Blind Geek Zone, 12/3/08
- ARIA
For Google Reader: In praise of timely information access SOURCE The Official Google
Blog, 12/3/08
-
GNOME 2.2 now available:
offers significant accessibility improvements SOURCE ZD Net, 12/3/08
-
LINUX:
Update on Knoppix 5.3.1 status, by Klaus Knopper SOURCE Debian.org, 11/3/08
-
HumanWare
releases Victor Stream 1.2 upgrade SOURCE Blind Geek Zone, 11/3/08
-
GW Micro To Demonstrate the New Window-Eyes 7.0 Features, Including
Scripting, March 17 SOURCE Accessible World, 10/3/08
-
Version 9 Release Date Announced as 12th March 2008
SOURCE Dolphin Computer Access, 9/3/08
-
Vodafone launches service for blind users
SOURCE Ballyfermot Post, Ireland 7/3/08
-
Tactile Wand concept aims to aid the visually
impaired SOURCE Engadget, 7/3/08
- Swap your CD licence for a V9 Dolphin Pen
SOURCE Dolphin
Computer Access, 7/3/08
-
BBC
iPlayer to roll out subtitles by end of March: also developing audio description
solution SOURCE New Media Age, 5/3/08
-
Levitating joystick improves computer feedback
SOURCE New Scientist, 4/3/08
-
kReader helps the Blind to Read
SOURCE Coolest-Gadgets.com, 3/3/08
-
Edit
Pad Pro 6.4.0 now screen reader accessible SOURCE Tweakers.net, 3/3/08
-
Make Your Application Accessible with Accerciser
SOURCE Linux Journal, 1/3/08
Jan/Feb08 (24 Links)
- TVs and computers for the blind
SOURCE features the Zen concept PC SOURCE Tech.co.uk, 28/2/08
- 13 Questions:
Julie Howell SOURCE BBC Ouch! 28/2/08
-
Apple Posts VoiceOver Podcast on iTunes
SOURCE Lioncourt.com, 28/2/08
-
GNOME focuses on accessibility -- with a little help from Mozilla and others
SOURCE Linux.com, 27/2/08
-
Better accessibility through Vista
SOURCE Computer Active, 26/2/08
-
Zen PC Concept for the visually impaired
SOURCE Product-Reviews.net, 25/2/08
-
Google Reader Short Cut keys
SOURCE Afeedisborn.com, 24/2/08
-
Mitsumi develops haptic
Touch Pad to be installed on the back of mobile devices SOURCE FarEastGizmos.com, 23/2/08
-
Toshiba's
new CV range hi-definition LCD TV's include built-in audio description SOURCE
The
Register, 22/12/08
-
Displaysense
championing its new product for the blind - a talking display stand SOURCE
Bishops
Stortford Citizen, 20/2/08
-
Revised: Guidelines for the Design of
Accessible I C T Systems - Touchscreens SOURCE Tiresias.org, 20/2/08
-
KeyCue 4.1 keyboard shortcut cheat sheet now with large-print themes
SOURCE PRmac.com, 19/2/08
-
Voice demonstration of Wayfinder Access for people with visual impairments
SOURCE WayFinder.com, 18/2/08
-
Open Source DAISY Projects
SOURCE NFB Access Technology Blog, 15/2/08
-
Game Accessibility Arcade to be Presented at Game
Developers Conference 2008 SOURCE GameSpy.com, 15/2/08
- LG Handset Comes with Tactile Feedback Touch-screen
SOURCE Cellular News, 13/2/08
-
Readers get the bigger picture
SOURCE This is Cheshire, 10/2/08
-
Apple updates address media apps, visually impaired
SOURCE ITwire.com,
7/2/08
-
Samsung launches black U600 with haptic touch
SOURCE Pocket
Lint, 6/2/08
-
Case study: Brighton & Hove City Council's Talking Bus Stops
for the blind and visually impaired SOURCE PublicTechnology.net, 4/2/08
- Scanner Puts Blind People In
Picture SOURCE I C Renfrewshire, 30/1/08
-
Nokia Launches N82 Smartphone For Visually Impaired
SOURCE Eflux Media, 29/1/08
-
Bomi Kim Tactile MP3 player - braille-like control
SOURCE Tech Digest, 29/1/08
- Watch Low Vision Aids in Action on YouTube
SOURCE Magnifiers.org,
3/1/08
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