For the week of September 12, 2011, check out articles on improved Google accessibility, concept smartphones, accessibility webinars, and so much more!
- Project:Possibility – Have an idea for a piece of accessible software? We’re looking for project ideas. http://bit.ly/qMiaoF
- #Deaf students sue college for failing to provide access: http://ow.ly/6vqmd
- Google Docs, Calendar enhanced for blind users – GMANews.TV http://tinyurl.com/3z4kb8r
- Stevie Wonder thanks Steve Jobs for making the iPhone and iPad so accessible – Network World http://tinyurl.com/3g2aaqo
- This is a great idea! Chicago Lighthouse Partners with Best Buy http://tinyurl.com/636enad
- Concept Braille Smartphone could mean a bright future for the visually impaired http://bit.ly/npajMi
- Jaws 13 Will Include Integrated OCR and Better ARIA Support: http://bit.ly/nCb7pm
- FCC advisory committee recommends adoption of SMPTE Timed Text captioning for online video broadcastengineering.com/news/fcc-smpte
- INDEPENDENT LENS: Lives Worth Living, Thursday, October 27, 2011, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS. http://fb.me/1gS8N1ZRK
- Elderly prefer robot carers, study finds – The Copenhagen Post http://tinyurl.com/68cgzon
- “Smartphone #Apps Earning Respect As #Assistive #Technology” By Lindsey Aftel: http://ow.ly/6t0OJ
- IDEAL Group’s Portable Assistive Technology Software SmartDrive® http://bit.ly/q7cAKt
- DynaVox Maestro gives 10-year-old with autism chance to communicate – Beacon News: http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/lifestyles/7521643-423/dynavox-maestro-gives-10-year-old-with-autism-chance-to-communicate.html
- Sept. 27 Document Accessibility, free webinar http://weba.im/357