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Accessibility and mobile devices
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A11yHack
May 21, 2012 at 9:30pm to May 22, 2012 at 4:15pm – Conference Aston Hotel and Conference Centre, Birmingham
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Using QR Codes
Posted by Matt Robert Ewens on May 26, 2011 at 11:43am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I recently played around with QR codes as I thought it might be a good idea to add them to the accessibility flyer, so that people could scan the QR code for the individual pieces of equipment we have in the accessibility box. The idea being that someone with a smartphone could be taken to a user guide of demonstration video for that piece of equipment.
What do people think of this? I know QR codes have been around for ages and blogs like: Don't waste your time by David…
Continue New RSC South West Ning
Posted by Matt Robert Ewens on November 24, 2010 at 2:57pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Hi All,
The RSC South West has recently setup a new social network on Ning.
JOIN HERE: http://jisc-rscsw.ning.com/
Although this is a different region, we may have useful resources that can be shared, so please feel free to join up and get involved. So far we have developed many groups such as:
• Event materials/resources
• Online event webinar event recordings
• Event presentations
• Discussion and… Continue
The RSC South West has recently setup a new social network on Ning.
JOIN HERE: http://jisc-rscsw.ning.com/
Although this is a different region, we may have useful resources that can be shared, so please feel free to join up and get involved. So far we have developed many groups such as:
• Event materials/resources
• Online event webinar event recordings
• Event presentations
• Discussion and… Continue
Open Educational Resources
Posted by Peter Cheer on October 6, 2010 at 5:00pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
The Support Centre for Open Resources in Education (SCORE) is inviting applications for Short-Term Fellowships. These are designed for people with little or no experience of Open Educational Resources (OER) and will provide a thorough grounding in both production and use of OER. The Fellowship consists of distance learning elements and a one week intensive residential course in Milton Keynes. Further details and an application form can be found at… Continue
Techsoup
Posted by Peter Cheer on October 5, 2010 at 9:56am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I have been asked to become moderator of the Techsoup Accessible Technology and Public Computing community forum (http://www.techsoup.org/community/?cg=lnav). Techsoup describe themselves as 'one of the most comprehensive technology resources for NGOs in the world'. OK I will be working with them, but there is substance behind the claim. The community forums are dominated by traffic from North America but are worth checking out (although… Continue
A Better Mousetrap
Posted by Chris Stringfellow on October 1, 2010 at 11:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
A recent request on a listserv I subscribe to wanted to know if there was a free mouse trapping option where the user could select the region for the pointer to be fixed. A couple of suggestions were made, but one was quite old and the other wasn't free. So as this did not seem to be too difficult a task which could fill an hour or so, I decided to see if I could make a better mousetrap than the one I originally posted on my site. And what better name for an app than, "A Better Mousetrap", so… Continue
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Helpful audio accessory for VI + HI learners:
http://it4vi.blogspot.com/2011/11/helpful-pound-shop-item.html
Status posted by Peter Bryenton
Exploring another handy way to access bookmarks from anywhere using Symbaloo http://www.symbaloo.com/
Status posted by Sheila Mackay
Informal adult community learning – NIACE online survey
Informal adult community learning – NIACE online surveyHave your say about the future of informal adult community learning, by responding to a NIACE survey online. The NIACE survey, at http://www.niace.org.uk/current-work/the-iacl-review, is sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) as part of its review of informal adult community learning. The closing date for responses is Monday 31…See More
Discussion posted by Peter Cheer
Accessibility and mobile devices
All,There is clearly much potential of mobile devices to do fantastic things to support disabled people in all kinds of ways. I was wondering what apps show the most potential currently, and then I came across this posting on the Yahoo bloghttp://yaccessibilityblog.com/wp/accessible-apps-introductory.html What do people think of this list? Are the apps here any good? Is it missing important ones? Are there any…See More
Discussion posted by Paul Richardson
e-Inclusion Research
This group is for practitioners interested in e-inclusion related research and provides a forum to discuss, share, promote and contribute to e-inclusive research.
Kaj Rietberg joined Craig Mill's group
AccessApps
AccessApps is a collection of 50 open source and freeware assistive technology applications which can be run from a USB stick on a Windows computer.
Kaj Rietberg joined Steve Lee's group
Six Steps to Library Services for Blind and Partially Sighted People
Public libraries are adopting six steps in a UK-wide effort to improve access for blind and partially sighted people. For the two million blind and partially sighted people in the UK this will be a lifeline to the leisure, learning and information resources offered by public libraries.Libraries that have adopted the six steps are providing collections of large print and audio books, making sure accessible technology is available, and have a library champion for the reading needs of blind and…See More
Discussion posted by Peter Cheer
NVDA 2011.2 Has Been Released
The free and open source screen reader Nonvisual Desktop Access has a new update, version 2011.2. In addition to bug fixes it includes many new features including customizable punctuation levels, the ability to define the pronunciation of punctuation, new foreign language Braille translation tables and other features. It's available from www.nvda-project.org.See More
Discussion posted by Peter Cheer
Assistive Technology
This group is dedicated to assistive technologies both hardware and software and how they can support learners with additional support needs.
Heidi Wosley joined Craig Mill's group
Craig Mill liked Peter Cheer's discussion 'Top five accessibility developments poll'
Top five accessibility developments poll
Ability is celebrating its twentieth anniversary and we would like you to help us identify the developments that have had most impact in making technology more accessible to disabled people since 1991.Would voice recognition, eye gaze technology and GPS get your vote? Maybe you would favour legislation such as America’s Section 508 or the UK’s Disability Discrimination Act? Let them know your top five http://www.abilitymagazine.org.uk/See More
Discussion posted by Peter Cheer
Craig Mill liked Craig Mill's group 'e-Inclusion Research'
RSC Wales Summer Bytes at Online
June 21, 2011 to June 23, 2011
Free online workshops on a variety of topics, running from June 21st to June 23rd. You can sign up to as many or as few sessions as you wish. Of particular interest to the 'Accessibility and Inclusion' community are:"Connecting Learners - Safe social networking for accessibility, inclusion and communication" by Siona Murray - Coleg Llandrillo"Turning up the HEAT 4 Wales" Simon Ball &Terry McAndrew of JISC TECHDIS More information, and booking at …See More
Event posted by Paul Richardson
Da Vinci Awards
The 2011 Da Vinci Awards celebrating global excellence in assistive technology is now accepting nominations! Nominate an innovation - your own or someone else's - at www.davinciawards.com
Discussion posted by Peter Cheer
EPUB 3 draft spec
I picked up this from the Assistive Technology Professionals group on Linkedin EPUB 3 Proposed Specification Now ReleasedMay 23, 2011 - NEW YORK CITY. The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved EPUB 3 as an IDPF Proposed Specification for final review by its members and the public.EPUB is a digital publication interchange and delivery format based on XML and Web Standards. It has become a global standard in the digital publishing…See More
Discussion posted by Peter Cheer
Using QR Codes
I recently played around with QR codes as I thought it might be a good idea to add them to the accessibility flyer, so that people could scan the QR code for the individual pieces of equipment we have in the accessibility box. The idea being that someone with a smartphone could be taken to a user guide of demonstration video for that piece of equipment. What do people think of this? I know QR codes have been around for ages and blogs like: Don't waste your time by David Hopkins have a lot of…See More
Blog post by Matt Robert Ewens
Using QR codes
I recently played around with QR codes as I thought it might be a good idea to add them to the accessibility flyer, so that people could scan the QR code for the individual pieces of equipment we have in the accessibility box. The idea being that someone with a smartphone could be taken to a user guide of demonstration video for that piece of equipment. What do people think of this? I know QR codes have been around for ages and blogs like: Don't waste your time by David Hopkins have a lot of…See More
Discussion posted by Matt Robert Ewens
A11yHack at Conference Aston Hotel and Conference Centre, Birmingham
May 21, 2012 at 9:30pm to May 22, 2012 at 4:15pm
This is a free 2 day event of practical and hands-on working on real world accessibility problems using open techniques. We'll also be creating interesting accessibility features or assistive technology using open development techniques. A dynamic mixture of users, specialists, FE/HE developers and other interested folk will share knowledge and experience while working on challenges and innovative solutions. The actual topics discussed and worked on will be selected on the day, after a…See More
Event posted by Steve Lee
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