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Contents
AbilityNet News
AAC Resouces launched online
AbilityNet’s “Exploring AAC” Website Launched
Please take a look at our web resource and tell us what you think. Feel free to tell your colleagues and clients.
AbilityNet at Technology World 09
AbilityNet will be attending Technology World 09 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK. Technology world 09 is the UK's larest "Speed dating" event for companies with an interest in technology. If you are attending and would like to meet to discuss any aspect of accessible computing email us asap. Contact kareem.monem@abilitynet.org.uk to organise an appointment
YouTube Playlists Updated
Thanks for feedback on the YouTube playlists and how we could make them more useful
New playlists are being compiled as we speak on specific assistive technologies such as Screenreaders and Magnifiers - Find out more at www.youtube.com/abilitynet
History of AT Presentation on Slideshare
David Banes' take on the "History of AT" presentation from BCS InclusivITy day can be found uploaded at Slideshare at www.slideshare.net/abilitynet
Access News
Visually impaired gamer sues Sony
Hot off the presses of many major gaming and technical news outlets is a story about a visually impaired gamer who is suing Sony online entertainment for game ... accessibility as demanded by the Americans with disabilities act (ADA).
Interesting look at the beginnings of the HTML img tag
Why do we have the img element? An interesting glimpse from 1993 when it was first being discussed
Free browsers for vision impairment
Links to 8 browsers designed with vision impaired users in mind, following on from an article on Disaboom
Using NVDA to evaluate web accessibility
Testing web content with a screenreader is essential for highlighting issues that may not be uncovered as part of a standard WCAG2 review. This guide will help you use the open source screenreader, NVDA, to test your website
W3C Cheat sheet
Useful quick access to W3C accessibility tips
Best of YouTube
Google Wave Made Simple
Google has developed a new open source program called "Google Wave." http://wave.google.com Put simply, Google Wave is just like Google Docs for e-mail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS9AbePnE08
Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking as an assistive technology
Don Oliver has had multiple sclerosis for 40 years and is wheel chair bound. Dragon is a critical part of his every day life. What does he use Dragon for? "I use it for everything."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsZo1p_5-o4
Android Accessibility
This is just a quick video on where we are with accessibility for Android
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaLQt35H_10
All of these, and all of our new playlists can be found on the AbilityNet YouTube channel www.youtube.com/abilitynet.
What’s Hot on Twitter @AbilityNet #Accessibility #a11y
Microsoft says speech is the next touch: http://ow.ly/yY6o
Second Life and #Disability: Interview with University of South Australia's Denise Wood: http://ow.ly/yYaq
Living with Asperger's syndrome: http://bit.ly/1dP4L6
How to be a leader with assistive technology http://bit.ly/3kvMK4
Special Offers
E-learning
1 year access to AbilityNet elearning – only £35 per user + VAT
Go to www.abilitynettraining.org for details
Stimulate your Team with ICT Innovation Days
Get your team to look ahead and think about how access technology is going to change during the next 5 years – how will access be happening and what will be the impact. These interactive and hands on days are extremely popular in helping with planning and diversity. Contact David Banes at david.banes@abilitynet.org.uk for further details
Request a free HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff™ accessibility scan
HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff™ is an enterprise accessibility validation solution that scans your Web site for over 172 separate issues and delivers the results in a powerful online report.
Request your free HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff™ accessibility check today.
Need an accessibility speaker for event or workshop ?
Let us know if you would like us to try to speak at your events – we can deliver onsite or remotely across video conferencing email david.banes@abilitynet.org.uk for further details
Courses
The Autumn Course programme is released
Accessibility in Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007
Investigating accessibility within the Operating system and Office Applications
More information and booking for Accessibility in Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 course
Effective Assessment of Problems at Computer Workstations
Helping those involved in workstation assessments respond effectively
More information and booking for Effective Assessment of Problems at Computer Workstations course
Mobile Access Solutions
Exploring the key issues in selecting portable technology
More information and booking for Mobile Access Solutions course
Using ICT to Support People with Dyslexia
Use technology to help those who have reading and writing difficulties
More information and booking for Using ICT to Support People with Dyslexia course
Web 2.0
Demonstrating how to make the most of web 2.0 technologies
More information and booking for Web 2.0 course
Windows 7
Looking at the new accessibility features available in Windows 7
More information and booking for Windows 7 course
And there’s MORE
Stay in Touch with AbilityNet
Come find us at a number of events in the next few weeks...
Access IT 2009
Technology World 09
23rd and 24th Nov, 2009
Venue: Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK
AbilityNet will be on stand 56 come and find us
Across the Web
Join our daily Twitter channel @abilitynet
Join our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/abilitynet
Read our regular Blog www.abilitynet.org.uk/blog
Join GATE The Global Assistive Technology Encyclopedia
It will soon be available for free from www.abilitynet.org.uk/podcast or via iTunes
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