Monday, May 10, 2010
Game Accessibility Day
Boston May 25th the 3rd Annual Game Accessibility Day @ Games for Health. Please visit http://bit.ly/9Ck19J for schedule and registration.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
From Top Tech Tidbits
Here is a summary of online information about audio-described movies, as offered by the Media Access Group at WGBH: this new sitelists DVS movies available on DVD as well as listing all movies that have ever been described:
http://www.describedmovies.org/
Go here for information about movies offered with description in theaters equipped with Motion Picture Access systems.
http://www.mopix.org/
And type in your zip code, set the search filter for DVS and find the equipped theaters, described movies and accessible showtimes near you here:
http://www.captionfish.com/
Gizmo has updated its Best Freeware List in the World
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gizmosbest/~3/UmZi2stdCQQ/top-freeware-picks-category-editors.htm
The 4 May, 2010 post on the NFB - Access Technology Blog is entitled iPad First Look
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Access_Technology_Blog.asp
Jamal Mazrui has consolidated much of his programming effort into a package for developrs of applications called the Homer Application Framework. It is designed to make it easy for developers to build sophisticated applications with a graphical user interface (GUI), and for end users to benefit from the friendliness and power of those applications.
http://EmpowermentZone.com/appsetup.exe
http://www.describedmovies.org/
Go here for information about movies offered with description in theaters equipped with Motion Picture Access systems.
http://www.mopix.org/
And type in your zip code, set the search filter for DVS and find the equipped theaters, described movies and accessible showtimes near you here:
http://www.captionfish.com/
Gizmo has updated its Best Freeware List in the World
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gizmosbest/~3/UmZi2stdCQQ/top-freeware-picks-category-editors.htm
The 4 May, 2010 post on the NFB - Access Technology Blog is entitled iPad First Look
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Access_Technology_Blog.asp
Jamal Mazrui has consolidated much of his programming effort into a package for developrs of applications called the Homer Application Framework. It is designed to make it easy for developers to build sophisticated applications with a graphical user interface (GUI), and for end users to benefit from the friendliness and power of those applications.
http://EmpowermentZone.com/appsetup.exe
Monday, May 3, 2010
AccessibleWorld podcasts
Accessible World podcasts. Check out the healthy living podcasts.
http://www.accessibleworld.org/
http://www.accessibleworld.org/
Tentative Event Schedule for Adaptive Technology Program for May, June and July
Events coming up in Adaptive Services:
May 15th - STTS: canceled because of AccessibilityCampBoston
May 18th - AccessibilityDC: James Chandler - Accessibility Project Management
June 5th - STTS: Adaptive Sports and Recreation, Health and Exercise
June 14th - DCWeek event 6pm to 9pm
June 15th - AccessibilityDC 6pm to 9pm
June 19th - STTS: Accessible Gaming, Serious Gaming, Game Development, related issues, Mark Barlet
July 10th STTS: Employment
May 15th - STTS: canceled because of AccessibilityCampBoston
May 18th - AccessibilityDC: James Chandler - Accessibility Project Management
June 5th - STTS: Adaptive Sports and Recreation, Health and Exercise
June 14th - DCWeek event 6pm to 9pm
June 15th - AccessibilityDC 6pm to 9pm
June 19th - STTS: Accessible Gaming, Serious Gaming, Game Development, related issues, Mark Barlet
July 10th STTS: Employment
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Audio Tutorials from Blind Geek Zone
NVDA and IPAD demos among others
http://www.blind-geek-zone.net/audio.htm
http://www.blind-geek-zone.net/audio.htm
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