tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139227902227003582024-03-04T21:13:49.611-08:004 Equal RightsAll humans have equal rights. How can we discover how to work together to make our world, including our technology based and virtual/ internet based world, fully inclusive?
The reality is that technology-based communications and communities offer us both benefits and challenges when it comes to equality... just like the rest of our society.
There's so much to be done! Why not contribute to the dialogue?
To recommend topics or links, please email 4EqualRights@att.netUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-35822626475339048262014-08-31T10:20:00.001-07:002014-08-31T10:20:27.518-07:00Text 911 by Year End!<br /><br />FCC Adopts New Rules to Expand Text-to-911 Availability<br /><br />The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules requiring text messaging providers to allow Americans to send a text to 911 to get help during an emergency. The rules ensure that all wireless carriers and text application providers are prepared to support text-to-911 by the end of 2014. <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwODExLjM0OTIzODQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDgxMS4zNDkyMzg0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTMzOTA5JmVtYWlsaWQ9eWVzc2ljYWd1YUB5YWhvby5jb20mdXNlcmlkPXllc3NpY2FndWFAeWFob28uY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&103&&&http://www.fcc.gov/text-to-911">Text-to-911</a> can provide a lifesaving alternative for people who are deaf, hard of hearing or who have a speech disability. For more information:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-adopts-rules-promote-widespread-text-911-availability">http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-adopts-rules-promote-widespread-text-911-availability</a><br /><br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-4198306129998133492014-07-10T12:47:00.000-07:002014-07-29T19:26:54.255-07:00Ebay takes Web Access Seriously!<br /><br />This was published on Ebay's blog in early June:<br /><br />eBay has teamed with <a href="http://www.nfb.org/">The National Federation of the Blind</a> in a Web 2.0 Sustainable Accessibility Partnership Agreement that will enhance the accessibility of eBay’s website and mobile applications.<br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://blog.ebay.com/ebay-national-federation-blind-team-optimize-accessibility-site-apps/">Read more at the ebay blog.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-41155762548290002622014-06-26T12:45:00.000-07:002014-06-26T12:45:00.038-07:00Web accessibility- can it be fun(ny)?Check out these two videos, produced by the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) of Ontario, Canada. Humorous- and right on target.<br />
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What's your's?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-59099131178967535422014-06-02T17:41:00.000-07:002014-06-02T17:41:00.752-07:00High Tech On-Line Accessibility for Deaf/BlindThis article describes a pilot program called iCanConnect provides equipment and training so that people who are deaf-blind can use the internet. Find out more:<br />
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<br />Here's a fascinating article. I particularly liked how the author set the context wide. It's not about simply ensuring that people with disabilities have access, it's really about full inclusion.<br />
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I posted the job on all the usual "I want to hire a web designer" freelance and job posting sites and got nearly 100 responses within just a few hours.<br />
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Of all of those... only THREE had ANY CLUE how to design a website following ADA/508 design standards!<br />
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This is not rocket science. And, there are great "how to" resources out there.<br />
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Ok...so let's say you're one of those "willing to learn." Please do... next time I want to spend $5,000 to get a basic but ADA/508 compliant website up, I really DO want to hire you. Just be ready, ok?<br />
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<a href="http://webaim.org/intro/">http://webaim.org/intro/</a> has some good starting information.<br />
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But, what if you used a screen reader to read it to you? Would it work?<br />
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Making PDF's accessible under the ADA is not difficult, but it does take some forethought. Here are several sites that can help you to become aware of accessibility and PDF creation.<br />
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Creating Accessible Adobe PDF Files: A Guide for Document Authors<br />
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Creating Accessible PDFs: <a href="http://www.howto.gov/web-content/accessibility/create-accessible-pdfs">http://www.howto.gov/web-content/accessibility/create-accessible-pdfs</a><br />
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PDF Accessibility: Defining Acrobat PDF Accessibility<br />
<a href="http://webaim.org/techniques/acrobat/">http://webaim.org/techniques/acrobat/</a><br />
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PDF Accessibility: How to Create Accessible PDFs Using Adobe Acrobat<br />
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With the web becoming a common distribution point for documents of every sort, and with PDFs becoming one of the top means for producing and disseminating content, ensuring full access becomes more and more critical.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-3630127459473462662014-04-12T20:44:00.000-07:002014-04-12T20:44:20.921-07:00Website and Mobile Apps not accessible?<div style="text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-16327766379380953222014-04-06T13:17:00.000-07:002014-04-06T13:17:00.488-07:00Is your website accessible? <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Webaim (http://webaim.org) is a Utah State University based organization that is dedicated to creating an accessible online world for people with disabilities. They offer technical assistance, training, examples, advice, tips and articles, as well as a way to survey your own site to see how accessible it is. Here's an infographic they offer that not only explains some of the key design elements for accessibility, but also demonstrates them in practice. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 33.75px;"><br /></span>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-53700900881214497962014-02-19T12:50:00.000-08:002014-02-19T12:50:08.552-08:00Accessible Computer Gaming?Having a mobility disability doesn't have to keep you out of computer gaming.<br />
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Here's an article on the topic I just came across on one of my favorite sites, "Make use of."<br />
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<a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/disabled-gamers-can-play-anything/">http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/disabled-gamers-can-play-anything/</a><br />
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Of course, there are sometimes software side changes that do need making, too... which maybe can't be circumnavigated by a consumer's/gamer's personal hardware or software choices.<br />
<br />What's been your experience?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-3832226678101998812013-08-16T22:06:00.000-07:002013-08-16T22:06:05.797-07:00Should some of the richest, most powerful tech companies be allowed to discriminate?Kinda shocking, in my humble opinion.....<br />
<br /><br />"Some of the biggest names in technology are asking the Federal Communications Commission for a pass when it comes to making all of their products accessible to people with disabilities.<br /><br />Under federal rules, equipment used for advanced communications services, or ACS, must be “accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.”<br /><br />If Amazon.com, Sony and Kobo have their way, however, that won’t include e-readers. The companies have come together in an attempt to persuade government regulators that e-readers should not be held to the same accessibility standard as tablets and other devices since they are limited to one core feature — reading."<br /><br /><br />MORE HERE:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/08/14/sony-amazon-accessibility/18514/">http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/08/14/sony-amazon-accessibility/18514/</a><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: red;">PUBLIC COMMENT TO FCC till SEPT 3 2013 here:</span></b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fcc.gov/document/petition-waiver-access-acs-services-and-equipment-0">http://www.fcc.gov/document/petition-waiver-access-acs-services-and-equipment-0</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-55742912746684318612013-06-18T18:37:00.000-07:002013-06-18T18:37:18.426-07:00Update: Inclusion Club RespondsSee, folks, how well this can be done?<br />
Yesterday, I requested an accommodation. Today, I received a note explaining how it will happen. Good job, Inclusion Club!<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We will put on the site that transcripts are available on request. My apologies for not putting this clearly on the site. I know the YouTube service isn't vary good. You will see that the Inclusive Cycling Webinar here - http://iwebinar.com.au/library/index.html.<br /></span></div>
<span style="font-size: medium;">I will order a transcript of the Inclusion in Sport webinar and let you know when it is ready - usually takes a couple of days. Hope that is OK.<br /></span></div>
<span style="font-size: medium;">We can't produce an automatic transcript immediately as we are entirely voluntary group - but we are more than happy to supply a transcript for those people that are interested in a particular webinar.<br /></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-83733718352244459402013-06-17T22:13:00.002-07:002013-06-17T22:13:39.282-07:00Oops. The Inclusion Club Webinar archives are... not inclusive?I subscribe to an email list /e-zine published by an Australian organization called "The Inclusion Club." They focus on inclusion in sports and have some excellent information.<br />
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They recently launched a "Webinar" service. What a great idea to bring this key topic, inclusion, to the world!<br />
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Oops. Guess what?<br />
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They forgot, it seems, to make the webinars... inclusive. So far, I have only attempted their archived webinars, but it doesn't look good...<br />
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Yes, they are posted on YouTube, and all the deaf/ Hard of Hearing folks out there just KNOW how accurate the "auto caption" feature on YouTube is! (sarcasm)<br />
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So... step one:<br />
Inquire.<br />
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I sent an email to the contact person at The Inclusion Club, seeking information on this issue. I asked, specifically, if a downloadable transcript might be available. That's not as good as being able to view the video recording along with every hearing person... but it is certainly better than trying to decode the YouTube auto captions.<br />
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Of course, the REAL question is... are the actual interactive WEBINARS inclusive? Do they include people who cannot listen to the discussion? Do they offer live captioning on request? Do they provide a way for listeners to join in a discussion if they do not use audio on a phone?<br />
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Stay tuned. Let's see what they say at The Inclusion Club....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-25019031108984939862013-06-04T07:00:00.000-07:002013-06-04T07:00:05.616-07:00Use your smart phone to report disabled parking violations?Here's an interesting "app" for your smartphone (iPhone, android or blackberry) and step by step instructions on how to get your municipal police department to cooperate with you on this approach.<br />
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1. Get your police department on board (see the website for how, and for a list of non profits already endorsing this idea)<br />
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2. Put the app on your phone.<br />
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3. See an ADA parking violator's car (i.e no tag).<br />
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4. Take a picture.<br />
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5. Send it from within the app.<br />
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6. The police send a ticket.<br />
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7. A portion of the ticket supports nonprofits and a portion produces income to your city.<br />
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Kind of a cool idea!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-50964526553300283382013-05-02T19:04:00.000-07:002013-05-27T15:08:39.655-07:00Can you spend your money online?<br /><br />Sometimes, not if you have a disability!<br /><br />The following is from an article posted by the Northeast ADA Center News Bulletin: Apr 18, 2013<br /><br /><br />Online Shopping and People with Disabilities<br /><br /><br />As the internet becomes an increasingly important part of everyday life, more and more individuals are doing their shopping online. However, some individuals with disabilities still do not have full access to the Internet because some online retail sites are still inaccessible to them. Disability advocacy groups such as the National Federation for the Blind are increasing their efforts to target online retailers and websites, in an effort to make their websites more accessible. Recent legal victories have also reinforced the idea that websites are places of public accommodation under the ADA. The following links provide more information on recent developments regarding website accessibility.<br /><br /><br />People with Disabilities Sue Over Web Shopping<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324373204578374483679498140.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324373204578374483679498140.html</a><br /><br /><br />Are shopping websites covered by disability law? The answer could be 'yes' in new DOJ regulations<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/are_shopping_websites_covered_by_disability_law_the_answer_could_be_yes_in_/">http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/are_shopping_websites_covered_by_disability_law_the_answer_could_be_yes_in_/</a><br /><br /><br />DOJ May Apply ADA Accessibility Guidelines to Websites<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/doj-may-apply-ada-accessibility-guidelines-to-websites/">http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/doj-may-apply-ada-accessibility-guidelines-to-websites/</a><br /><br /><br />Web Accessibility Still an Anomaly<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.hisoftware.com/2013/compliance/web-accessibility-still-an-anomaly">http://blog.hisoftware.com/2013/compliance/web-accessibility-still-an-anomaly</a><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-86187316594900948462013-04-18T19:02:00.003-07:002013-05-27T15:09:24.836-07:00Free Webinars on Accessible TechnologyAccessible Information and Communication Technology Webinar April 25th<br />
<br />The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) recently published, "Business Strategies that Work: A Framework for Disability Inclusion" which focuses on action areas regarding recruiting, hiring, retaining, and advancing qualified individuals with. This webinar, to be presented April 25th from 2:00-3:00pm ET by AT&T, USBLN, and EARN, will focus on an action area that is central to the operation of 21st century business - information and communication technology (ICT). Participants will learn about the business case for ensuring that technology used by the business is accessible to the largest possible number of applicants, employees, and customers, adopting accessible online application systems, conducting training for in-house staff, and deploying accessible ICT throughout the company. To register, visit: <a href="http://www.askearn.org/webinar_registration.cfm">http://www.askearn.org/webinar_registration.cfm</a><br /><br /><br />WebAIM Webinar on Web Site Accessibility for Employers April 26th<br /><br />This webinar, provided by WebAIM and the Northeast ADA Center on April 26th from 2:00-2:45pm ET, will review the basics of web accessibility, including an overview of the laws and guidelines relevant to the topic as well as some of the tools used to evaluate website accessibility. Discussions around recent court decisions such as the case involving Netflix will take place. The final area discussed will be the business case for web accessibility; for example, relation to application systems for job applicants and benefits systems for employers covered under the ADA. To register, visit:<a href="http://northeastada.org/register/webinar-registration-2013.cfm">http://northeastada.org/register/webinar-registration-2013.cfm</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-53043313990755360752013-04-18T19:01:00.002-07:002013-05-27T15:10:10.229-07:00Captions? Accessible Theaters? On in-flight movies? Or?Senator Introduces Bills to Improve Movie Theater Accessibility for Patrons with Sensory Disabilities<br /><br />Two bills that were recently introduced in Congress by Senator Tom Harkin would seek to broaden access for individuals with disabilities to movies. One of the proposed bills would amend the ADA to require that movie theaters offer closed captioning and audio descriptions to assist individuals with sensory disabilities such as visual impairments. The other would mandate that captions and narration be offered for films screened in flights. To read more, visit:<a href="http://www.care2.com/causes/soon-everyone-may-be-able-to-go-to-the-movies-regardless-of-disabilities.html">http://www.care2.com/causes/soon-everyone-may-be-able-to-go-to-the-movies-regardless-of-disabilities.html</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-44926195797427260682013-03-22T09:10:00.002-07:002013-03-22T09:10:33.159-07:00Web AccessibilityAs you will read below, web access for people with disabilities is a challenge everywhere.<br />
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How can we impact this? We are consumers...and that could give us a huge amount of power!<br />
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<a href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3238/people-with-disabilities-excluded-from-web-services">http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3238/people-with-disabilities-excluded-from-web-services</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-66124691941145146062013-03-09T08:51:00.005-08:002013-03-09T08:51:53.369-08:00Accessibility on Chrome and Android?Making the cloud more accessible....<br />
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<a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/making-cloud-more-accessible-with.html">http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/making-cloud-more-accessible-with.html</a><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-87899309467119152632013-02-21T08:00:00.000-08:002013-05-27T15:11:00.097-07:00Emergency?<span style="font-size: large;">Just Launched!: 2012 Survey on Emergency Communications and People with Disabilities</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div>
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Okay...so we have had wild fires, tornadoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, superstorms, and blizzards, some which have displaced hundreds of thousands or put lives at risk for weeks.</div>
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We have had neighbors without electricity facing life without respirators, CPAPS, or oxygen machines.</div>
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We have had emergency responders struggling to cover all the multitude of needs while recognizing that those without the ability to fend for themselves are highly at risk.</div>
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Find out more by checking out this article about a national survey regarding communications in emergency and disaster situations. In fact, if you are a person with a disability, TAKE the survey. Make sure our voices are heard.</div>
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<br />FROM THE ARTICLE:<br /><br />Emergency communications generally include two main components: 1) contacting emergency response services (911 services) for help, and 2) receiving public emergency alerts for events like severe weather and other natural events, amber alerts for missing children, and other emergencies.<br /><div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713922790222700358.post-58861195368893525932013-02-14T07:59:00.000-08:002013-02-14T07:59:00.534-08:00Universal Access in PrintStatistics vary, but it still is astounding to consider that more than 20% of Americans are "functionally illiterate." This means that they cannot understand written language at a level that allows them to function easily in our print-rich society. Often, this is understood as "4th reading level", or the level of print complexity that a 4th grade child would easily manage.<br />
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In some groups, many more people struggle with print, whether because of lack of education, situations of poverty, English as a second language, or disability.<br />
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What if all printed material carrying pertinent public information was "universally accessible"?<br />
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Copy and paste samples of text into a handy calculator like this to see how readable your writing is:<br />
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http://www.readability-score.com/<br />
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The above blog posting is at the 12.5 level.... meaning it's completely inaccessible to many!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0