I’ve been meaning to put this up for a while. Just one thing led to another, and it’s finally going up today. I think lots of blind folks have heard of NVDA. Ya know, it’s NVDA, the free screen reader. Probably lots of us have downloaded it and used it to see if it could …
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It’s Time For Another Edition of How Cool Is That?
I have more cool news. Remember back when I railed about how much companies were charging for a talking caller ID? Well, I didn’t specifically say it was a talking caller ID, but that was what I was trying to buy. Well, Future Aids, or the Braille Book Store has come through again. We’ve already …
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The Carnival Is Back!
Back a bit ago, I wrote a post for the second Assistance Dog Blog Carnival. Now, the carnival is live. So you can read about every kind of decision imaginable to do with having a service dog. There’s a lot of reading, so hop around, make some new friends, all that great stuff. Most importantly, …
Snow Removal info for Guelph
I thought I would put this up on the blog for fellow Guelphites with disabilities who may or may not read here. I found out about this at the last committee meeting I was at, but that was the day before taking the grey dog home, so I was kinda busy. This was published in …
Dog Attack Survey By The Seeing Eye
Now that we can sleep at night knowing that Spalding is not freezing his little tush off, here’s a survey we as guide dog handlers can complete about dog attacks. ***Please forward to other guide dog handlers in the United States andCanada*** Dear Fellow Guide Dog Handlers, One of the biggest dangers we face as …
Another Web Accessibility Survey
I received this survey yesterday, and filled it out this morning. I asked the creater of the survey if it would be ok if I posted it on the blog. The answer was yes, so up it goes. You know what to do. Hi all, As part of a potential publication, I’m conducting research related …
The Deal Of The Week Is A Pal Of Mine
Often times I forget to check what the HMV Digital Deal of the Week is, but for some reason I looked to day and I’m glad I did. I’m not sure when they change these things, but this week’s special isSpecial Affections by Diamond Rings. Diamond Rings is John ORegan, who some of you might …
WebAIM Survey 3
First there was the WebAIM survey, then there was the second WebAIM survey. Now, we have WebAIM Survey the third. So, if you use a screen reader, even just for evaluating websites, go fill it out. My only complaint is you have to click back to check what you’ve done. I’m always twitchy about clicking …
Guide Dog Harness Survey
Ro talked about this yesterday, and I should have posted it then, but I didn’t see it until late. There is a student at the University of Illinois (at least I think that’s what U of I is) who is trying to figure out a new way to make a guide dog harness so that …
A Big Article On Our Little Project
Remember back when I mentioned the recreation project Guelph Barrier-Free Committees is doing? Well, Steve urged me to send the little blurb to the Guelph Tribune and see what happens. So, I did, and holy crap, we got a story! And, it’s working! We’ve already had a few phone calls and emails! This is good. …