I just saw this and wanted to link to it. I used to listen to Earl Harrison review technology on ACB Radio’s Main Menu years ago. I also ran into him at a GDB convention once. I was on a mailing list with his wife some time ago. Now I just read that he is …
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Some Local Deliciousness
I can’t believe I’m about to post a picture of food. But I think this is a special occasion! Like I said in my post about getting Christmas gifts, I was doing my best to seek out local businesses that I would happen to hear about. I even went and looked up local businesses I’d …
Planes for Puppies!
I meant to put this up last week, but better late than never. In the pandemic’s long line of sucky side-consequences, it has made it harder for Guide dogs for the Blind, the school that trained Trixie and Tansy, to transport puppies and some adult dogs in need, to where they need to go. Many …
GDBeMyEyes
Probably everybody knows about this, but hey. Maybe it’s good to have it up somewhere for people to find. This was emailed to me from GDB. GDB Partners with Be My Eyes Greetings GDB Alumni! I have some very exciting news to share with you. On Monday, September 14 GDB will begin providing specialized support …
Pro-Wrestling Favorability Survey
For once, let’s take a survey not related to accessibility. This one’s about wrestling, specifically how you feel about and access programming from various companies. This survey is being conducted by Brandon Thurston (bhthurston@gmail.com), an independent researcher, writer, pro-wrestler, and sometimes business consultant who creates content associated with wrestlenomics.com. He plans to use the results …
I Want A Coronavirus For Christmas
No, I don’t have a death wish. Let me explain. First, imagine singing the “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas” song, but pronouncing Coronavirus like “Corin avris”. That’s how one of our screen-readers pronounces Coronavirus. Steve and I have gotten so used to pronouncing it that way that we have to make sure we say …
Virtual Fireworks
I got word about this and I can’t decide if it’s pretty neat or neat with a touch of creepy. But still, it’s mostly neat. Because we can’t have throngs of humanity smushing into parks and watching the fireworks, the government of Canada decided to put on a virtual display. On July 1, wherever you …
NVDA 2020 User Satisfaction Survey
NV Access has posted an extremely short survey to get a sense of the level of satisfaction its users have with the NVDA screen reader. There are only three questions. One asks you to rate how likely you are to suggest NVDA to others, one asks if you’re using it primarily for accessibility testing and …
SiriusXM Is Free Until May 15th If you’re Not Already Paying For It
This is a pretty cool thing that SiriusXM is doing, but I may not take advantage of it. I know if I get myself hooked on it I’m going to want to pay for it. I realize that’s kind of the point, but I ought not make myself want to spend money on more things …
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The Food Bank Of Waterloo Region Could Really Use Donations About Now
This frigging Coronavirus is going to hit a lot of us very hard in many ways. Some of the hardest hit are going to be those among us who are already struggling financially. So even though I might sound like a broken record over here, if you’re one of the fortunate ones and are in …
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