I just thought I’d link to a cool study being done so that perhaps it would help get more participants. Martin Talbot is a PHD student in human computer interactions at the University of Waterloo. He’s trying to design a navigation system for blind people. But unlike the makers of the Swan and the Mygo, …
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Jason Dunkerley’s Winning Track
I made ajoking mention of a friend of ours in my last post,which reminded me that I owe the guy a plug. So since I’m nothing if not a forgetful man of my word, here goes. Jason Dunkerley is not only a talented musician and top level Paralympic runner, he’s an all around good guy …
Glow In The Woods
I think this is a really nice idea, so I thought I’d spread the word. But before I can even spread the word about the cool thing, I have to explain how I found it. A couple of years ago, we stumbled across Thordora’s blog. She has a blogroll that’s a mile long, and around …
Future Aids
I’ve found a new place to buy things. What kind of things? Braille things. Talking things. All kinds of neat things. They’re cheap. They have neat descriptions of their things. Some of them even have instruction sheets you can read. I just bought a talking pedometer, and you can listen to its voice. It only …
Anyone For A Game Of Chess?
I thought I’d put this up here for anyone who’s interested. I may have to check it out since I cannot wrap my head around Chess, which is a shame since I love the feel of all the outside pieces, whatever they’re called, and I’d like to learn how to play. I’ve tried chess on …
Holly Again
I know I sound a bit like a broken record, but here we go. Remember Holly? Well, things have gotten a bit more urgent now. The tumour is growing and muffling sound, and threatening to snap the auditory nerve, the only thing between her and complete deafness. Picture a marble pressing down on a noodle …
Tito’s Pizza
It’s funny how you can live in the same city for years and still not know all there is to know about what’s there. On Sunday night, when we had a friend over to watch Mania, we discovered a new pizza place! Our friend introduced us to Tito’s pizza. We’d never heard of them, and …
Help GDB Get A New Puppy Truck
I just thought I’d throw this out there because maybe it would help. Long story time. At intervals that I don’t really know or understand, GDB’s puppy truck goes from town to town, giving new little poop-making furry bundles of joy and house-destroying potential to puppy raisers so they can spend the next 14-16 months …
Update On Holly
Remember a while ago, I mentioned Holly, and her need for an auditory brainstem implant? Well, she’s raffling off some artwork! So if you want a chance at a nice print, and want to help out too, go buy a ticket. Note to blinks: When they wrote out the PayPal address, they wrote it out …
System Access To Go
This is a test of the System Access To Go service. It’s a pretty cool idea. As a blink, I always feel sort of tied to my own computer. Why? Because my computer talks, and others don’t. Well, now, blinks can make any modern computer talk. All they need is a computer with a sound …