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407 days ago
All right, everyone under the age of 40, go run around the block or something. This column is not for you. It is for people like me, inching toward 50, who are, let us say, not technology-averse, but do not embrace it with the unquestioning love that our children do. For them, no gadget is unnecessary, no add-on excessive, no upgrade superfluous. Now, I know this is not just a generational divide. Some people of any age — we all know a few — buy every new gizmo, the more bells and whistles and buttons, the better. And some people in their 20s and 30s are not enamored with the high-tech side of life. But for those of us who remember getting off the couch to change the channel, technology is not necessarily as innate a part of our lives as it is for those chronologically behind us. I’m sure many of you have played the game with your children, seeing what most shocks them: “We had to watch movies in theaters!” “Phones were attached to the wall!” “We only had an AM-FM radio in ...
Microsoft Provides Accessibility Programming Model to Industry Group Devoted to Interoperability ...407 days ago
REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. todaycommitted to contribute its UI Automation specification to theAccessibility Interoperability Alliance (AIA), a new engineering workinggroup dedicated to making it easier for developers to create software,hardware and Web-based products that are accessible to people withdisabilities. The UI Automation specification describes Microsoft's latestaccessibility framework technology, and will help developers includeadvanced accessibility functionality into implementations designed for useon any operating system. To view the full article, click here !673 days ago
Microsoft is heading a group of technology companies that will collaborate on creating IT products for the disabled. Microsoft is looking to make it easier for disabled people to use technology. The software vendor is chartering an initiative called the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance. Announced Dec. 10, the AIA is an engineering collaboration between assistive technology vendors, IT companies and key nongovernmental organizations. The group's goal is to enable developers to more easily create accessible software, hardware and Web-based products that will reduce barriers to information and communication technologies for people with disabilities, Microsoft officials said. The AIA members also will collaborate on engineering projects to increase interoperability between existing technologies, deliver new technologies and work to create better developer guidelines, tools and technologies, and lower development costs, Microsoft said. The group initially will focus on four ...
676 days ago
Christmas came early for an Oahu family struggling to make ends meet and hoping their autistic boy would one day talk. "Leslie," not her real name, wished for an expensive device called a GoTalk that might help her 6-year-old son speak. EnableMart heard her wish. To read the entire article on the family and Community Clearinghouse's Adopt-A-Family Program, click here ! Labels: AAC , alternative communication , communication aids , GoTalk , SGD , speech generating devices Comments: TLC said... Right on! December 17, 2007 5:27 PM 712 days ago
Easter Seals Crossroads Assistive Technology Center is Indiana’s most well-established and largest provider of AT services. Founded in 1979, this CARF-accredited program provides computer access and job accommodation to approximately 500 individuals each year, with combined AT services reaching over 1,000 people each year. All professional AT staff members are highly credentialed and certified. Provided services include assessment, recommendation, installation, training, and 24/7 technical support. In addition to its AT equipment loan program housed on-site at Easter Seals Crossroads, the Assistive Technology Center utilizes a mobile classroom to bring hands-on AT services directly to the consumer. Last year the Assistive Technology Center was designated an official Microsoft Accessibility Resource Center (MARC), the first of its kind in Indiana. One of the hallmark advantages of the Easter Seals Crossroads AT program is its Assistive Tech Team, a group that meets regularly to ...
