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Disability advocates praise new Minneapolis stadium
Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com —
Authority: 433
Building exceeds requirements; Says one organizer, it’s ‘revolutionary’From the [Minneapolis] Finance and Commerce:The Minnesota Twins’ new stadium will be one of the most accessible in the nation when it opens in the spring, say disability advocates.Among the features of the new Target Field: Extra-wide ...7 hours ago -
The Unusable and Superficial World of Beer and Alcohol Websites
WORDPRESS-TEMPLATES-PLUGINS-RSS —
Authority: 152
The Unusable and Superficial World of Beer and Alcohol Websites I was pretty excited when I came up with the idea of examining and showcasing some of the most famous beer and alcohol-related websites from a number of countries around the world. After all, who doesn’t like the odd drink now and again? [...]1 day ago -
Accessing the Lucas Park dog run
UrbanReviewSTL —
Authority: 130
When downtown residents began planning a downtown dog run a couple of years ago it was known then that at least one potential member/user from an adjacent building uses a wheelchair. November 11, 2009 So I was surprised when I heard last month the newly constructed dog run in Lucas Park had accessibility ...1 day ago -
30 Visually Appealing Corporate Website Designs
Design Reviver —
Authority: 463
Being able to communicate effectively and convey key information in a clean and solid matter is parallel to great website design. Designing a corporate website is none the less challenging and requires one to break barriers of communication while steering clear of cluttered designs. When you have a corporate ...1 day ago -
Grafting web accessibility onto computer science education
As Your World Changes —
Authority: 104
Note: this is a long post with webliography in the next article. There is also a recorded tour of CS web sites as an MP3 download. Understanding web accessibility through computational Thinking This post is written for distribution during the first proclaimed National computer science education week, December 7, ...2 days ago -
Webliography for ‘Grafting Accessibility onto Computer Science Education’
As Your World Changes —
Authority: 104
References for ‘Grafting Accessibility Onto Computer Science’ Education This webliography accompanies an article on ‘As Your World Changes; post on ‘Grafting Accessibility onto Computer Science Education’ Dec 7 2009 That article analyzes trends in Society, technology, and Science and suggests actions for ...2 days ago -
Amazon working on Kindle accessible for blind and visually impaired
Access Ability —
Authority: 104
Well, its finally happening. Amazon is working to make an accessible Kindle book reader for blind users. Its not happening overnight, but is projected to be out by summer 2010. This is indeed good news. Those of us in the blind community have seen the potential that was there ever since Amazon announced ...2 days ago -
Underneath Pearsons Poptropica
Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily —
Authority: 582
Good review of Pearsons Poptripoca, "the virtual world that is the new black for pre-schoolers and primary age explorers." While Peason has been foscused in the mainstream on course manuals and books, experiments like this look at was to commercialize other aspects of education - such as this game that combines social ...2 days ago -
.net magazine awards night
Bruce Lawson's personal site —
Authority: 409
I was jolly chuffed to be invited down to a swanky club on the 29th floor of Millbank Tower, overlooking the Thames for the first .net magazine awards ceremony. Along with dozens of web luminaries, I chomped coq au vin and swigged wine while Paul Boag doled out awards. I was up for a gong for “Standards Champion ...2 days ago -
Amazon Working on Accessibility Features for Kindle
WebProNews Feed —
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Amazon is making some enhancements to its Kindle electronic reader, aimed at improving the reading experience for people who are blind, visually impaired, or dyslexic. "Kindle is for anyone who loves to read—in fact, we’ve heard from thousands of vision-impaired customers and customers with learning ...2 days ago -
Us5: BBC online videos help people with learning difficulties make their choices
BBC Internet blog —
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One group who often get overlooked when people are discussing accessibility are the 3% of the population who have learning difficulties. This is partly because there isnt enough known in the accessibility community about how to make websites accessible to people with learning difficulties, and partly because their ...2 days ago -
A Beginner’s Guide to Web Accessibility: 21 Ways to Make Your Site More Web Accessible
DesignBump - Published news —
Authority: 152
Usability is a term familiar to most web users, even occasionally implemented by webmasters. Web accessibility however, is an oddity among the web’s hundred million some websites. Learn here how you can make your website more adaptable to your visitors’ possible needs and disabilities.2 days ago -
USB Fever’s iHandstick for iPhone 3G / 3Gs / iPod Touch 2 Gen / 3rd Gen
Gear Diary —
Authority: 655
There’s no doubt that the game selection for Apple iPhone and touch devices is only getting larger and better, but the actual gameplay experience can sometimes leave much to be desired because iPhones and touches are slick devices with no handles or grips. What if you could take the iPhone or touch, and pop it into ...2 days ago -
Online Currency Trading in Forex
Currency Forex Trading Blog —
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“Free 4 Kids” Holiday Safety Giveaway from Brickhouse Security
Gear Diary —
Authority: 655
Concerned about keeping track of your kids in busy locations? According to Brickhouse Security , 2,185 kids go missing every day. So they created a solution: The Brickhouse Child Locator. GPS tagging your children may seem a bit odd, but Brickhouse makes it an easy and customizable experience. Small wristbands and ...3 days ago -
Iloilo Jeepney and Bus Transportation Guide
ExploreIloilo.com —
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Tourists from Iloilo City are highly assured of a very smooth and safe travel in the different municipalities of the province. Air-conditioned buses,3 days ago -
Accessible Web video
saila.com —
Authority: 92
For a medium that was designed to share scientific papers , the Web does a good job at delivering video to mass audiences. For the past months, msnbc.com has been building an entirely new way to share that video to its audiences. Released at the start of December 2009, the first of the new msnbc.com players ...3 days ago -
Will Capuano’s Hometown Be Accessible on Primary Day?
Somerville Voices —
Authority: 137
U.S. Representative Mike Capuano, who hopes to be the next Junior Senator from Massachusetts, is proud of his Somerville roots. On December 8, 2009, he’ll run against 3 other Democratic candidates. If he wins Tuesday, it’s a waltz into the end zone.But, Somerville, MA is not the A Team when it comes to access ...3 days ago -
CSS menus why use Display:None
Man with no Blog —
Authority: 104
You know in accessibility circles we are constantly telling people using drop down CSS menus that when the menus are not visible we shouldn’t be using display:none to achieve this. We all know this one, right. Just to refresh your memory, remember the display:none rule takes an element assigned right out of ...4 days ago -
United States disability statistics: Measurement and sources.
Joe Dolson Accessible Web Design —
Authority: 92
On Wednesday of last week, I published an article on disability statistics in Practical eCommerce magazine . Although there’s nothing particularly wrong with the article, I find myself wanting to publish a follow up article with more detail on the statistics. Statistics are complicated beasts, and I feel that ...4 days ago
