Top tech tidbits for Thursday, November 9, 2006
1) the Ranger Station tells us about a web site for the Nemo, the
newest 4-inchdisplay cctv made by Enhanced Vision.
2) this Fred's Head Companion article tells of a site where you can
shop for assistive tehcnology using MSN
3) they also point out a new recipe site, Recipe Spin.
4) the Star program in Minnesota has set up a cross-disability site for
buying and selling used assistive devices.
5) Online streaming of at least four conferences and conventions is
available this weekend. Proceeds of the National Educational Association
of Disabled Students convention in Canada will be available in English and
French.
6) there's still time to hear proceedings from the Accessing Higher
Ground conference on Friday 11 November.
7) You can listen to the convention of the Illinois affiliate of the
National Federation of the Blind here:
8) Follow the linds from the ACBRadio web site to hear the Washington
Council of the blind convention
9) thanks to the Washington Council of the Blind, Washington State
residents can now hear their Evergreen Radio Reading Service online.
10) the monthly On the Move radio program and podcast for November
from Gw Micro featured an interview with a member of the Microsoft Accessibility
Team. You can stream or download the program here:
11) Gw Micro has also announced the availability of Beta #2 of
Window-Eyes version 6.
12) Freedom Scientific has released an update to JFW 7.1 that fixes
several problems and enables JAWS to work with Internet Explorer version
7. You can get the update through the automatic update feature or
from the site.
13) You can register to listen to an online web conference entitled
Standardized Testing and Students with Disabilities: The Stakes are High and So
is the Anxiety! on 27 November from 20:00-22:00 GMT.
14) Jamal Mazrui has released version 1.3 of Jaws Script Exchange, a
system for easily sharing scripts for different programs.
15) Users of any version of the braille Note family of devices can
buy a $195 add-on containing the Concise Oxford Dictionary and the Concise
Oxford Thesaurus.
16) A researcher from Arizona State University is seeking people over 18
years of age to respond to a survey on technology, and those who complete the
survey are entered into a raffle to earn $50 or $250 prizes.
17) rick Harmon has set up a site which contains his various audio
tutorials and other useful information.
18) Fred's Head Companion tells us about a site with several free
programs. Copy Cat is a program that copies cd's, floppies and dvd's that
are scratched or damaged.
19) Mp3 Knife lets you extract a portion from a larger mp3 file and save it
to a separate mp3 file.
20) Be Punctual is a simple program for Windows that includes an Alarm
Clock,Reminder and Human voice time teller (both male and female).
21) Computerweekly.com has published an article with suggestions on
how to make web sites fit for all.
22) Accessible world will present the second part of their Holiday
Stocking Stuffers Synposium on GMT 14 November at 01:00. the three-hour
program will feature presentations by four vendors of high- and low-tech
assistive products and other neat stuff.
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