Digital Outcasts and Food Deserts
A food desert is a term given to any part of the industrialized world where healthy, affordable food is difficult for consumers to obtain. New technologies combined with community involvement may one day solve a growing health problem.
Keynote for John Slatin AccessU for Knowbility
It’s one thing when you get to meet your heroes and express your appreciate for the inspiration work they do. It’s quite another when they ask you to deliver a keynote at their conference. I’m twice humbled.
Interaction 12 Dublin Recap
Having done a number of speaking engagements the last few years, I’ve discovered that it’s the unexpected surprises that make a conference or event truly worthwhile. Interaction 12, held this week by the Interaction Design Association (IxDA), was no different.
Interaction12 in Dublin
Next week begins the “Digital Outcasts 2012″ speaking tour, with the first stop at Interaction12 in Dublin.
Of Bees and Chess
A young chess player learns a lesson applicable to the innovation cycle and people with special needs.
AbilityLinks 10 Year Anniversary Celebration and Business Leader Breakfast Forum
Anikto is proud to endorse AbilityLinks, a job opportunity website for workers with disabilities and inclusive employers. The initiative from Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital is celebrating a decade of providing networking opportunities and career placement services.
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The End of Google Health
Google Health announced last week it was closing up shop by the end of 2011. What went wrong and what does it mean?
On Adapting
Leaders of project teams establish timelines, create elaborative gantt charts, assign roles & goals, set milestones and insist upon timely deliverables. Still, things go wrong and these setbacks must be managed.
On Leadership
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about management styles and the distinctions between “good” and “bad” leadership, and I keep coming back to the late Randy Pausch as inspiration.
CSUN 2011 International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference
In just under two weeks, I’ll be presenting on the topic “Innovations in Accessibility: Designing for Digital Outcasts” on Wednesday March 16 at 10:40, in a room ceremoniously named America’s Cup D.
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Advocating for the Digital Outcast
Similar to how a beaver builds a dam or how a bird builds a nest, Digital Outcasts must alter their technological environment to remain relevant in the modern ecosystem. This interregnum is where a surprising amount of innovation is currently taking place.
Random Thoughts from Barcelona
Last week I had the honor and pleasure of taking part in the first ever International Conference on Translation and Accessibility in Video Games and Virtual Worlds at the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. Here are some random thoughts.
Virtual Worlds for Cancer Patients and Students with Disabilities
Virtual worlds continue to be investigated and funded to advance wellness initiatives spanning multiple demographics. Discussed here are uses for cancer patients, students with disabilities and children with autism.
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Video Games, Mobile Health, Virtual Reality and Accessibility
Update covering a number of recent trends in emerging, inclusive technology, including video games for people with disabilities, mobile health tools for K-12 students, and the use of virtual reality for pain distraction.
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20th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), described as the Emancipation Proclamation for people with disabilities.
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Recent and Upcoming Publications — Virtual Accessibility
The word is out on the economic and social value of virtual environments among people with disabilities. Anikto is humbled and proud to be a participant in this conversation.
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Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Section 508
A free webinar tomorrow will go over changes to the technical provisions of Sections 508 and 255, covering how all can participate in the process to make sure that final regulations benefit current and emerging ICT.
Anikto in the E-Access Bulletin
Anikto has a piece in the latest issue of the E-Access Bulletin on the applicability of Universal Design to virtual environments.
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