Comedy Routine Gives Voice to Man Without Speech
Lee Ridley, born with cerebral palsy and unable to speak since birth, transforms himself as a working stand-up comedian at London’s Soho Theatre thanks to new technology.
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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iPad Accessibility, Part Two
We just can’t get enough of the iPad. From every media outlet come mentions of the device as it pertains to our digital lives. Of particular interest to readers of this blog are the iPad’s applicability relating to digital accessibility.
Impressions of the iPad
I’ve had the iPad a full week now, loaded it up with apps and taken it on the road a bit. It’s a game changer, but a subtle one.
iPad Accessibility
The lines formed around city blocks this week, in great anticipation of the iPad arrival. There is plenty of chatter about what the iPad means for personal computing, but what about accessibility?
Google Announces Closed Captioning on YouTube
Google announced this week that automatic closed captioning features will be added to YouTube.
Virtual Worlds and Speech Recognition
An article emerged recently in Speech Technology Magazine concerning a topic of usual interest in this space — the use of virtual worlds among people with disabilities.
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