[vicsireland] Re: I'm IIA guest blogger
- From: "Plumpton, Steve [BTCS]" <Steve.Plumpton@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 11:05:24 +0100
Mark
Being based in the UK, I don't get involved much in the debates which go
on in VICS, as they are based around issues which are locally related.
However, both professionally and with my BCAB hat on, I have had an
interest in affordable technology for a while and I think this is a
subject worthy of attention on your blog.
With the recent releases of SA2GO and Izoom (web), the face of access
technology is changing. If your need is to write a letter, do a few
emails and surf the net at home, these two products are getting good
reviews. I wouldn't, at this stage, recommend either for use in an
office, but for a home user, these appear to be affordable, stable,
adequate tools for the job.
Accessibility is not just about good design and usability of software
and web pages, it is also about being able to afford to join the
technology revolution and I think this move to web-based access
technology that is affordable is going to make a huge change to the use
of computers by visually impaired people.
Discuss!
Good luck with the blogging!
Steve
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[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Magennis
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:40 AM
To: Irl-DeAN; Vics Mailing List
Subject: [vicsireland] I'm IIA guest blogger
Dear all,
I've been asked to do a 3 week spot as guest blogger on the Irish
Internet Association (IIA) blog (http://blog.iia.ie). Please tune in
and ramp up the conversation. I'll be blogging about accessibility
and usability of course. Although I'll write the posts and my name
will be on them, my intention is to publicise the issues we're all
concerned with, so I'm open to suggestions for good blog topics.
Mark
Dr. Mark Magennis
Director of the Centre for Inclusive Technology (CFIT)
National Council for the Blind of Ireland
Whitworth Road, Dublin 9, Republic of Ireland
www.cfit.ie
mark.magennis@xxxxxxx tel: +353 (0)71 914 7464
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