Posts filed under: technology

Oct. 17, 2011
Tallahassee.com
Young adult with disability an inspiration to students
Several high school students listen attentively to the young man standing before them. Not long ago, Jesse Riddle, who has a learning disability, had been sitting where they are.

But with drive and determination, he is living his dream of helping people with disabilities find employment. In the process, he has become an inspiration for the students of Osceola County.
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Filed Under: education, employment, technology

Oct. 8, 2010
The Baltimore Sun
Obama praises Maryland girl who inspired new law
A 9-year-old Edgewater girl who inspired a new federal law was honored by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony Friday for Americans with disabilities.
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Filed Under: intellectual disability, language, technology

Oct. 8, 2010
The Boston Globe
Obama signs bill to expand technology access for disabled
President Obama this afternoon signed legislation spearheaded by Representative Edward J. Markey that significantly expands the digital horizons of the disabled.
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Filed Under: Internet, public policy, technology

Aug. 16, 2010
The Washington Post
Bill seeks to make electronics accessible to blind, deaf
Blind and deaf consumers, who have fought to make home phones and television more accessible, say they are being left behind on the Web and many mobile devices. Touch-based smartphone screens confound blind people who rely on buttons and raised type. Web video means little to the deaf without captioning.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), hearing impaired, public policy, technology, visually impaired

Aug. 12, 2010
The Chronicle Of Higher Education
College Web Pages Are 'Widely Inaccessible' to People With Disabilities
College Web pages remain "widely inaccessible" to people with disabilities, despite some improvements in recent years, according to a recent study.
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Filed Under: Internet, media, technology

June 6, 2010
Zanesville (Ohio) Times Recorder
Website accommodation rules on the horizon
Almost every company has a website these days. We buy, sell, promote, show videos, convey information, and do just about everything electronically that's historically been done only in brick and mortar stores, offices and plants. It's easy to presume that many of the laws and requirements that businesses work with daily in the physical world can be overlooked in the virtual business world, but that's not always the case, according to the Department of Justice.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employment, Internet, public policy, technology

June 5, 2010
The (Lynchburg, Va.) News & Advance
E.C. Glass graduating senior sees past her disability
Georgie Sydnor likes having a computer program that will read to her the words on the screen and reply to her keystrokes. On the other hand, she’s not a fan of the way the female voice responds to her attempts to navigate a tricky task.
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Filed Under: assistive technology, disability awareness, education, higher education, inclusion, K-12, technology, visually impaired

June 1, 2010
KMGH-TV (Denver)
Is Xcel's Tiered Rate Program A Surchage On Disability?
If you're not already conserving energy, you may want to start now. Xcel Energy's new tiered-rate program began Tuesday.
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Filed Under: healthcare, public policy, technology

May 31, 2010
Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technology
Defining Disability in an Age of Enhancement
Last week I made a presentation at a conference on disability rights held at Union College in Schenectady, New York. I was invited by my former student, Joe Stramondo, who is now teaching philosophy in Michigan. The topic that our panel addressed was the impact of enhancement technologies on the understanding of disability.
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Filed Under: language, public policy, technology

May 26, 2010
Society for Human Resource Management
Making Recruiting Sites Accessible for All
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is sending employers an important message: “Talent has no boundaries; workforce diversity includes workers with disabilities.” As employers begin to hire once again, therefore, they had better make sure that applicants with disabilities can find and compete for jobs just like everyone else.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employment, Internet, public policy

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