Posts filed under: Internet

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. 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

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

May 21, 2010
On the Media
The Digital Divide of Disability
Knowbility is an organization that advocates for technology that allows blind, deaf and otherwise disabled people to use the net. Knowbility’s Sharron Rush and Desiree Sturdevant talk about the challenges they face in raising awareness and changing the laws surrounding online usability.
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Filed Under: assistive technology, Internet, public policy, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 508, technology

April 6, 2010
The Delaware (Ohio) Gazette
Friends with disabilities collaborate on county Web site
For Brad Whitmoyer, using computers isn’t just a pastime, it’s a way of life.
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Filed Under: assistive technology, developmental disability, employment, Internet, profile, technology

March 25, 2010
The New York Times
Social Networks a Lifeline for the Chronically Ill
A former model who is now chronically ill and struggles just to shower says the people she has met online have become her family. A quadriplegic man uses the Web to share tips on which places have the best wheelchair access, and a woman with multiple sclerosis says her regular Friday night online chats are her lifeline.
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Filed Under: assistive technology, Internet, technology

March 24, 2010
The New York Times
Social Networks a Lifeline for the Chronically Ill
A former model who is now chronically ill and struggles just to shower says the people she has met online have become her family. A quadriplegic man uses the Web to share tips on which places have the best wheelchair access, and a woman with multiple sclerosis says her regular Friday night online chats are her lifeline.
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Filed Under: Internet, technology

March 18, 2010
San Jose Mercury News
Cassidy: Yahoo lab looks to put disabilities top of mind
If there is one thing I can do it's type like a fiend
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), assistive technology, Internet, technology

Jan. 1, 2010
San Francisco Chronicle
Web more accessible to those with disabilities
During her high school years, Lisamaria Martinez, who has been visually impaired since she was 5, carried a 25-pound backpack to school crammed with books written in Braille.
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Filed Under: assistive technology, Internet, public policy, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 508, technology, visually impaired

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