http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/ The Art of Accessibility Mon, 21 May 2012 17:36:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4507 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:28:30 +0000 http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4507 [...] Through the different simulations I took, either with photographs showing the differences in eyesight or listening to a conversation that is severely muffled, I have come across incredible technology to help improve the lives of people with sensory impairments. One interesting one was Refreshable Braille. This allows the individual to us the computer, specifically the internet; giving the ability to read what is written on a website through Braille. Here is a video of man who using this accomplish work tasks, grocery shop, or shop on Amazon. He is blind along with a hearing impairment. There are also recording gadgets (hand-held organizer), real-time captioning, fm radios, telephones that write out what the caller is saying, and many more. It’s incredible how much technology can help to improve/impact a life. [...] […] Through the different simulations I took, either with photographs showing the differences in eyesight or listening to a conversation that is severely muffled, I have come across incredible technology to help improve the lives of people with sensory impairments. One interesting one was Refreshable Braille. This allows the individual to us the computer, specifically the internet; giving the ability to read what is written on a website through Braille. Here is a video of man who using this accomplish work tasks, grocery shop, or shop on Amazon. He is blind along with a hearing impairment. There are also recording gadgets (hand-held organizer), real-time captioning, fm radios, telephones that write out what the caller is saying, and many more. It’s incredible how much technology can help to improve/impact a life. […]

]]> http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4135 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:44:41 +0000 http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4135 [...] Refreshable Braille - Accessites.org accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille – view page – cached Two videos developed by Roger Hudson demonstrating refreshable Braille and the potential impact of Second Life for disabled users. — From the page [...] […] Refreshable Braille - Accessites.org accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille – view page – cached Two videos developed by Roger Hudson demonstrating refreshable Braille and the potential impact of Second Life for disabled users. — From the page […]

]]> http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4037 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:28:09 +0000 http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4037 Thanks for the great information! Love your blog and the information that you share, keep up the good work! Thanks for the great information! Love your blog and the information that you share, keep up the good work!

]]> http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4034 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:02:14 +0000 http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4034 Great video's - - Thanks for the valuable information! Great video’s - - Thanks for the valuable information!

]]> http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4027 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:24:07 +0000 http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4027 Hi Mel, yes I did read the transcripts, and later was able to get someone's windows machine to show the first video in IE6 (lawlz). I do want to thank you guys for having this page, Braille devices are something I have no experience with. Thanks. Hi Mel, yes I did read the transcripts, and later was able to get someone’s windows machine to show the first video in IE6 (lawlz). I do want to thank you guys for having this page, Braille devices are something I have no experience with. Thanks.

]]> http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4014 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:27:37 +0000 http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4014 @Stomme: Sorry you're having problems viewing the videos. Unfortunately, it's beyond our control. Have you tried reading the transcripts? I do appreciate that it's not quite the same as seeing the videos but I found the second commentary on Second Life extremely interesting from a social perspective. @Stomme: Sorry you’re having problems viewing the videos. Unfortunately, it’s beyond our control. Have you tried reading the transcripts? I do appreciate that it’s not quite the same as seeing the videos but I found the second commentary on Second Life extremely interesting from a social perspective.

]]> http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4010 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:07:09 +0000 http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4010 I can't see the videos. Every single browser I open either shows white squares (Win XP, Ubuntu Linux) or on FF, because I have javascript off, I see the beginnings of videos after turning scripts on, makes a FF popup box appear stating "captionStats.each is not a function" and the video only shows the first frame. I can’t see the videos. Every single browser I open either shows white squares (Win XP, Ubuntu Linux) or on FF, because I have javascript off, I see the beginnings of videos after turning scripts on, makes a FF popup box appear stating “captionStats.each is not a function” and the video only shows the first frame.

]]> http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4009 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:38:54 +0000 http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4009 That is some pretty amazing technology. And if the importance of an accessible web isn't obvious enough, the fact that a book addict can now get his fix online says an awful lot. That is some pretty amazing technology. And if the importance of an accessible web isn’t obvious enough, the fact that a book addict can now get his fix online says an awful lot.

]]> http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4008 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:13:51 +0000 http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4008 [...] Refreshable Braille Roger Hudson Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:30:18 GMT [...] […] Refreshable Braille Roger Hudson Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:30:18 GMT […]

]]> http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4007 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:11:53 +0000 http://accessites.org/site/2009/06/refreshable-braille/#comment-4007 [...] Refreshable Braille Roger Hudson Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:30:18 GMT [...] […] Refreshable Braille Roger Hudson Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:30:18 GMT […]

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