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Franks Daily Doodle: Us and Them

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Frank is a Partially Sighted artist on the Spectrum and slowly losing his vision to a disease of the Retina. ‘The Doodle shall Prevail’ he screams…..

Us and Them by Frank Allen

Us and Them by Frank Allen

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The Librarian: Silence of Love

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

We doubt there’ll be any other time when the Librarian will suggest that you look at, of all things, a commercial. This one, however—featuring a father who’s deaf and a daughter who’s the target of cruelty—deserves to be seen. It is beautiful to look at, and, of course, it’s closed captioned. Take 3 minutes to watch it. You’ll be glad you did.
PS. If you know of other ads that include kids or adults with disabilities that you think we should feature, please let us know Perhaps we can create a whole new “commercials” section in our library. Continue reading The Librarian: Silence of Love

HTML5 Accessibility: A short interview with Jonathan Whiting

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

I had the opportunity to chat with Jonathan Whiting of WebAIM today at the CSUN conference in San Diego. He had just finished speaking about HTML5 Accessibility. I asked him about the current status of HTML5 and the future.

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In Case You Missed It: Braille Bracelets, Blind Builders, and Bands of Wheelchairs

Friday, January 28th, 2011

This week we shared some inspiring stories of people that are changing the world. Chris Downey is an architect who didn’t let his sudden blindness keep him from designing great architecture. Ralph Hotchkiss has designed wheelchairs that restore mobility and independence to people in developing countries. Bart Hickey began fixing his mother’s car when his father passed away. Being blind never kept him from being a mechanic. Parlerai is a personal network developed for people with autism and their support group. It was developed by Kristin Erickson for her daughter.

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