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CSUN 2015 Report: Traditional Leadership

March 24, 2015 by Chris Hofstader 6 Comments

Introduction Last week, I published an article here called “Anarchy, Leadership and NVDA” in which I described how both the NVDA screen reader and the recent NVDA Remote Access projects were able to find funding through non-traditional sources. I discussed the challenges such efforts were causing for the traditional access technology vendors and how, through… Read more about CSUN 2015 Report: Traditional Leadership

Filed Under: Technology Review Tagged With: a11y, Accessibility, CSUN 2015, Human Factors, innovation, MathPlayer, SVG, UX

Progress in Screen Reading: Android and iOS

October 8, 2013 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

Since my middle school days,I did all of my computing either with a braille notetaking device or on a computer. People told me that, with the limited vision I had, a screen magnifier would be the best access technology for me to use. So, for years I was convinced that screen magnification should be my… Read more about Progress in Screen Reading: Android and iOS

Filed Under: Guest Post, Technology Review Tagged With: Accessibility, Android, Apple, Google, innovation, iOS, Mobile, progress, TalkBack, VoiceOver

Crowdsourcing Access Technology

August 6, 2013 by Chris Hofstader 1 Comment

All around the world, especially in cities where many people work in or study technology, people highly skilled in making new concepts become real have formed communities often called “Hacker” or “maker” spaces. Motivated by a desire to change the world and to have fun working on cool technology projects, these people have created locations… Read more about Crowdsourcing Access Technology

Filed Under: Personal Essay Tagged With: Access Technology, Accessibility, Chris Hofstader, Financing, Hackers, innovation

Screen Reader Failure: Innovation, Deterioration, Despair

July 29, 2013 by Chris Hofstader 26 Comments

Eight days ago, I wrote an article here called “The Death of Screen Reader Innovation” and posted it on Saturday July 20, 2013. For a variety of reasons I didn’t expect this article to be much of a hit. I posted the item on a Saturday, typically a slow day for traffic on this site,… Read more about Screen Reader Failure: Innovation, Deterioration, Despair

Filed Under: Personal Essay Tagged With: Accessibility, Despair, Employment, failure, Freedom Scientific, innovation, JAWS, NVDA

A Review of The vOICe

July 24, 2013 by GreenGablesFan Leave a Comment

Summary The vOICe, notable for the spelling of “O I C”, is a program aimed to assist people with varying forms of blindness to see using an association of black and white images with soundscapes. The program was developed by Dr Peter Meijer, of the Netherlands, and is hosted at the SeeingWithSound.com website. As of… Read more about A Review of The vOICe

Filed Under: Guest Post, Technology Review Tagged With: Accessibility, Guest, innovation, Sensory Substitution, Technology, The vOICe

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