Artificial Retina Approved by FDA
The FDA has approved an artificial retina, which will give people with certain types of blindness the ability to see things such as traffic on the street, crosswalks, and even large letters and numbers.
Accessibility Round-Up – February 15, 2013
Here are some notable accessibility links from around the web this week:
February #a11ychat Topic: CSUN 2013
Next Tuesday from 5-6pm EST is our February #a11ychat! Our topic this month is the CSUN Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference at the end of the month in San Diego, CA
Is your Banking Website at Risk?
The Financial Brand posted a very interesting article on Friday about the importance of making sure your website is ADA compliant:
Mobile Accessibility: TED’s Updated iOS App
TED has made it possible for individuals with hearing impairments to get access to their wonderful content.
Accessibility Link Round-Up – February 8, 2013
Here are some notable accessibility links from around the web this week:
Deque Employee Profile: Jeff Miller
I started working at Deque in February 2012 as a Senior Software Engineer. As an engineer I worked on Android applications and accessibility assessments.
Monster.com to be the First Fully Accessible Site in the Job Search Industry
On January 30th, representatives from Monster.com, the National Federation of the Blind, the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, and the Massachusetts Attorney General gave a press conference announcing that Monster.com has partnered with the NFB to become the first company in the job search industry to provide fully accessible content.
Welcome to “Pragmatica11y”
Pragmatic accessibility means keeping an open mind about the best ways to achieve accessibility compliance in a time of continual change.
Memo from the Executive Office of the President: Strategic Plan for Improving Management of Section 508
On January 24th the office of the President released a memorandum stating that: "The Administration is committed to increasing transparency and improving access to government information and data for all people.
Accessibility Link Round-Up – February 1, 2013
Here are some notable accessibility links from around the web this week:
CSUN Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference 2013
Our team of experts and several of our clients will be giving a series of presentations at CSUN Wednesday February 27th throught Friday March 1st.