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This week of course was full of fun at AccessU! It consisted of two full days and a third day for post conference, as well as some great evening activities. There was much to learn and fabulous people to talk to and network with. I was privileged to be involved...

Discrimination of all kinds is out there, weather we as a society like to believe it or not. The job field is no exception. Many times, potential employees are discriminated against before they even get to an interview, especially if they are candid about their individual situations. People are not...

The W3C has just released a new introduction to their 2005 document entitled “<a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/PWD-Use-Web/" title="W3C document "How PWD use the Web"" target="_blank">How people with disabilities use the web</a>.”  This document is only in its draft stage and will continue to be updated throughout the year.  But as I read...

During his campaign and throughout his term so far, President Obama has been an active advocate for people with disabilities.  He has a very promising agenda regarding the rights, education and employment of disabled Americans. However, one area not mentioned on the agenda was the accessibility of Whitehouse.gov.  Many accessibility...

Earlier this year, Amazon released the Kindle 2, a small portable device that lets you download e-books, magazines, newspapers and more using wireless and read at your leisure. This new release also can read content aloud using text to speech technology. Of course this is handy for people with any...