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if we build it… will they come?
Hackathon Project … So here is the question, if we build it… will they come? In Canada, Is there a need for connecting people with disabilities willing to do user testing with people looking for user testing? It is our thought that people would be more willing to do user testing if offered a small […]
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Toronto Tourism For Families With A Blind Member
In my family there are 2 blind members, 1 adult and 1 13year old girl. When the family was planning a trip to Toronto we really didn’t know where to start. A quick google for things that would be. Of interest for Blind Tourists yielded pretty much nothing and a visit to the Toronto Tourist […]
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Session Notes: Android Accessibility Walk Through
Android Accessibility Walk Through Presented By Jeffrey D. Stark Workshop presented At the CCB Halifax Conference on Low Cost Solutions For People Who Are Blind Or Have Low Vision Vision & Android •Android supports features for Sight, Sound, Physical & Cognitive Digital Inclusion for people with disabilities. This session will cover vision related topics […]
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Session Notes: Vision Enhancement Tools & Techniques:LowTech& High Tech solutions For Low Vision
Vision Enhancement Tools & Techniques: Low Tech & High Tech solutions Presented By Jeffrey D. Stark Workshop presented At the CCB Halifax Conference on Low Cost Solutions For People Who Are Blind Or Have Low Vision Section 1 – Built-In Accessibility WINDOWS: CONFIGURATION CHANGES, TWEAKS, CHANGES AND FEATURES Windows Customisation Changing Resolution / Textsize […]
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Notes From Session I Gave – Overview Of Android For Blind and Low Vision Usedrs
Jeff spoke about setting up an android device. He talked about the tremendous amount of customisation available and how you can customize your device and make many different changes. For example, You can disable lock screen and you can change the home screen. There are choices for Text to Speech. The way you interact with […]
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Fund Raising For The All Hands On Braille Camp For Kids
I need your help. Help Support Blind Children's Literacy Fund Raising For The "All Hands On Braille Camp" for Kids Ages 8-12 Braille literacy for blind kids is at an all time low and kids in rural Ontario are particularly hit by this epidemic. Kids in rural areas of Ontario have less access to supports […]
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Notes / Tweets From Lake Joe Technology Training 2012
_ #ljt1 2 Lake Joe Technology Training -2012 5 days of technology training, exploration & excitement at CNIB's beautiful and accessible Lake Joe facility Trending Words alt, @lordjeff, @mcourcel, up, slide, press, powerpoint, rt, now, use, enter, arrow, right, dropbox, list Event Participants _ RT @mcourcel: RT @mcourcel: A slightly edited tweet list of the […]
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Jeffrey D. Stark & The Accessibility, Accommodation & Adaptive Computer Technology Program receive the Public Service Award Of Excellence 2012
"JUN 1 1 2012 Mr. Jeffrey D. Stark Program Manager Accessibility, Accommodations and Adaptive Computer Technology Program Environment Canada Les Terrasses de la Chaudiere 2nd Floor, Room 226A 10 Wellington Street Gatineau, Quebec K1A0H3 Dear Mr. Stark: I am pleased and proud to inform you that you, along with the other members of the Accessibility, […]
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CNIB Library – Iguana
This information is being shared because I was seeing so many posts on the various blindness related mailing lists and such a large number of my friends who are blind were expressing challenges they were having on the site but lacked the technical background to identify the programming and development issues that were causing inconsistencies […]
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Should Blind Canadians Not Be Able To Vote independently?
I ask why Blind Canadians are not afforded the same right to vote independently? The recent Ontario provincial Elections showed that it can be done. For the first time this year, during the provincial elections, I had the opportunity to cast my vote without anyone else knowing who I voted for. This is a simple […]
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