This posting provides a summary of “As Your World Changes” major subjects and web links in 2007 and a preview of topics in the works for 2008.
Recommended Software experience reports
- an open source screen reader nvda previous post, “Look ma, no screens!”
- FileDir replacement for Windows Explorer from Jamal Mazrui
- TextAloud, reader and mp3 converter from nextup.com. Previous post TextAloud, a simple, low cost reader
- Handy peripherals Previouse Post on “Mouse Hacks” and Being Your own system integrator
- Sample synthetic voices in TextAloud reading earlier posts
Next topics: “What is emacspeak?”; “Any benefits from Microsoft Word DAISY output?”; “Conquering gmail”; “Google your past from your desktop”, “Will speech recognition save my wrists and thumbs?”
People, Organizations and Services
- nvaccess.org, nonprofit developers of assistive technology
- mdsupport.org, information and community for macular degenerates from Previous Post: Resources, Support, and Reality Check for Macular Degenerates
- Bookshare.org, “Technology for Society” with affiliated Friends of Bookshare.org book clubs and chat room discussed in previous post “what’s a vision loser to do? Bookshare!
- Great series of software resources and reviews ACB Radio.org Main Menu , AFB Access World, Accessible World.org , <a and Blind Cool Tech.com ,Accessible Software
- apodder.org, distributor of @Podder, an “easy viewing” podcast collector and Library of podcasts on eyesight-related topics using the Podzinger.com audio search service
Topics in progress: Great vision assistance technologists: Bookport, Literacy, Icon; “Why should I join a blindness organization?” ??”; “Grrrr, becoming a community activist!”
Philosophy and Analysis
- Book Reviews of Vision Losers: “Twilight, a memoir by Henry Grunwald and “Conversations with author Susan Krieger
- Previous Post “Aren’t we Vision Losers Lucky?” on podcasts and modern technology
- Previous post “A Guiding Philosophy for Vision Losers” Safety, Energy, Relationships, Appreciation, and Financial
- My take on accessibility and usability – big design challenges:
Topics in progress: “My brain on sound – re-wired for speech?”; “Continuing progress in accessibility and usability”; “Computational Thinking — living with more levels of abstraction”; “GTD, getting things done, non-visually”; “What disability teaches you, and others around you”
