Lessons from 2008 ‘As your world changes’

This list compiles postings from 2008 as my Lessons Learned.

Analytic approach for personal safety risksThinking about risks
Gearing up and voting independently in 2008 elections Accessible voting worked, Voting without viewing
Understanding values of white canes Grabbing my identity cane and the culture of disability
Assembling list of social services in local community and nationally Prescott Arizona Visually Impaired resources
Understanding of software applications limits and alternatives Intuit TurboTax high contrast glitch
Appreciating the power of and objections to synthetic voices Synthetic voice shock reverberates across the divides
Identify accessibility issues Hear me stumble! web accessibility problems
Compile and analyze how I read, write, and process information nonVisual reading technologies, Writing by listening, Literacy lost and found
Hyperlinks considered harmful
Use better information for medical opinions Controversy Discovery Engine

Spreading information and interest in accessible audio voting
Accessible voting worked, Voting without viewing
Assembling list of social services in local community and nationally Prescott Arizona Visually Impaired resources
Illustrating value of white canes Grabbing my identity cane and the culture of disability

Success and glitches in accessible electronic voting
Accessible voting worked, Voting without viewing
Explain and demonstrate how I read, write, and process information nonVisual reading technologies, Writing by listening, Literacy lost and found Hyperlinks considered harmful
Demonstrate and explain the power of and objections to synthetic voices Synthetic voice shock reverberates across the divides
Future thinking for assistive technology and accessibility Is there a killer app for accessibility?, Curb Cuts principle for rebooting computing,
Demonstrate accessibility issues Hear me stumble! web accessibility problems
Illustration of quality assurance failure in major software product Intuit TurboTax high contrast glitch
Dissemination of alternative deep search method controversy Discovery Engine

Start ‘accessibility arrow’ monthly series on WCAG standards, and good and bad examples Hear me stumble! web accessibility problems
Develop “adopt an intersection” accessible street crossing plan Thinking about risks
Learn about emergency preparedness and alert systems for disabled Thinking about risks
Maintain web page of social services in local community and nationally Prescott Arizona Visually Impaired resources
Investigate SSA, tax, HIPAA, and other official information representations and accessibility Intuit TurboTax high contrast glitch
Revisit and analyze how I read, write, and process information nonVisual reading technologies, <a href=”#Writing by listening, Literacy lost and found
recast accessibility, reading, writing, information processing in Computational thinking terms
Promote needs for and opportunities of assistive technology and accessibility at Rebooting Computing summit, January 2009
Recognize and explain high quality software and hardware products, e.g. Jarte editor in screen reader mode
Promote for medical information gathering controversy Discovery Engine

‘Reading in the dark’ blog for opinions and pointers on books, media studies, and accessibility opportunities. And many other blogs, too.
WordPress.com content platform for supporting edit ability, accessible templates, and tag surfing
Jarte editor for easy editing based on reliable Windows Wordpad engine with added multi-documents, contextual spell checker, and screen reader mode
(PD) Becky Gibson, web accessibility architect
demo of DOJO keyboard, high contrast, and screen reader demos of ARIA applications

Author: slger

Susan L. Gerhart (slger) is a retired computer scientist. Her professional specialities included software engineering research, technology transfer management, and computer science education, see SLGer's Research Autobiography. Susan is active in a lifelong learning institute (OLLI) at Yavapai College in Prescott Arizona. She has facilitated courses on podcasts, Twitter, the Singularity, and climate fiction. "As Your World Changes" blog describes her journey with vision loss into the spectacular world of assistive technology and the frustrating practices of accessibility. She writes with the NVDA screen reader, reads books from Bookshare on a BookSense, and listens to podcasts on an iPhone. slger123 on Twitter records her favorite articles and occasional comments on life and politics. Creative writing courses led her to undertake "A Chip On Her Shoulder", a novel asking the questions: "how did we get into the privacy mess of modern social media?" and "Are we now just 'packets of data formerly known as people'?" Contact: slger123 at gmail.com View all posts by slger