Lessons from 2008 ‘As your world changes’

This list compiles postings from 2008 as my Lessons Learned.

Progress in adjusting to vision loss

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

9. Use better information for medical opinions Controversy Discovery Engine

Community Interactions

Safety issues walking partially sighted in a neighborhood. Thinking about risks
1. Spreading information and interest in accessible audio voting
   Accessible voting worked, Voting without viewing

2. Assembling list of social services in local community and nationally Prescott Arizona Visually Impaired resources
3. Illustrating value of white canes Grabbing my identity cane and the culture of disability

Information for Computing Professionals

1. Success and glitches in accessible electronic voting
   Accessible voting worked, Voting without viewing

2. Explain and demonstrate how I read, write, and process information nonVisual reading technologies, Writing by listening, Literacy lost and found Hyperlinks considered harmful
3. Demonstrate and explain the power of and objections to synthetic voices Synthetic voice shock reverberates across the divides
4. Future thinking for assistive technology and accessibility Is there a killer app for accessibility?, Curb Cuts principle for rebooting computing,
5. Demonstrate accessibility issues Hear me stumble! web accessibility problems
6. Illustration of quality assurance failure in major software product Intuit TurboTax high contrast glitch
7. Dissemination of alternative deep search method controversy Discovery Engine

Actions and Follow up

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

Best Stuff found in 2008

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

Links to blog postings

1. 
   Thinking about Risks blog Permalink
   December 2008

2. 
   Accessible voting worked blog Permalink
   November 2008

3. 
   Using the Curb Cuts Principle blog Permalink
   October 2008

4. 
   Literacy blog Permalink
   September 2008

5. 
   Voting Without Viewing blog Permalink
   August 2008

6. 
   Synthetic Voice Shock blog Permalink
   July 2008

7. 
   Hyperlinks Considered Harmful blog PermalinkJuly 2008

8. 
   Controversy Discovery Engine for Medical Opinions
   June 2008

9. 
   Technology for nonVisual Reading blog Permalink
   June 2008

10. 
    Writing by Listening blog Permalink
    May 2008

11. 
    Identity Cane and Disability Culture blog Permalink May 2008
    May 2008

12. 
    Intuit against High Contrast blog Permalink
    March 2008

13. 
    ‘Hear me stumble’ blog Permalink March 2008

14. 
    
    Killer App for Accessibility blog Permalink
    January 2008

15. 
    Prescott Visually Impaired Services blog Permalink
    January 2008

All posts for 2008 — HTML and audio

• Compiled Posts for 2008 — HTML

• Audio version of complete 2008 posts

Tags: accessibility, assistive technology, audio reading, audio voting, curb cuts, low vision, Prescott Arizona, screen reader, vision loss, visually impaired, web accessibility