Archive for May, 2005

According to the New York Times today, Audio Books are becoming both more popular and more acceptable to the reading purist. I hope this trend continues as I rely on audio books for all of my non-professional reading. As the demand grows, so will the supply and variety of good quality audiobooks. If you...
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The technology guy for the NY Times posted some thought about an issue that had not crossed my mind, “But What About the Color Blind?“. I think that browsers should come with some default accessibility option. I do not mean the complicated range of options available now, but a simple on/off switch. This switch...
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AccessWorld has an updated review, A Site for Sore Ears: A Review and Tour of Audible.Com, of Audible.com. I know I have posted about the virtues of Audibble.com before, but this update is worth looking st. If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider buying me a cup of coffee.
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Someone in New Jersey has launched a web-based lending library for audio books, Talking Pages – An Audio Book Lending Library for the Visually Impaired. The aunt of Talking Page’s creator is visually impaired, which isnpired him to start this website to make expensive audiobooks more widely available. Check it out. Don’t forget to...
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Slshdot has a story, Artificial Retinas Bring Vision Back To The Blind, that offers some hope for treating vision disorders. Maybe not for me and maybe not for a while yet, but the hope is there. If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider buying me a cup of coffee.
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