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This is what a bad website looks like after I have set the font sizes so that I can read them. This is from Audible.com. If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider buying me a cup of coffee.
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As you can read in earlier posts, here and here, I have been waging a one-person campaign to see more unabridged audiobooks on Audible.com. I had a first success with Ron Rosenbaum’s Explaining Hitler. Just a few weeks ago, I saw that Doris Kearns Goodwin had released the unabridged version of Team of Rivals...
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I have started a Flickr group for Flickr: Blind Photographers. If you are not familiar with Flickr, it is a photo-sharing community. This group is meant for blind and visually impaired photographers to display their work. Please check it out. Technorati tag: Blind Photographers If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider...
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Here is a nice review of iPods, other digital music players and related software from an accessible perspective: Portable Player Portal Main Page. I am interested in Rockbox, which has a voice-based interface, but it does not allow for Audible.com playback. If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider buying me a...
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I have to second this opinion: Medialoper » That’s What I Like: Audible.com. Listening to audiobooks while working out gives me the opportunity and discipline to listen to those long books that can’t be listened to while going to sleep. I recently made it through Jenkins’ biography of Churchill and now...
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Pogue’s post this past week, As We Get Older, Type Gets Smaller, addresses a major issue that I think about too much. I reset the screen resolution, override default fonts and sometimes use Zoomtext. If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider buying me a cup of coffee.
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This, Google Accessible Search: “Accessible Web Search for the Visually Challenged”. looks to be a great new resource for the visually impaired. Not only does it provides better place for the visually impaired to search, but should also put pressure on all web developers to create more accessible web sites. If you find this...
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I have had my first success with my grass root campaign for more unabridged audio. I received an email this week from Ron Rosenbaum, the author of Explaining Hitler. I read this book a few years ago on cassette, but could not find it on Audible.com. I emailed Mr. Rosenbaum, who was kind enough...
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I had a response form Verizon (who obviously did not read my initial message carefully) which just blew me off. Here is the response and my response: As I said in the original message, I had difficulty testing each phone in the store. First, the store’s inventory did not match the online store’s inventory....
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I am looking at getting a new cell phone. I don’t need a fully voice-controlled, phone, but I would like one where the text is large and easy to read. I am having a hard time finding one. Companies do not advertise high contrast text settings, even if they have them. My wife and...
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Here is a great site about audiobooks, Aldo on Audiobooks « Aldo on Audiobooks. It is worth a look. If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider buying me a cup of coffee.
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I have heard back from one more publisher in my mini-crusade for more digital unabridged audiobooks. ________________________________________ From: @tantor.com Date: Mar 27, 2006 11:49 AM Subject: Re: Releasing more unabridged books on Audible.com Thank you for your interest in Tantor Media. I am thrilled to hear you have enjoying our selection of titles. We...
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PC Magazine has a tip on dealing with Font Size in Balloons. This should help you resize the font in those little comment balloons in Word. If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider buying me a cup of coffee.
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I have begun a personal campaign to get more unabridged audiobooks released, especially on Audible.com or iTunes. I have contacted several publishers, including Highbridge, Tantor and Basic Books among others, and several authors, including Peter Bernstein, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jagdish Bhagwati, Joseph Stiglitz, Simon Singh, and Ron Rosenbaum among others. Some have even gotten...
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Firefox has a number of large icon themes, available here. They are easy to install and to change if you do not find them useful. If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider buying me a cup of coffee.
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