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- SearchResearch Challenge (11/24/21): What's that group of animals called? You know that a bunch of crows is... From Pexabay.com (free images!) ... often called a murder of crows. Likewise, you might have heard of a charm of hummingbirds, a stand of flamingos, a cloud of bats, etc. The question that always irks me in the back of my brain is this: Are these REALLY the terms that we should use for aggregations of such animals? O […]
- Lessons: Why is the Carquinez Strait so undeveloped? There's much to learn here... ... and since the previous post was growing so long, I separated out the SRS Lessons Learned section for today. Let's dive right in... SearchResearch Lessons Learned This Challenge--trying to explain a counterfactual (why the southern Carquinez Strait is relatively undeveloped)--is difficult. This usually true for […]
- Answer: Why is the Carquinez Strait so undeveloped? This kind of question is difficult to answer... The Challenge was: "Why is the Carquinez Strait so undeveloped on the south side of the channel?" As evidence, I made this map to highlight the area that is still most open range lands. I noticed that while there's a lot of development (houses, shopping centers, etc.) on the north side of the […]
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Category Archives: Print Disability
That All May Read: What IS a print disability? An answer + resources
Libraries are commonly understood to be the repositories of the human experience, storehouses which take that human experience and, from it, create opportunities for library consumers to “learn, grow, and know”. But what if someone you know has a print … Continue reading
Hathi Trust, Digitization, and Accessibility for PWD
I’ve been sporadically following the Hathi Trust Fair Use and digitization brouhaha, and it leaves me wondering if and/or how it will affect equal Accessibility for those with print disabilities re: the cultural record. Digitization to me means an increase … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, Information Science, Print Disability
Tagged digitization, Hathi Trust
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Look, touch and feel: How your mobile interface will morph in 2012
From Network World: Look, touch and feel: How your mobile interface will morph in 2012. Touch, waving, voice all to become more prevalent mobile user interfaces: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/122111-outlook-mobile-interface-254225.html I’m excited by some of these features in this article; I current use the … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, Computers and Internet, Print Disability
Tagged emerging technology, mobile
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Touch Graphics Inc. & Intrepid Museum: Multi-Sensory Museum Guide (from Library & Museum Accessiblity LinkedIn Group)
Manhattan’s Intrepid Museum Complex, which houses a tour-able aircraft carrier, submarine, and supersonic airliner, have used emerging technology, created by Touch Graphics Inc., to help people with sight disabilities have a more-immersive experience with the artifacts. On each floor, their “Talking Tactile Pen”, used in conjunction … Continue reading
Infocamp Seattle
This past weekend I attended Infocamp Seattle, an “unconference” presented by ASIS&T and the UW’s ischool. An “unconference” simply means that there are no planned events throughout the day – the participants are the presenters. Topics ranged from UX to … Continue reading
Posted in Information Science, Print Disability
Tagged accessibility, ASIS&T, Infocamp, print disability, UW ischool, WTBBL
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What IS a print disability? An answer + resources
As of today, according to http://www.ifla.org/en/lpd, it’s stated that only 5% of the world’s published information is fully accessible to persons with a print disability; it’s my career goal to help increase that percentage as much as I can. Some people … Continue reading
Kelli -- A Victory Gardener (of Information) 