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Tech News from the Assoc. for Computing Machinery- MIT CSAIL's Minerva Video Protocol Reduces Buffering, Pixelation
- 2 Quakes in 2 Days, No Warning from ShakeAlertLA. Now the App Is Getting Reworked
- Researchers Use Blockchain to Drive Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
- What Your Voice Reveals About You
- SMU Researchers Find a New Way to Snoop with Smartphones. Should You Be Worried?
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- SearchResearch (8/14/19): What's your favorite geo-mapping / geo-information tool? You might have noticed... ... lots of the SearchResearch Challenges involve finding other resources--like mapping sites--and then using them to help answer the Challenge-of-the-Week. The new Google Earth on the web (https://www.google.com/earth/) is a fantastic geo-located information resource. An important set of things to know is WHAT resources are availa […]
- Answer: Are there seals in Tahiti? Okay... by now I'm almost back into my Californian mindset... ... but our Challenge from last week still remains. Remember, I asked: While there, I saw lots of wildlife. Such as this anemonefish I found on Raiatea, 1. Is it true there are no seals or sea lions in Tahiti? If so why not? (Or did I just miss them?) How would you do online research […]
- Rethinking Langmuir Circulation lanesA couple of weeks ago...... I asked what I thought was a simple question about "lanes" of quiet water that one can see on bodies of water. Here's that Challenge: 2. As we're sailing from place to place, it's not uncommon to see large patches of water without any ripples on the surface. It's something you see nearly everywher […]
- SearchResearch (8/14/19): What's your favorite geo-mapping / geo-information tool?
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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
