iRead

iRead: „simply reading“
 
The reading software iRead converts a Windows-PC with scanner and screen reader into an open reading system
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Rogue AntiVirus Comes With Tech Support
In an effort to boost sales, sellers of a fake antivirus product known as Live PC Care are offering their victims live technical support. , once users have installed the program, they see a screen, falsely informing them that their PC is infected with several types of malware. That’s typical of this type of program. What’s unusual, however, is the fact that the free trial version of Live PC Care includes a big yellow “online support” button.
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ASSESSING NEEDS OF FAMILIES WITH HANDICAPPED INFANTS

Donald B. Bailey, Jr. Rune J. Simeonsson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A 35-item parent survey was developed to assess the functional needs of parents with young handicapped children. A rationale for scale development and content is presented. Data from 34 two-parent families with handicapped infants suggest that the instrument is a useful source of intervention goals. Read the rest of this entry »

Major League Baseball Makes Effort To Make Websites Accessible
For immediate release
FANS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS GAIN ENHANCED ACCESS TO MLB.COM
NEW YORK, February 11, 2010 – Baseball fans with visual impairments will benefit from the implementation of functional improvements to MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball, and all 30 individual Club sites as a result of a joint collaboration between MLB Advanced Media, LP (MLBAM), the American Council of the Blind, Bay State Council of the Blind and California Council of the Blind. All three organizations applaud this fan initiative taken by MLBAM.
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Playing music or mp3 books on your NLS digital player.
Contributed by: The Big R

The NLS digital player has been out for a few months now. I have been asked this question countless times. How can I play music or MP3 books on my new NLS digital player?
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Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked
SAN FRANCISCO – Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.
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Technology Bill Of Rights Introduced For Blind U.S. Citizens
U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky Introduces Technology Bill of Rights for the Blind WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
National Federation of the Blind Applauds Measure to Ensure Blind People Equal Access to Technology

Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today introduced the Technology Bill of Rights for the Blind (H.R. 4533), which will mandate that all consumer electronics, home appliances, kiosks, and electronic office technology provide user interfaces that are accessible to the blind.
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Malware Research Group Spins Off From Harvard
SAN FRANCISCO – A research organization that tries to warn computer users about programs that do sneaky things on their computers has spun off from Harvard University. StopBadware says it will operate as a standalone nonprofit with funding from Google Inc., eBay Inc.’s PayPal and Mozilla, which makes the Firefox Web browser. It was initially set up as part of Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society.

StopBadware issues what it calls “badware alerts” about corporations whose applications do what the organization deems unwanted and harmful things to users’ computers. For instance, it once put AOL on its badware list because downloads of the AOL program automatically came with other software the group said consumers don’t necessarily need or want. The organization also targets purveyors of spyware and other forms of malicious software.

The idea is to warn users before they access a site with such a program. The Firefox browser, for instance, has used the StopBadware list to power some of its built-in security tools. The list also is meant to pressure companies to change their tactics.

The group, based in Cambridge, Mass., said it decided to break off from Harvard because it had grown beyond its roots as a research project. “There is still much to do,” executive director Maxim Weinstein said. “Badware remains a growing problem, but in the past few years, there’s also been a growing sense that this is a problem we — the Internet community — can and should work together to address.”

Note From Accessible Devices:
This is a tool that you definitely want in your Spyware arsenal. Unfortunately not every feature of the site is easily accessible. When using some features you may need to seek sighted assistance.

Visit The Stop Badware Website

Microsoft Patches Internet Explorer Hole
BBC NEWS Microsoft patches Explorer hole

Microsoft has released a fix for a hole in Internet Explorer that was the weak link in a “sophisticated and targeted” cyber attack on Google. Microsoft recommends that customers install the update as soon as possible or update to the latest version of the web browser for “improved security”.
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Blind Man Sets World Speed Record
Blind man sets a World Speed Record at over 200 MPH in a Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series
Posted on 10.7.2009 14:10 by Terence Keon
Ford recently touched a soft spot in us when they gave a blind man the opportunity to drive a 2010 Ford Mustang after 20 years of visual impairment. Now while that was a heartwarming story of an American automaker making dreams come true, this record setting top speed run is an inspiring tale for disabled people around the world. Mostly because of a blind man in a Black Series at over 200 MPH.
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