Should There Be Two Internets?

BBC NEWS Staying safe and taking risks
Should we have two internets asks Bill Thompson

Jonathan Zittrain’s recent book, The Future of the Internet - And How to Stop It, has spurred a lot of discussion both online and offline, with blog posts lauding his insights or criticising his over-apocalyptic imagination. (more…)

Thursday, April 23, 2008 Blind people read books too!

Announcing the launch of the WBU’s Right to Read Global Campaign
Blind and partially sighted people enjoy reading books just as much as the rest of us. However, only 5% of books are ever published in formats that blind and partially sighted people can read, such as audio, braille and large print.

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May 1, 2008 1:07 PM PDT

Democrat wants to require disability-friendly Internet phones, video Posted by Anne Broache WASHINGTON–At the moment, most TVs and telephones must be outfitted with special features for people with hearing, vision, and speech impairments under U.S. law. (more…)

The following information came from the Avast website. Avast is free for home use and is accessible by using the Applications key.

Prague, Czech Republic - 29th March 2008 - for immediate release
– ALWIL Software a.s. is pleased to announce the next major release of avast!

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This manual was provided by Blind Mice Mart.

VOX3000 Version 1.0 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

The VOX3000 is very easy to operate. However, there are certain caring and operation instructions you should read before your first use. We know taking the time to read these instructions is time consuming, but this scale is a precision instrument and must be handled with the utmost care. (more…)

National Credit Reporting Companies, Blind Community, Announce Landmark Initiative to Provide Accessible Online Credit Reports
Posted : Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:02:07 GMT
Author : TransUnion; Equifax; Experian

Braille and other formats also to be made available - ATLANTA, CHICAGO and COSTA MESA, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall, The nation’s three major consumer credit reporting companies today unveiled a comprehensive program to provide improved access to important credit information for people who are blind or visually impaired. (more…)

All of the products which are kitchen related are gathered in this section.

Consumer Appliance and Electronics Accessibility Initiative

This information details an effort being made by The National Federation of The Blind to improve product accessibility. It also contains some information about products which meet their current accessibility criteria. (more…)

BBC NEWS Paypal to block ‘unsafe browsers’

Web payment firm Paypal has said it will block “unsafe browsers” from using its service as part of wider anti-phishing efforts. Customers will first be warned that a browser is unsafe but could then be blocked if they continue using it.

Paypal said it was “an alarming fact that there is a significant set of users who use very old and vulnerable browsers such as Internet Explorer 4″. (more…)

World’s First True Bionic Eye
Thomas Moore Health correspondent Updated:09:32, Monday April 21, 2008

Doctors have exclusively shown Sky News the world’s first true bionic eye that could allow the blind to see.

Breakthrough for the blind
The pea-sized video camera is small enough to fit inside the eyeball.

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Microsoft Finalizes Windows XP SP3
Paul Thurrott, news editor,
thurrott@windowsitpro.com

Microsoft announced yesterday the completion of Windows XP SP3, the final service pack for the aging and soon-to-be-discontinued desktop OS. XP SP3 will make its way to PC makers and Microsoft’s enterprise customers in the coming weeks, the software giant says. (more…)