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I think most of us like to hope that when our time is up, in some small way, we will have left this world having made it a better place. Jonathan Sharp, who died last Sunday at the age of With gratitude and appreciation, remembering access technology great Jonathan Sharp Read More
Why I’m Writing This There are certain taboo subjects one is encouraged to steer clear of during get-togethers in polite society. Religion is one. Politics, even before the highly polarized world of today, is another. It seems we should add Artificial Intelligence, History, and Blindness: Lessons and Musings Read More
I don’t know where the time goes. It seems impossible, yet the calendar doesn’t lie. 20 years ago, Dr. Russell Smith MNZM, CEO of HumanWare, my friend, my mentor, my then boss, and a man who made the world a Remembering Dr. Russell Smith, 20 years on Read More
A few weeks ago, I heard that the CEO of Vision Australia, Ron Hooton, had resigned his position after 11.5 years in the role. My reaction to the news was the same as when I heard that the CEO of Blind people are being passed over to lead the agencies who serve us. Why it matters, and what we can do about it Read More
Today I was honoured to accept the Robert S Bray award from the American Council of the Blind. The award is named after Robert S Bray, who was the first Director of the Library of Congress s National Library service. This I am proud to accept the American Council of the Blind s Robert S Bray award Read More
Here is the text of my address to the NFB s DeafBlind division which I delivered earlier in the week. Living the life we want as a blind person wearing hearing aids Delivered to the National Federation of the Blind My address to the National Federation of the Blind s DeafBlind Division at the 2024 National Convention Read More
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the invention of the Braille code. The International Council on English Braille, which has a General Assembly every four years, met this time in Auckland, New Zealand. I was profoundly honoured to be My Address to the 2024 General Assembly of the International Council on English Braille Read More
Revision History 3 June, updated progress on accessibility improvements, and commented on the BBC radio 4 In Touch interview. 15 May, added a section covering recent developments including the AMA session. 10 May, added a link to the 9to5Mac story Sonos has broken accessibility for its blind users. Now they must repair the app and repair trust Read More
Update, 7 April 2024 Applause Group has just released this statement. “Hi everyone, Following our recent announcement to transition Voice Dream to a subscription, we received an overwhelming response from thousands in our community. Your feedback, along with I wish Voice Dream Reader a bright future, but they have breached Apple s Guidelines. Apple must protect consumers with swift action Read…
Preface On Tuesday, the American Council of the Blind’s Board of Publications convened for a regular meeting. At that meeting, members raised ACB’s absence from mastodon. Some members were concerned about what was said at that meeting, and alerted me ACB s absence from mastodon, my message to ACB Read More