STC AccessAbility SIG
A Blog About Accessibility

Orca is an open source scriptable screen reader. The development of Orca has been led by the Accessibility Program Office of Sun Microsystems, Inc. with contributions from many community members. For more information and to download Orca, see http://live.gnome.org/Orca.
Using various combinations of speech, braille, and magnification, Orca is designed to work with applications and [...]

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My new mantra is “It’s not just the volume. It’s the clarity.” This was my biggest “Ah HA” moment regarding my ability to hear and enjoy the Technical Communication Summit in Philadelphia last week. I realized that I was hearing the speakers’ voices just fine but I was still not discerning each and every word [...]

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Access Technology Tips from the National Federation of the Blind
Apple® Accessibility Features Vision built into all Macintosh computers provides adjustable keyboard, an ergonomic mouse, CloseView screen magnification software, Easy Access system software (StickyKeys, SlowKeys, MouseKeys), electronic documentation, key-repeat disable, text-to-speech synthesis and voice recognition (PlainTalk), sticky mouse, and visual alert cues. The VoiceOver spoken English [...]

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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Apple® Accessibility Features Vision built into all Macintosh computers provides adjustable keyboard, an ergonomic mouse, CloseView screen magnification software, Easy Access system software (StickyKeys, SlowKeys, MouseKeys), electronic documentation, key-repeat disable, text-to-speech synthesis and voice recognition (PlainTalk), sticky mouse, and visual alert cues. The VoiceOver spoken English interface for Mac OS X is [...]

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Bibliography—literature in relation to Design for All (299 K ) edited by Greta Olsson & Thomas Lyhne. This Bibliography is a part of CEN/CENELEC Guide 6 “Guidelines for standards developers to address the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities”. The Guide addresses relevant aspects relating to the needs of older persons and persons [...]

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"Bibliography for Performance Systems Technology (PST) and Computer-based Instruction (CBI)" published in the ACM SIGDOC Journal of Computer Documentation (JCD) [JCD is no longer being produced. ACM SIGDOC members are able to get copies of archived journals.]
California Learning Resource Network
Learning Disabilities Association of America
LD Online provides information on learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and professionals.
National [...]

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A-Z to Deafblindness provides information and resources for the deafblind.
ALS Pah! an e-zine for American Sign Language students and teachers
American Auditory Society
American Sign Language Fingerspelling dictionary, converters, quiz
ALS Online Lessons
Apple® Accessibility Features Vision built into all Macintosh computers provides adjustable keyboard, an ergonomic mouse, CloseView screen magnification software, Easy Access system software (StickyKeys, SlowKeys, MouseKeys), [...]

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ABLEDATA
Access Software Hal, Luna, LunaPlus, Super Nova, and Cicero screen readers and other access software that provides speech and Braille for Windows.
Active Living Alliance For Canadians with a Disability
ADA&IT Technical Assistance Centers
“All Access Pass: enabling technologies offer business possibilities,” by Dan Costa, Communications, Home Office Computing, April 2001. (156 K )
Copyright 2001 Freedom Technology Media [...]

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Academy of Aphasia
Aphasia [American Speech-Language-Hearing Association]
Aphasia [NIDCD Health Information]
Aphasia Hope Network
Aphasia Institute [Canada]
Lingraphica a speech generating device designed specifically for aphasia [English and Spanish versions]
Medline Plus: Aphasia health information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Aphasia Association (NAA)

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Web Accessibility problems may involve

Cognitive
Reading disorders, learning disabilities, reading disabilities, thinking, remembering, sequencing disabilities, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Useability will be enhanced with illustrations, good graphics, organized content with headings, and visual cues for navigation.
Hearing
Deafness and hard of hearing. Users may need assistive technology to read audio transcripts or view fully captioned multimedia content.
Motor
Physical disabilities, [...]

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