Month: May 2009

The following message is making the rounds of various blindness-related e-mail lists. I know Oregon has been hit hard by the current economic situation but having lived in the state for five years and worked closely with several from the commission (both staff and consumers) I know the excellentwork done there and the positive impact on people as a result. This doesn’t strike me as the right way to resolve economic challenges.   ACTION ALERT:…

Good news for anyone who uses MLB’s Gameday Audio service. I recently received the following e-mail from Lainey Feingold. For those who are not familiar with Lainey’s work, she’s been behind numerous improvements around accessibility over the past several years in areas ranging from ATMs to web sites.   To everyone who has contacted me about this year’s Game Day Audio Player on mlb.com:   MLB has put up an accessible player for Game Day…

The release candidate for Windows 7 is available for general download as of now. I’ve been running Windows 7 builds with success on several machines for months using JAWS 10 and Window-Eyes 7.01. You can learn more about Windows 7 at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx and download the release candidate at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx.  

Whether you are a believer or not, the Market Ghost Tour is worth a try should you ever visit Seattle. Aimee and I took the tour last evening with a friend of hers from work and despite being drenched by rain, the experience was entertaining.   The hour-long walking tour leads you through parts of Pike Place Market pointing out buildings that are supposedly haunted. While no ghosts were encountered on our stroll, I for…