Android Accessibility, an introduction to using Android phones for people with low or no vision from the eyes-free project at Google Code, features two applications developed by Apps4Android in partnership with Raising the Floor.
In a recent post to the Yahoo! Accessibility blog, Raising the Floor member Jeffrey Bigham describes a future where assistive technology resides in the cloud, allowing anyone to to use any web-connected device to readily access a computing environment that meets their individual needs and preferences.
HILLIARD, OH July 15, 2010 - IDEAL Group Apps4Android, Inc. announced today the release of the first, fully accessible, Open Source, Web Access Plug-In for Android Mobile Devices in support of Raising the Floor.
HILLIARD, OH July 6, 2010 - IDEAL Group Apps4Android, Inc. announced today the release of the first Android e-mail reader for the blind. The IDEAL K9 E-Mail® reader is accessible using Google's Talkback and other Android screenreaders. Also announced was the release of IDEAL Item Identifier®, an Android-based barcode reader.
The FCC's National Broadband Plan includes broad-ranging disability access recommendations, citing Raising the Floor consortium members' public comments on issues and potential solutions to ensure that people with disabilities are able to fully participate and benefit from advances in broadband technologies.
The FCC is seeking comments on Broadband Accessibility for People With Disabilities and will be hosting a workshop designed to promote an open dialogue between the FCC and key constituents from the disability community.
Gregg Vanderheiden was invited to present on RtF at the European Commission's Expert Meeting on Assistive Technologies and e-Accessibility in Brussels on March 25, 2009.
Jim Fruchterman and Gregg Vanderheiden presented a RtF educational session at the Assistive Technology Industry Association conference in Orlando on January 29, 2009.
