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Blog: MMmm, I hardly taste the poison in the Apple-flavored Kool-Aid! Confessions of a Nokia Fan-Boy...

Posted by Ted Mc at 26 Apr 2011, 10:47 AM

News: Iris, the new digital station from Vision Australia Radio

Posted by Ted Mc at 13 Apr 2011, 10:36 AM | Add Comment

News: Media Access Australia launches new accessible website

Posted by Ted Mc at 11 Apr 2011, 12:13 PM | Add Comment

JB Wired Video Magnifier continues to be huge seller at Vision Australia Equipment Solutions shop

Posted by Ted Mc at 25 Mar 2011, 1:10 PM | Add Comment

News: Blind Sports Victoria gala dinner and auction

Posted by Ted Mc at 25 Mar 2011, 9:00 AM

News: Trials set to start soon for accessible set top boxes in Australia

Posted by Ted Mc at 25 Mar 2011, 8:21 AM | Add Comment

Podcast: Interview - Author Lee Child talks about everything in this extended 55-min interview!

Posted by Ted Mc at 2 Nov 2010, 6:04 PM | Add Comment

Podcast: Vision Australia TEXPO 2010 Show Notes with links and phone numbers

Posted by Ted Mc at 21 Sep 2010, 6:37 PM | Add Comment

Podcast: Interview with award winning audiobook narrator Dick Hill

Posted by Ted Mc at 20 Sep 2010, 11:22 PM | Add Comment

Podcast: Vision Australia TEXPO 2010 coverage from Melbourne

Posted by Ted Mc at 6 Sep 2010, 9:17 PM | Add Comment

News: AI Squared releases ZoomText 9.18.9 minor update, adds support for Office 2010

Posted by Ted Mc at 2 Sep 2010, 8:53 AM | Add Comment

Review: High Capacity 1900mah battery for Nokia N97 -- buyer beware!

Posted by Ted Mc at 1 Sep 2010, 3:00 PM | Add Comment

Blog: Audible releases app for Android mobile phones -- but what does this mean for accessibility?

Posted by Ted Mc at 1 Sep 2010, 10:38 AM | Add Comment

Podcast: Thunderbird tutorial (Blind Cool Tech)

Posted by Ted Mc at 19 Aug 2010, 10:20 PM | Add Comment

News: Vision Australia Tech Expo in Melbourne at the end of August

Posted by Ted Mc at 8 Aug 2010, 2:42 PM | Add Comment

News: Find Blind Mind on Twitter & Facebook!

Posted by Ted Mc at 8 Aug 2010, 1:55 PM | Add Comment

News: Nuance releases Talks and Zooms v5.01 & Daisy2Go 2.0

Posted by Ted Mc at 5 Aug 2010, 1:15 PM | Add Comment

News: Free PDF Accessibility Checker tool now available for Windows

Posted by Ted Mc at 26 Jul 2010, 12:55 PM | Add Comment

News: Bookshare Crosses 100,000-Member Milestone

Posted by Ted Mc at 26 Jul 2010, 12:47 PM | Add Comment

News: Accessible cinemas coming to Australia in a big way over next few years

Posted by Ted Mc at 25 Jul 2010, 9:33 AM | Add Comment

Blog: Help encourage Google to polish its Chrome

Posted by Ted Mc at 10 Jul 2010, 10:18 AM | Add Comment

News: Android receives accessible email client

Posted by Ted Mc at 10 Jul 2010, 9:55 AM | Add Comment

News: British text-to-speech will create talking TVs

Posted by Ted Mc at 6 Jul 2010, 6:56 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

News: New library touts adaptive technology

Posted by Ted Mc at 6 Jul 2010, 6:18 PM | Add Comment

News: Accessible Kindle becomes significantly more affordable

Posted by Ted Mc at 5 Jul 2010, 11:24 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

News: June/July Classified Ads from Vision Australia

Posted by Ted Mc at 5 Jul 2010, 11:13 PM | Add Comment

News: Accessible E tax to help clients lodge their tax returns

Posted by Ted Mc at 5 Jul 2010, 11:00 PM | Add Comment

News: Blind person to drive at Daytona

Posted by Ted Mc at 5 Jul 2010, 10:49 PM | Add Comment

News: Free Mobile Speak 4.5 update for owners of Symbian version 4 now available

Posted by Ted Mc at 3 Jul 2010, 9:05 PM | Add Comment

News: New iPhone 4, new accessibility features

Posted by Ted Mc at 30 Jun 2010, 9:18 AM | Add Comment

News: Vision Australia's Adaptive Technology podcasts now available!

Posted by Ted Mc at 15 Jun 2010, 11:39 AM | Add Comment

News: Accessibility News Service

Posted by Ted Mc at 15 Jun 2010, 11:21 AM | Add Comment

News: AI Squared Zooms In with new blog

Posted by Ted Mc at 5 Jun 2010, 4:36 PM | Add Comment

Podcast: Interview with Michael Lauf from Serotek discussing SAMNet, System Access, and much more

Posted by Ted Mc at 5 Jun 2010, 9:58 AM

Review: Vision Australia evaluates the Apple iPad for accessibility

Posted by Ted Mc at 5 Jun 2010, 9:24 AM

News: Humanware releases Companion 3.2 software update for Victor Reader Stream

Posted by Ted Mc at 26 May 2010, 10:43 PM

News: Free Mobile Geo 2.5 Released with 2010 Maps (Blind Bargains)

Posted by Ted Mc at 26 May 2010, 12:05 PM

News: Free Update to KNFB Reader V6.4 Released (Blind Bargains)

Posted by Ted Mc at 26 May 2010, 11:38 AM

News: ZoomText 9.18.8 free bugfix update released by AI Squared

Posted by Ted Mc at 26 May 2010, 11:17 AM

News: Humanware's 2010 Braille Literacy Award winner announced

Posted by Ted Mc at 20 May 2010, 4:24 PM

News: Audio description increasing on DVDs in the USA

Posted by Ted Mc at 17 May 2010, 9:12 PM

News: A new style of audio description under discussion

Posted by Ted Mc at 17 May 2010, 8:00 PM

News: Cinema access court decision in USA breaks down barriers

Posted by Ted Mc at 8 May 2010, 9:19 PM

Podcast: Talking Vision explores the bionic eye (Vision Australia)

Posted by Ted Mc at 8 May 2010, 9:06 PM

Tutorial: Accessible Electronic Documents

Posted by Ted Mc at 2 May 2010, 7:28 PM

News: Sendero GPS 2010 Released; Includes Free PC Virtual Mode Software (Blind Bargains)

Posted by Ted Mc at 30 Apr 2010, 6:55 AM

News: Ghana To Host Forum For The Blind

Posted by Ted Mc at 29 Apr 2010, 10:11 PM

News: Serotek brings IMAP and Book Port Plus support to its mobile content subscription offerings

Posted by Ted Mc at 29 Apr 2010, 9:18 PM

News: Trekker Breeze Talking GPS gets major software update with lots of new functionality -- Free upgrade to 1.2

Posted by Ted Mc at 29 Apr 2010, 8:45 AM

Review: iBill Money Identifier: A Quick Review (Access4Us)

Posted by Ted Mc at 21 Apr 2010, 6:54 PM

Blog: As the World Becomes More Visual, Technology for the Blind Expands

Posted by Ted Mc at 20 Apr 2010, 7:25 PM

News: Raul Midon Pioneers New Recording Technology For The Blind

Posted by Ted Mc at 20 Apr 2010, 7:01 PM

News: The new Opera Mini iPhone app disappoints on iPhone accessibility

Posted by Ted Mc at 17 Apr 2010, 9:06 AM

Tutorial: Guidelines for Producing Readable Text

Posted by Ted Mc at 17 Apr 2010, 8:55 AM

News: Vision Australia "Making a Difference Award Winners 2010"

Posted by Ted Mc at 17 Apr 2010, 8:36 AM

Blog: Larry Skutchan: a Blind Cool Tech

Posted by Ted Mc at 17 Apr 2010, 8:04 AM

News: Nuance Talks & Zooms Product Manager Torsten Brand passes away

Posted by Ted Mc at 14 Apr 2010, 8:43 AM

Review: VI Scientific's Currency Identifier (and more) "VisionHunt 2.1" for S60 3rd & 5th edition

Posted by Ted Mc at 11 Apr 2010, 5:37 PM

Blog: A Full Page Braille Display?

Posted by George McDermith at 10 Apr 2010, 3:54 AM

Free Download: Useful user-submitted Talks 5.0 icons for S60 5th that didn't make the final release

Posted by Ted Mc at 4 Apr 2010, 10:17 PM

Podcast: Interview with Dennis Lembree, creator of accessibletwitter.com & author of web accessibility blog Web Axe

Posted by Ted Mc at 4 Apr 2010, 10:47 AM

Blog: Some perspective on what the Blio brings with it

Posted by George McDermith at 31 Mar 2010, 3:38 PM

News: Blind Bargains continues its excellent conference coverage at CSUN

Posted by Ted Mc at 30 Mar 2010, 8:43 PM

News: YouTube accessible interface alternative now available

Posted by Ted Mc at 28 Mar 2010, 4:58 PM

News: Cinemas apply for exemption to the Disability Discrimination Act of 1992

Posted by Ted Mc at 28 Mar 2010, 4:43 PM

Blog: Vodafone sends Wayfinder on its way, but cuts own throat on the stage of public perception and opinion

Posted by Ted Mc at 24 Mar 2010, 8:34 PM

News: Calling all reviewers and Podcasters!

Posted by Ted Mc at 24 Mar 2010, 7:36 PM

Review: A week with the Victor Reader Stream (Access4.us)

Posted by Ted Mc at 24 Mar 2010, 6:43 PM

News: IBM hopes to make mobile devices more accessible

Posted by Ted Mc at 18 Mar 2010, 8:37 PM | Add Comment

Podcast: HTC Ozone and Mobile Speak 4 demonstrated

Posted by Ted Mc at 18 Mar 2010, 6:01 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Podcast Interview Exclusive: Torsten Brand tells all about Talks v5.0 in this extended 40-minute interview

Posted by Ted Mc at 17 Mar 2010, 7:29 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Podcast: 15 Mar 2010 Audio Series - MP3 Splitting and Merging using Absolute MP3 Splitter

Posted by Ted Mc at 15 Mar 2010, 3:13 PM | Add Comment

Podcast Interview Exclusive: Gerry Chevalier from Humanware discusses the Victor Reader Stream CD Edition

Posted by Ted Mc at 6 Mar 2010, 8:05 PM | Add Comment

Review Exclusive: Big Ben v1.00 -- Screensaver clock big enough for low-vision users on S60 3rd & 5th!

Posted by Ted Mc at 4 Mar 2010, 9:21 PM | Add Comment

News: Skype drops Windows Mobile app

Posted by Ted Mc at 2 Mar 2010, 6:44 AM | Add Comment

Interview: Media Access Australia (MAA) turns up the volume on Audio Description

Posted by Ted Mc at 22 Feb 2010, 10:24 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

News: Humanware admits spoke too soon on screen reader for Blackberry

Posted by Ted Mc at 17 Feb 2010, 8:47 AM | Add Comment

News: Action on cinema access in Australia

Posted by Ted Mc at 17 Feb 2010, 8:11 AM | Add Comment

Feature: Ten tips to create an accessible website

Posted by Ted Mc at 8 Feb 2010, 9:19 AM | Add Comment

Feature: Why we like to do everything on a mobile phone

Posted by Ted Mc at 4 Feb 2010, 4:19 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

News: After Apple, Blackberry becomes the next talking fruit!

Posted by Ted Mc at 1 Feb 2010, 7:00 AM | Add Comment

News: Federal Judge to Hear Motion on Whether a Blind Law School Graduate Will Receive Requested Accommodations on the February 2010 California Bar Examination

Posted by Ted Mc at 29 Jan 2010, 11:34 AM | Add Comment

News: San Diego Chosen to Host CSUN’s 25th Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference

Posted by Ted Mc at 27 Jan 2010, 8:46 AM | Add Comment

News: Blio bets against e-reader devices

Posted by Ted Mc at 26 Jan 2010, 9:44 PM | Add Comment

News: Perkins School for the Blind says goodbye to beloved trailblazer Albert Gayzagian

Posted by Ted Mc at 26 Jan 2010, 7:33 AM | Add Comment

News: Obama Sides With Blind in Copyright-Treaty Debate

Posted by Ted Mc at 15 Dec 2009, 7:46 AM | Add Comment

Feature: Which Smartphone is smart for me?

Posted by Ted Mc at 10 Dec 2009, 5:38 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

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Posted by Ted Mc at 9 Dec 2009, 2:04 AM | Add Comment
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