Great article in the Chronicle of Higher Education about two blind students at Florida State who are suing FSU over inaccessible technology platforms:
Great article in the Chronicle of Higher Education about two blind students at Florida State who are suing FSU over inaccessible technology platforms:
Planet of the Blind 
It will never be possible that lawsuits might one day be unnecessary. People needs laws and policies in order to have a solid governance.
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Dare we dream that these lawsuits might one day be unnecessary? Here’s something that Ike Presley at American Foundation for the Blind forwarded to me yesterday:
Could individual access to assistive technology be moved to the cloud?
A new initiative is aimed at moving assistive-technology resources for individuals with disabilities to the cloud, says computer access specialist Jane Berliss-Vincent, a presenter at the recent American Library Association conference. The Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure would allow users to set their assistive preferences using a secure personalized interface, which could be accessed from any device at any location. The five-year, $4 million project is being funded by various international sources, including the U.S. Education Department. Library Journal (6/25) Wow — consider that!
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