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The 2025 Apple Event and my attempt to live blog from an accessibility perspective
In just a few minutes, the 2025 live Apple Event will begin. Will we see new iPhones? A new watch? other new Apple things? Generally, this is where all the shiny new Apple stuff is announced — at least most of it. I’m going to be watching it live and, as an experiment, am going…
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Sad to see Blogging platform Typepad is shutting down after 22 years, giving customers about a month to migrate away
Over the weekend, I saw the following referenced in an Email newsletter: We have made the difficult decision to discontinue Typepad, effective September 30, 2025. What Does This Mean for You? After September 30, 2025, access to Typepad – including account management, blogs, and all associated content – will no longer be available. Your account and…
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Artist sculpts famous works of art for visually impaired to enjoy
My sister shared me this story and I thought it was so neat that I wanted to share it with all of you. Note, when activating this link, you may need to find an unmute button as for me anyway, the video starts playing on mute. https://www.today.com/video/artist-sculpts-famous-works-of-art-for-visually-impaired-to-enjoy-202579525608
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Seeking a new VPN provider, does anyone have suggestions?
I’m looking for a new VPN provider and am curious if any of my readers use one that they would recommend. I’ve been extremely happy with my current VPN provider, ExpressVPN, but $116.95 billed every 12 months is frankly more than I want to pay for a VPN service that I only use occasionally. Ideally,…
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Tactile marks on currencies
I have been very interested in tactile markings on currency, in part because it seems like this is a thing the US will never have. What I didn’t realize though is just how many different systems and variations exist throughout the world. Fortunately for me, my good friend Tom, aka The Blind Coin Collector, wrote a fantastic…
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A quick note of thanks and a happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate
Today is Thanksgiving in the US which, while often characterized by large and incredibly tasty meals, is really a time, well, to give thanks. And so I would like to give thanks to all of you, for reading my words, for your comments, and for just being supportive of me and my blogging journey. I…
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The Take Control Books 20TH Anniversary Sale, an incredible opportunity.
I am a long time reader of the Take Control series of books which cover a wide range of mainly technology topics. The thing I love about the Take Control Books series is that they provide value whether you are new to a particular topic, or whether you consider yourself more advanced. Well written, thoroughly…
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Testing integration with the Fediverse
Recently, WordPress introduced a feature to enable blogs hosted on WordPress.com to be directly integrated with the fediverse. This is particularly exciting to me as I think the Fediverse has the potential to really bring people together in ways that “traditional” social media is not able to accomplish. Now if you’re reading this and wondering,…
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An introduction to Accessibility Advocacy: an Interview With Steve Sawczyn
I’m truly honored to appear in AccessWorld, Summer 2023 edition. Also, n extra thank-you to Steve Kelley for taking an interest in helping to tell my story. https://www.afb.org/aw/24/6/18363 About The American Foundation for the Blind The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a non-profit organization that has been working tirelessly since 1921 to create…
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If I had to give up one word that I use regularly, I think that word would be, “disability”
WordPress has these daily writing prompts and while I often just ignore them, this one caught my attention. If i had to give up a word that I use frequently, I think that word would be “disability”. Disability is a word that is really hard for me to avoid, especially given my work and given…