Blind or vision impaired
Apple picks up three awards at the 2010 Blind Bargain Access Awards
The Blind Bargains Access Awards recognizes the best products, websites, stores, and people in the blind community. According to Blind Bargains media release, nearly 500 people participated in the nomination and voting rounds this year.
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W3C talks accessibility in report on web and television convergence
The workshop, held in February this year, resulted in the publication of a report by the W3C including but not limited to the following:
- Home networking and second-screen scenarios
- The role of metadata and relation to Semantic Web technology
- Ensuring that convergent solutions are accessible
- Possible extensions to HTML5 for television
The release of this report is designed to create some consistency in how televisions are incorporating online content.
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Adobe ‘Project Wallaby’ converts Flash into HTML
Wallaby was designed particularly for devices that do not support Flash such as the iPhone and iPad.
Wallaby works by first converting the Flash animation to HTML, then allowing the content to be edited with an appropriate authoring tool, such as Dreamweaver. The output can be viewed using most modern web browsers.
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