Triple Zero Kid’s Challenge is a game designed for kids of kindergarten and primary school age and consists of nine safety scenarios. The game features Kate and Peter who find themselves in different scenarios that require them to use the 000 emergency number. The game includes captioned narration and voice-over, and kids interact with it by clicking on items to move forward in the scenario.
Android-powered devices due for release in the coming months include mobile phones by Sony Ericson, HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung. Tablet PCs and netbooks include manufacturers such as Dell, Toshiba and a large number of Chinese iPad clones. Set-top boxes are also in the process of using Android as pioneered by DISH Network, and television manufacturers are looking at directly integrating Android into their products. Google itself has also released its own Nexus One mobile phone in the US, and is currently preparing to launch an iPad competitor.
The decision in the appeals court against the Harkins cinema chain confirmed that closed captioning and audio description are “auxiliary aids and services” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
In what the White House special assistant to the President on disability issues calls a “hiccup”, the initial release of data.gov and recovery.gov fell short of meeting the 508 standard. The Web sites have since been fixed.
