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This year marks the 200th anniversary of the invention of the Braille code. The International Council on English Braille, which has a General Assembly every four years, met this time in Auckland, New Zealand. I was profoundly honoured to be …
My Address to the 2024 General Assembly of the International Council on English Braille Read more »
Here is the transcript and the audio of my presentation to the 2023 National Convention of the National Federation of the Blind. Together Living Blindfully Address delivered to the National Convention of the National Federation of the Blind, …
My Address to the 2023 Convention of the National Federation of the Blind Read more »
Introduction The third Thursday in May of each year is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. For my contribution this year, I am drawing from my experience as a lifelong advocate for disability rights and former technology product manager to reflect on …
It’s been a long time in the researching and writing, and we’re proud to have just pressed the button to make iOS 11 Without the Eye live in the Mosen Consulting Store. Once again, it’s only $19.95 USD, yet it …
“iOS 11 Without the Eye” available for instant download Read more »
Some years ago when at a blindness convention, I found myself in a lively discussion with a bunch of people who have been blind since birth. Someone in the group made a passing reference to how pleased they were that …
A Touchy Subject – How Useful are Tactile Pictorials? Read more »
As I write this, we’re around 10 days away from the big reveal of iOS 8, which will occur at the keynote that kicks off apple’s Worldwide Developer’s conference. I have everything crossed that Apple will stream the event, due …
As I’ve said before on my blog and in some of my books, growing up when I did has given me an appreciation of how much change today’s assistive technology had delivered. I well remember having to memorise how many …
Input on your Touch Screen: Is it Under your Thumbs, or at your Fingertips? Read more »
A number of people in blindness advocacy and technology inspire me. While of course there are certain things that advocacy and technology cannot change, there are many areas where we are right to strive constructively for a better tomorrow. Civil …
A Matter of Respect. Why I always write “Braille” with an uppercase B Read more »
I’m neither a sociologist nor a psychologist, but I wonder whether minorities go through an evolutionary process where at first they crave to be like everyone else, and ultimately mature as a group to the extent that they are comfortable …
There’s No Such Thing as a “blind Ghetto” Product Read more »
People from all walks of life, not just blind people, can get extremely partisan about their technology preferences. Anything their team does is unquestionably wonderful, while anything another company does is rubbish, simply by virtue of the fact that it’s …
The Apple Braille Crisis. It’s Got to be Fixed for the Kids Read more »