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They say confession is good for the soul, so I’ll start with a confession. I’m usually a decisive kind of guy, but I confess that I abandoned writing this post a few times. I’m enjoying a fairly peaceful online life …
A Plea for Civility in the Online Blind Community Read more »
Public relations 101. What do you do when you have unpalatable news that you’d like to stay under the radar as much as possible? One of the oldest tricks in the book is to release it just ahead of a …
New Zealand’s Lack of Accessibility Options A Good Reason to Beat Geoblocking Read more »
Following Audioboom’s decision last week to prevent those who go to its website from hearing content unless a user has an account and logs in, I deleted my Audioboom account today. It’s been a gradually souring relationship, to be honest. …
Life After Audioboom. There’s Still a Need for Social Audio Read more »
It looks like I am about to say goodbye to a service on which I’ve created content for around four years. I first became aware of the service known until recently as Audioboo, when British broadcaster Tony Blackburn began posting …
Unless they reverse course, I’m done with Audioboom Read more »
I seem to be going through a phase at present where I’m writing posts a little different from those that normally appear in this blog. However, while this one may appear a bit out of the ordinary, it does have …
Grass Roots Health Hacking. I Haven’t Felt this Good in 20 years Read more »
Most of the posts I write here are intended for people with an interest in blindness technology. I hope this one will be of interest to a far wider audience, because quality radio coverage of cricket has been a Kiwi …
NZ Cricket Fans are Shamefully Served by Radio Sport Read more »
Americans have just concluded thanksgiving celebrations. We have no equivalent holiday in New Zealand, but I love it. Numerous studies have shown the many mental and physical health benefits of gratitude. To say “thank you” to everyone who was a …
My Free eBook on Founding and Directing ACB Radio Now Available Read more »
I am sure, like most of you reading this and probably most people in the world, you did what I did this morning when the alarm sounded—roll over, grab your device of choice and check Facebook or Twitter. Whose birthday …
Back in July, I wrote a post talking about some advocacy victories in which I’d played a part, in order to provide some examples in support of my view that NFB was justified in passing its resolution calling on Apple …
Recently, my 11-year-old daughter and I spent some time on the Gold Coast in Australia. It’s been a tradition I’ve kept with all four of my kids that just before they turn 12 and become subject to adult airfares, we …
Thoughts From a Blind Traveller – Staying Connected When Overseas Read more »