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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 »
I’ve always enjoyed Kathryn Ryan’s interviewing style. So it was a pleasure to go into the Radio New Zealand Wellington studios today to meet her and talk accessibility to a mainstream audience. Her questions were excellent, and hopefully introduced more …
Interview with Kathryn Ryan on Radio New Zealand National Read more »
It’s always a pleasure to be asked to appear on radio shows and podcasts. Most of the time, these shows relate to blindness in some way. Less frequently, I get to explain the way technology has a positive impact on …
There’s a kind of magic about Apple events. It’s almost as if they are a chance for many of us to get in touch with our inner child and behave like a kid at Christmas. There’s much anticipation about what …
First, heart-felt thanks to everyone who responded to my last blog post on the unique challenges caused by being a blind hearing aid wearer. There’ve been many useful contributions made through the comments. I’ve been particularly moved by some of …
At some time or other, most blind people will have experienced that all too familiar situation. You’re in a store, a restaurant, a bank, and the person providing you with service makes a point of speaking louder or slower. It …
Now Hear This! Musings of a Blind Hearing Aid wearer Read more »
I’m a very active Twitter user, with almost 2700 followers and over 76000 tweets. I enjoy Twitter’s simplicity and immediacy. Distilling one’s thoughts into 140 characters is challenging at times. As a result, sometimes when Twitter is used as …
I’m an optimist by nature. As I’ve said on other pages of this site, there’s never been a better time to be a blind person than now. Thanks to the advances in assistive technology over the last few years, there …
Why it Matters when people Acquaint Blindness with Stupidity or Ignorance Read more »
I was an odd child, I suppose. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been interested in politics. Not just the political theatre (we had some larger than life characters in New Zealand politics back then) although that …
International Copyright Treaty for the Blind – Sowing the Seeds Read more »
Done right, social media is a great way for consumers and providers to interact. Often I get better service by sending a company with which I do business a direct message on Twitter, than if I’d phoned up and waited …