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When I was 18, I became the presenter of an information line for blind people in New Zealand. This predates the mainstreaming of the Internet, so it was a way for blind people to dial a number, hear a recorded …
Why I’m buying an iPhone 7 Plus, with mixed feelings about it Read more »
Hello everyone, as I write this, it’s the 7th of September here in New Zealand. But we’re eagerly awaiting the US getting to the 7th, so we can find out about new Apple hardware. This will include at least two …
Hello everyone. Thanks to all our wonderful customers who ordered “Apple Watch Without Watching”. The key point in this post is to let you know that I am now not able to complete this book in a timely manner, and …
The book “Apple Watch Without Watching” has been cancelled for now. Refunds being issued Read more »
Season’s greetings everyone. Please find below a little story I wrote that I hope you may find worthy of sharing with the blind children in your life. If you prefer, you can also hear a narrated audio version. A long …
“Louis, The Blind Christmas Elf”, a Story for Children Read more »
Tony Seba has been in New Zealand this week, and his visit has prompted some interesting discussion about the future of transportation. Just as blindness technology has made its way into the mainstream in a number of notable cases, so …
Clean Energy Vision Could be Life Changing for the Blind Read more »
I still get emails from people following up on the blog posts I wrote last year, regarding the unique needs of blind people who wear hearing aids. I’m in the early stages of putting a book together for blind people …
Brian McCallen hosts a show on ACB Radio mainstream called “Speaking Out for the Blind”. He gave me a Skype call yesterday and we had a chat about my work with assistive technology, founding ACB Radio, working in broadcasting, dealing …
Some weeks ago, I promised some blog posts on topics wider than technology, and here we are. This one has taken me 10 days to write, because I wanted to be as clear as possible about my reasons for writing …
A Lesson Begun at the School for the Blind. Abuse and Forgiveness Read more »
Regular readers will have noticed that while I continue to write about technology, I’ve also been writing in recent times about some of the most amazing, complex technology of all, our brains and our minds. No user manual comes with …
Mosen Consulting Expands its Mission, Adds a New Staff Member Read more »
Putting books and audio tutorials together takes a lot of time and research. For me it’s an interesting process, because someone suggests an idea, or one pops into your head, and there’s a resulting burst of enthusiasm. Then I must …
This Week, I’m talking Overcoming Geo-blocking on Accessible World Read more »