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Assistive Technology Trainer Gene Asner Demonstrates A Dynamic Duo On Tek
Talk Monday, 8-18-08: Firefox and Webvisum
Accessible World News Wire, Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Attendees of this week's Tek Talk online training will have the unique
opportunity to learn about two products that work together to make computer
use more accessible for the blind and partially sighted. Sound interesting?
Read On!
The Firefox browser, when used with a new add on, Webvisum, has
significantly increased Internet accessibility. The feature that has
attracted the most attention is Webvisum's ability to solve captchas with no
sighted assistance. If you have been kept from participating in forums,
from working fully with Yahoo Groups, or are tired of the inconvenience of
using audio captcha, you will really want this ability. And there's more!
Another important feature of Webvisum is that it allows a blind person to
create text labels for links that don't read properly. The user then sends
the label to the Webvisum site and, from then on, any blind person using
that site with Webvisum will see the label. This will make sites that have
important unlabeled links easy to use.
Additionally, those with low or partial vision will find settings that will
allow them to change the appearance of web pages for easier visibility.
Because Firefox is similar to Internet Explorer, Gene assures us the
learning curve is easy for those who are familiar with using Internet
Explorer.
Following Gene's demonstration of the basics of using Firefox with Webvisum,
there will be plenty of time for questions from the virtual audience.
Date: Monday, August 18, 2008
Time: 5:00 p.m. Pacific, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 7:00 p.m. Central,
8:00 p.m. Eastern and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 0:00 GMT.
Where: TekTalk Conference Room at:
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Or, alternatively,
http://www.accessibleworld.org. Select the TekTalk room, enter your first
and last names on the sign-in screen.
All Tech Talk training events are recorded so if you are unable to
participate live at the above times then you may download the presentation
or podcast from the Tech Talk archives on our website at
http://www.accessibleworld.org.
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open to anyone worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer,
speakers, and a sound card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with
the presenters and others in the virtual audience.
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The Accessible World Symposiums
Vision Worldwide, Inc.
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