Accessible World

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:

http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2

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.

All online interactive programs require no password, are free of charge, and 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.

If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download and then run. A link to the software is available on every entry screen to the Accessible World online rooms.

Sign up information for all Accessible World News Wires and discussion lists are also available at our website: http://www.accessibleworld.org.

Media Contacts:

Robert Acosta, Chair, Planning Committee
818-998-0044
Email: boacosta@pacbell.net
Web: http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com

Pat Price, Founder and Events Coordinator
The Accessible World Symposiums
Vision Worldwide, Inc.
317-254-1185
Email: pat@patprice.org
Web: http://www.accessibleworld.org

The Accessible World, a division of Vision Worldwide, Inc. a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, seeks to educate the general public, the disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly relevant information about new products, services, and training opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and access barriers that adversely affect them.