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The Business Rationale for Virtual Accessibility
First in a series of sample excerpts from the book Digital Outcasts. Advocacy for inclusive design takes many forms. There is the user-centric position: accommodating people with high levels of...
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Of Bees and Chess
Second in a series of sample excerpts from the book Digital Outcasts. When Paul Hoffman was attacked by a swarm of bees at the age of five, his father took the opportunity to teach him how to play...
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Digital Outcasts and Food Deserts
Fourth in a series of sample excerpts from the book Digital Outcasts. The gunshots I hear on this gray morning in February are startlingly loud, probably no more than a couple of blocks away from where...
View ArticleComedy Routine Gives Voice to Man Without Speech
Lee Ridley, born with cerebral palsy and unable to speak since birth, transforms himself as a working stand-up comedian at London’s Soho Theatre. Helped by the iPad and text-to-speech software, Ridley...
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The Blind Reinvent the iPhone
Sendero is a talking map, GPS navigation system for the blind and visually impaired. The iPhone app announces the user's current street, city, cross street, and nearby points of interest.Nice piece in...
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Using the Kinect for Children with Behavioral Disorders
Watching how children move their bodies while playing provides potential clues to a behavioral disorder. is a real giveaway. (Image: Raffaele Meucci/Superstock)At the Shirley G. Moore Laboratory School...
View ArticleKinetix Academy Begins at Lakeside Center for Autism
Last week I had the pleasure of delivering the keynote address for the John Slatin AccessU Conference, held by Knowbility in Austin, TX. Among the case studies I presented was the use of the Kinect by...
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Mind-Controlled Video Games
Headset placed on user to control a video game via thoughts. With NeuroSky's headset, people can manipulate digital objects on a screen. Photo by Brian L. Frank for The Wall Street Journal.Timothy Hay...
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The Future of Remote Patient Monitoring
Peter Ebeid-Atalla's Midi Puppet. (Photo by Dan Meyers Photography)My favorite part of public speaking is that point in the monologue I call the “ah-ha!” moment. This is when I’ve captured the...
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Digital Outcasts at SXSW Interactive
If you’re one of approximately 25,000 interactive professionals who annually descend upon Austin for SXSW, this year I’ll be joining you. The session takes place on Tuesday, March 12 at 3:30 PM and is...
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Toronto Accessibility Meetup May 29
For those of you in the Toronto area, I’ll be doing a “Digital Outcasts” session on Wednesday May 29 at 7:00 PM. The fine folks of Toronto Accessibility and Inclusive Design will be holding the meetup,...
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Summer 2013 Appearances
Yahikra Bishop holds a copy of the book after winning a raffle at STC 2013 in Atlanta. She looks happy! Photo by Karen Mardahl.Haven’t had much to say in this space lately, since the book is out and...
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