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IEEE Spectrum June 2005 Marlowe Hood |
Running Against The Wind A double-leg amputee and his high-tech prosthetics are blazing a trail into able-bodied sports. Will they be welcomed? |
Search Engine Watch May 19, 2005 Matt Bailey |
Don't Disable Your Site for Handicapped Users Are you designing web sites that are accessible to disabled users? If not, you're overlooking a powerful market segment of millions of searchers and potential buyers -- including 1.3 million legally blind and 10 million visually impaired Americans. |
T.H.E. Journal May 2005 Mari Liles |
Interactive Whiteboard System Drives Increased Achievement at Texas School for the Deaf The electronic whiteboard system has made a huge difference in how teachers teach and how motivated students have become about learning. |
Entrepreneur May 2005 April Y. Pennington |
Perfect Pitch Jim Abbott -- despite being born without his right hand -- once pitched a no-hitter as a New York Yankee. But now a motivational speaker, his advice is a big hit with entrepreneurs. His message? Learn to ADAPT. |
ifeminists April 13, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
Disability Must Be Defined Before Debated The heart-wrenching death of Terri Schiavo has made the issue of disability a matter of debate. Two questions should lay the foundation for any deliberation: What does it mean to be disabled? And how should "normal" people react to those with disabilities? |
Insurance & Technology February 21, 2005 Anthony O'Donnell |
Standard Tames Tundra Standard Insurance Co. will post an audio Web log from the sled races in Alaska for blind Web browsers to track the progress of blind sledder Rachel Scdoris. |
Entrepreneur March 2005 Melissa Campanelli |
All Access Is your website accessible to consumers with disabilities? If not, you might be missing out on a valuable audience. |
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Howard Gleckman |
The New Face Of Medicaid Seniors and the disabled are pushing the program to the breaking point. |
Technology Research News February 9, 2005 Kimberly Patch |
Brainwave interface goes 2D Researchers have shown that it is possible to use brainwaves picked up by electrodes attached to the outside of the scalp to move a cursor, not just along one axis, but around a computer screen. The method promises to enable people who are severely disabled to use a computer cursor. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Disabled Workers Distribute Free Plants An professional garden photographer started a nonprofit web business to help disabled residents work and to help send unwanted plants all over the country. |
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