New portable homes billed as a game-changer for people with disabilities

In a bid to keep young people with disabilities out of aged care facilities, an organisation in Melbourne has launched a new type of portable house. via Source

Thought juices and life parallels – Scarcity and Abundance

Two articles come across recently that have re-kindled my deep-held thoughts. There’s parallels everywhere that I need to explore more. Some summary key points: Everything is Amazing, But Nothing is Ours – alexdanco.com Source: Everything is Amazing, But Nothing is Ours – alexdanco.com Worlds of scarcity are made out of things. Worlds of abundance are

Tip: How to Convert Image Text to Text

…to convert a text image to text: 1. Upload the text image to Google Drive 2. Once the file is uploaded, use the contextual menu (right-click or two fingers on touchpad) 3. Select “Open with Google Docs” 4. A new Google Docs file is created, with the image at the top of a new Google

ING open sources Lion: A library of performant, accessible & flexible Web Components

Lion aims to make your life a little bit easier, by taking the groundwork of feature complete, accessible, performant, and framework agnostic components out of your hands! Check out the repo at ing-bank/lion. As some of you may already know, ING has a long and rich history of building Web Components, starting out with the Polymer

Operating System and Browser Accessibility Display Modes – The A11Y Project

Most computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and web browsers have specialized tools to help people read and take action on the content they display. Some of these tools are display modes, which are pre-defined display configurations you can tell your device to use. Five such modes are Dark Mode, Increased Contrast Mode, Inverted Colors Mode, Reduced

Talk to Support Agency workers

A few weeks back I gave a talk to some of the support worker coordinators. I spoke a bit about my background, may accident and rehab and my thoughts on it all, about where I see the sector is changing and where it needs to position itself for the change, This is the slidedeck I

Digital accessibility for digital teams: a role by role guide | Perkins Access

No matter your role, you can help your organization prioritize and implement digital accessibility. Digital accessibility makes good economic sense. People with disabilities, and their friends and families, spend $1.2 trillion a year. Clearly, they’re more likely to spend their money on digital platforms they can navigate successfully. Plus, businesses with inaccessible digital experiences are

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Accessibility and AI

For over 30 years I’ve believed and said people living with disability stand to benefit the most from technology as a tool. So good to see Accessibility being thought, talked about and more inportantly actioned at high levels in companies. Clip from a video by Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) on Youtube. Dave – Lifekludger

How SEO has made the web more accessible for everyone

How SEO has made the web more accessible for everyoneSearch engines like Google are dependent on the same accessibility attributes that many people depend on to comprehend and navigate sites. Search engine optimizers have unwittingly made the web more accessible, and they are in the best position to make it even better. … Curated by

Apple’s Voice Control in iOS13 is the real deal

A friend on Twitter asked my impressions on Voice Control. That prompted me to finally install iOS13 and give it a go. I am very enthused by the result. Voice Control acts just like most Apple products do – they do what they say and they show thought and attention to detail. It’s a game