[SaoMai] Fw: AbilityNet Newsletter 09 17
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AbilityNet Newsletter 09 17
This week's newsletter includes all the latest accessibility and access
technology news, Special offers and course updates.
Contents
AbilityNet News
Access News
Best Of YouTube
Special Offers
Courses
Staying In Touch
AbilityNet News
AbilityNet Successful with AAC Funding applications from Becta
Stream 1 Building sustainable services
AbilityNet will be offering further extensions to the provision of a range of
existing services to local authorities and children’s services.
Stream 2 Innovation
Abilitynet will trial a scalable range of AAC assessment services, look at
cost-effective devices, training and support. They will work closely with local
authorities, health teams and local support teams.
Watch this space for more details
On your Bike for AbilityNet
AbilityNet are taking part in the Brighton 100/50 bike ride in on Saturday
September 26th and we need your support All you have to do is to register at
www.bike-events.com and then set up a justgiving webpage to get sponsors
either for yourself or for us don't forget to make sure that you put in that
you are riding for AbilityNet or, if you would prefer a paper sponsor form, you
can email vicki.dodds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and we will send one.
AbilityNet are recruiting. See our latest vacancies.
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/newsarticle81
Access News
Free Laptops
Free laptop from BT for Voluntary organizations’ plus a year’s Broadband for
free !
Here’s a good bit of news to pass on....
http://www.btcommunityconnections.com/?dm_i=73Q,1AAF,RYR8U,3RGQ,1
Office Live gives tips on accessible websites
Some useful tips to get you started
http://bit.ly/tptY5
Braille Tattoos
Its just one of those stories you have to share
http://offbeatink.com/general/braille-tattoos-bodyart-for-the-blind/
Best of YouTube
Quick Form Builder - How to
How to use the new Quick Form Builder tool on Accessify
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0ZaNvihEKo
SpecialEffect Game for Helen
Filmed by the BBC at Helen and Douglas House in Oxfordshire, where
SpecialEffect is creating an accessible computer games suite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-WKr0WkN-I
Introduction to Proloquo2Go
This is an introduction video about Proloquo2Go, the new cool Augmentative and
Alternative communication solutions for the iPhone and iPod touch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD_1sdNEwfg
All of these and many more can be found on the AbilityNet YouTube channel
www.youtube.com/abilitynet. Also now you can embed our entire channel into
your own pages. Copy and paste the code below to make it widely available to
your team
<script>src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/youtube.xml&up_channel=abilitynet&container=youtube&w=320&h=390&title=&border=%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999&output=js";></script>
Special Offers
E-learning
1 year access to AbilityNet elearning – only £35 per user + VAT
Go to www.abilitynettraining.org for details
Considering a technology change in your organisation?
If you are making a major change on your ICT within your organisation have you
considered how you will continue to meet the needs of disabled employees or
citizens. If not contact us to discuss the key issues to take into account. We
may even be able to offer a free 2 hour consultation session to help if needed.
! Contact David Banes at david.banes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for further details
Request a free HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff™ accessibility scan
HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff™ is an enterprise accessibility validation
solution that scans your Web site for over 172 separate issues and delivers the
results in a powerful online report.
Request your free HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff™ accessibility check today.
Need an accessibility speaker for event or workshop ?
Let us know if you would like us to try to speak at your events – we can
deliver onsite or remotely across video conferencing email
david.banes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for further details
Courses
We are planning out our summer and autumn courses for the remainder of this
year. We have some new and innovative course planned for you, watch this space
as ever - until then we have
Access IT 2009
This two day event is now open for registration
Find details at
http://www.access-it-events.org/index.php
Email courses@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for details
Stay in Touch with AbilityNet
Come find us at a number of events in the next few weeks...
Media Trust
28th July
David Banes will be presenting on the impact of inaccessibility at the Media
Trust event on Digital Inlusion
Access IT 2009
22/23 September
Access – IT 2009 is coming to London – Jointly organized by AbilityNet and
e-isotis
Technology World 09
23rd and 24th Nov, 2008
Venue: Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK
AbilityNet will be on stand 56 come and find us
Across the Web
Join our daily Twitter channel @abilitynet
Join our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/abilitynet
Read our regular Blog www.abilitynet.org.uk/blog
Join GATE The Global Assistive Technology Encyclopedia
Podcast No 5 Released
Our latest podcast is now available – contents include
· Interoperability and touchscreen gestures
a.. How to customise your technology for your own use
b.. DSpeech text to MP3 converter
c.. Web accessibility news roundup
d.. iPhone 3G S accessibility features
It's available for free from www.abilitynet.org.uk/podcast or via iTunes
AbilityNet is a registered charity, you can donate here now
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