Archive for September 15th, 2009
Web to speech available on any browser
Those with limited eyesight have had problems trying to work within the web framework. Specialized software was required and the user was typically stuck paying for a copy of Windows along with the software to speak the text on a web page. The power of web browsers have increased dramatically over the last few years [...]
How Does Your Housing Authority Communicate with Consumers Who Cannot Read English?
Our own Marc Dubin, Esq. has written an interesting piece on what can happen if there is a communication problem with the landlord. Even though there are federal laws in place to protect consumers from unscrupulous landlords, they will be taken advantage of unless they know their rights. This is an important thing to remember, [...]
Barrier Free Initiative
Everyone that is disabled runs into situations where we cannot find a place to park or because of stairs, broken elevator, extra doors or other impediment cannot access a business or public building. Most large companies are getting better about making it easy for the disabled to get into the store by removing all stairs [...]
Guides to help those in chronic pain
As someone who suffers from CRPS, this site regularly reports on what is happening in the field of pain relief and share ideas to deal with the problem. From time to time we gain access to books or articles that are worth the download and storage for later use.
Olmstead Act turns 10
Ten years ago the Olmstead Act was put into law. This act removed the last of the “ugly” laws that controlled where and how disabled people lived in the state of Georgia. A lawsuit then started where land owners and home owner associations tried to make their rules against the disabled the official law of [...]
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