The Wired Wizard
Steve Mann Makes Technology Personal Meet Steve Mann, director of the EyeTap Personal Imaging Lab (ePI Lab) and a professor at the University of Toronto. He’s also a living, breathing cyborg – defined...
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Innovative Technology Transforms Lives Tom Sheridan demonstrates text-enlarging technology Joining the mythical battle between humans and orcs is not a call Trevis Brown could have answered months...
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THE GAMES ARE TOUGH, THE ATHLETES ARE TOUGHER Discover the toughness of our athletes on and off the playing field. #PARATOUGH Jaye Milley | #PARATOUGH | #PARAFORTS Aurélie Rivard | Para-Swimming |...
View ArticleGoogle’s pioneering $20 million bid to help disabled feel empowered
Google says technology can help people with disabilities live more independently, and it is offering $20 million to help prove it. On Tuesday, Google announced the launch of its...
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Inside the World of Video Games for Players with Low or No Vision By J.P. Davidson Jordan Verner is showing me something incredible and decidedly retro: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time—published...
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Steve Mann Makes Technology Personal Meet Steve Mann, director of the EyeTap Personal Imaging Lab (ePI Lab) and a professor at the University of Toronto. He’s also a living, breathing cyborg – defined...
View ArticleHaving It All In The Digital Age
Artists as Innovators “The Meeting,” a dance by Bruce Naokwegijig and Spirit Synott. Perhaps you’ve been to a concert or watched a video online. Did you hear it all? See it all? Understand it all? Can...
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Innovative Technology Transforms Lives Tom Sheridan demonstrates text-enlarging technology Joining the mythical battle between humans and orcs is not a call Trevis Brown could have answered months...
View ArticleLove Bytes
Technology may be made up of computer chips, optic fibres and motion sensors, but it has a softer side, too- it can even help with matters of the heart. "Everyone wants someone in their life," says...
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Links A Sampling of Online Resources SEAT GURU seatguru.com SeatGuru enables you to search for specific airlines and view the seat maps for your convenience. It includes seat advice, user comments...
View ArticleCredibility 2.0
Providing Context and Community on the Social Web This article is the third in a series about the CulturAll 2.0 Network, a national multi-sector network funded by the Dept. of Canadian Heritage and...
View ArticleThe Fluid Project
Designing Software That Works – For Everyone This article is the first in a series of articles about the CulturAll 2.0 Network, a national multisector network developing innovative approaches, tools...
View ArticleCredibility 2.0
Providing Context and Community on the Social Web This article is the third in a series about the CulturAll 2.0 Network, a national multi-sector network funded by the Dept. of Canadian Heritage and...
View ArticleThe Fluid Project
Designing Software That Works – For Everyone This article is the first in a series of articles about the CulturAll 2.0 Network, a national multisector network developing innovative approaches, tools...
View ArticleWhat’s Next?
The Problems and Potential of Web 2.0 Figure 1: An example of a tag cloud. The most popular topics increase in size, which pushes minority perspectives to the sidelines The CulturAll network is a...
View ArticleCredibility 2.0
Providing Context and Community on the Social Web This article is the third in a series about the CulturAll 2.0 Network, a national multi-sector network funded by the Dept. of Canadian Heritage and...
View ArticleVisit us at People in Motion!
The People in Motion show starts today, Friday May 31, at 10:00, and Abilities is excited to be apart of it! Come down and visit us at booth number 103, it’s free admission! Check out our magazine,...
View ArticlePeople in Motion 2013!
The 2013 People in Motion event is coming up, so mark your calendars for Friday May 31st and Saturday June 1! Located at the wheel-chair accessible Queen Elizabeth Building, Exhibition Place Toronto,...
View ArticleThe Global Accessibility Map
Accessibility Awareness in Communities Across Canada and Around the World Twenty-five years ago, inspired by the dream of finding a cure for spinal cord injury (SCI) and creating a more accessible and...
View ArticleAccess Guide Canada
Pack your bags… the Canadian Abilities Foundation is embarking upon a most exciting adventure! We are constructing Access Guide Canada – the most comprehensive national listing of accessible services,...
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