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With everything that is going on these days and with things changing rapidly by the day, what we choose to do and how we choose to do it is more important than ever. Our greatest defense against COVID-19, as the experts say, is social distancing and isolating ourselves at home. And while social distancing is a necessity right now, for many people it can prove to be very difficult for and have serious mental health ramifications that can include anxiety, stress, depression, and loneliness and can be even worse for those within the disability community, who may be even more...

With so many people practicing social distancing and companies having their employees work from home, you may have heard the word "Zoom" thrown around a lot. So much in fact that you may start hearing people use the term "Zooming" much like they now use the term "Googling". So just what is Zoom? Well, simply put, Zoom is a cloud based audio, video, chat, and webinar conferencing platform that is available on a host of different devices including mobile, desktops, and phones. It is particularly well known for its versatility and accessibility as well, making it ideal for those needing...

With COVID-19 being the main thing on everybody's mind these days, and given that the situations all around the world are changing by the hour, we wanted to contribute to you, our clients, in any way we could.

As anyone who has spent any amount of time online already knows, many websites that you visit will bombard you with ads, links, or additional distracting information that may or may not be relevant to the topic at hand. For those with vision, this fact can be annoying, but for those who are accessing that website with a screen reader, it can make any given web page almost unintelligible. Having to go through the process of discounting all that superfluous information that can include pop-ups, navigation links, sidebar promotions, and whatever else the web designer saw fit to cram on...

I recently saw an article in the local news which reported that statistics reflected that Braille usage in students had gone down recently to about 10%. This was contrasted to statistics gathered in the 1960s that indicated that number up around 60%.  The article went on to say that this was likely due to a shift in technology putting the emphasis on audio, such as talking book players and screen readers, which are able to generate text to speech in much more robust and powerful ways than ever before. So why the disconnect? What is driving less people to engage...