In Podcast 56, Michael Lauf and Ricky enger discuss the following stories:
Give the Gift of Accessibility Anywhere this Holiday Season With Serotek Gift Cards
Serotek announces Release of DocuScan Plus
Four boys locked in dormitory room die at South African school for the blind
Comedian creates jokes about his blindness
FDA approval now sought for stem cell research for dry macular degeneration
Project Prakash at MIT asks the question Can a blind brain learn to see, even later in life?
A Look Into the Future of Speech Recognition from AT&T Labs
Self driving cars one step closer to reality
FCC sets schedule for new rules under new accessibility law
U.S. Federal Trade Commission wants “do not track” button on your browser, pronto!
Canadian court rules Federal Government has 15 months to make its websites more accessible to blind
Fill out the third WebAIM Screen Reader User Survey
APH offers free downloadable editions of Reader’s Digest and Newsweek to eligible readers
RFBD offers free software player for its books for both pc and Mac
Terry Hayes Sales, who recorded more than 900 books for the blind, dies at 94
Microsoft touchscreen patent to bring Braille to tablets
Experimental program for blind users of win7 touch screens based on @seeingwithsound
Download Free Office 2010, 2007 and 2003 Training Courses in PowerPoint Format
Code Factory Releases Mobile Speak 4.60 for Symbian, Adds Support for Ovi Maps
Verizon 4G LTE: $80 for 10GB of data
Current Android accessibility limitations – New Spiel screenreader faq
iOS 4.3 rumored to offer in-app subscriptions
RTF of VoiceOver getting started for new users
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 56: Latest Access and Technology News as of December 6, 2010
Bonus stories not covered in the podcast:
VHA Section 508 office publishes web based course on producing accessible flash
Joomla Web Accessibility Group
Cisco Academy for the Visually Impaired Announces 2011 Courses Beginning in February
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