Serospectives: This Month in Tech for February, 2012 | SeroTalk

ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS:

Peter Bossley is a Network Engineer for The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio and a co-host for the Triple Click Home podcast.

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Mika Pyyhkala is a national Board Member & Accessibility Evangelist with the National Federation of the Blind.

He has been involved in projects in the areas of Social media, training, podcasting, technology civil rights,

software & beta testing. He has served as president of NFB of Massachusetts, and

on the national board. He regularly attends Department of Transportation

DOT forums on accessibility in air travel and industry

conferences such as Google IO on behalf of NFB to advance

accessibility and universal design.

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For the last 20 years, technology has been the focus of Jeffrey Stark, both professionally and personally. Professionally, Jeffrey is widely respected as an expert in his field of interest and has been a guiding voice in a number of accessibility initiatives in Canada. He has provided training for developers, publishers, technicians and a wide variety of other audiences across Canada on topics such as accessible application design, web accessibility and adaptive computer technology. Jeffrey manages a program which continues to be a driving force in the fields of accessibility and adaptive computer technology and has been internationally recognized for the unique services provided to persons with disabilities, injuries and ergonomic requirements.

In his personal life, Jeffrey has been advocating for accessibility and inclusion within Canada. He strongly believes in the need for institutionalization of accessibility requirements into all areas with an IT component.

Jeffrey is very aware of the technology that is deployed across Canada in the general public. He regularly volunteers his technical services to persons with disabilities and families of persons with disabilities who require technological accommodations. He is a member of the Alliance For The Equality Of Blind Canadians, A member of the Canadian Council on Disability (CCD)?s technology working group, on the executive board for Citizen?s with disabilities Ontario (CWDO), chair of CWDO?s technology committee. And involved with many other organizations and projects in Canada.

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IN THE COMMUNITY

Window-Eyes 7.5.3 is Now Available!

GW Micro Announces ?How Do I Do That?? Series

?New update for Jaws 13

ZoomText 10.0.1 is Released!

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SEROTEK NEWS

Serotek Releases Major Update to Accessible Event Meeting Platform

Happy Tenth Birthday To Serotek!

You asked and we delivered! Serotek makes DocuScan Plus available on a monthly installment plan.

SPN Ringtones Now Available

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APPLE

Does Apple lull Mac owners into a false sense of security?

Apple Mac OS X ?Mountain Lion? takes more bites out of iOS

Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 than it sold Macs in 28 years

Apple responds to iOS contact data sharing: ?It?s a?violation?

iPhone 5 rumoured for autumn, not summer

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MICROSOFT

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows 8: Enabling accessibility

Serotek accompanies the Microsoft Accessibility Team on the #Road2CSUN.

CSUN12 Window-Eyes and Windows 8 Presentation now available online

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BRAILLE

Braille Under Siege As Blind Turn To SmartPhones

Braille is spreading but who?s using it?

NBP announces iPhone Tactile Screenshot Quick Reference Guide

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APPS

App will help blind, visually impaired navigate streets

Blind Bargains: IPPLEX Rleases LookTel Recognizer Ap for iOS

Blind Bargains: Code Factory Announces Braille Support for Android with Mobile Accessibility V1.9

Blind Bargains: Free Mobile Accessibility App Now Available for Sprint, Boost, Virgin Mobile

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