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Say What? It’s a new Electronic Talking Game Guaranteed to Entertain and Frustrate You
How many of you are familiar with electronic talking games such as “Bop It”, “Torque” and “Tiger talking Tennis”?
The Radica Corporation has recently come up with a new game of this type called “Say What”.
Say What is a tabletop game with five balls situated around a half-circular unit. The controls and speaker are located on [...]
Social Networking Services Keep Us Connected
Have you ever wonder how you might be able to get back in touch with long lost friends from high school and college? Would you like to be able to efficiently find out if some of your friends might like to join you for dinner or a night on the town? Would you like to [...]
AT&T Makes Approach to Universal Design Available to the Public
Last month, AT&T made its approach to universal design available to the public. Universal design is the practice of designing products that are usable by the widest variety of individuals with varying disabilities. This practice also includes making products work with existing access technology such as screen readers and screen magnification software. This means speech [...]
Coming Soon, Accessible Credit Reports to Your Computer Screens and Mailboxes
On April 23, the three major credit reporting companies announced that they would be making credit reports accessible to the blind and visually impaired by the end of the year. This will make it much easier for us to take control of our finances. I wish to express my appreciation to the credit reporting companies, [...]
Braille Games Webinar tonight
The Carroll Center will be hosting an online webinar on Braille games entitled “Let’s Have Fun – A Virtual Workshop on Tactile Toys and Games for Blind Children”. Join us online to learn about toys and games you can use with your blind children to help them incorporate braille into their lives. Vendors will [...]
