High Tech Cactus - thieves beware; Saguaros to get microchips

Under developmentThis is a huge problem in Arizona and even down in Mexico. " TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Some of Arizona's famed saguaro cactuses soon will be more difficult to steal...

Canada's health system last on international survey

Canada's health care system is neither consumer-friendly nor cost-efficient according to the latest report."Canada is at the bottom of the pack for the consumer friendliness of its health-care system, according to a...

Emblaze`s Emoze push-email technology made available

"Emblaze Ltd. (LSE: BLZ.L) announces today that its Emoze push email and PIM will be available for users to download via the Download! folder on Nokia Nseries devices. An Emoze download icon will be located in the Download! folder and will enable the users an easy and...

Accessibility: Not Just For People with Disabilities

How many accounts do you have?Banks (savings, checking, ATM, etc.)Credit cards (more than one? More than four?)Car care clubsInsurance companies (multiple?)Mortgage(s)Maintenance service contracts (car, home, appliances, etc)Doctors (yours, your kids' and your pets')... What...

Facebook captcha

I have a work colleague and friend who sometimes acts as a consultant with Interesource, she is blind, and this week I received a Facebook friend request from her. I was overjoyed and thought 'great she's got in here', knowing how inaccessible Facebook is. The...

Mojiti

I'm sure it's been around for yonks, but a colleague recently drew my attention to the Mojiti application. Mojiti's allows you to personalise online video with your own words, a bit like a Flickr for video. This could prove a great way of making video clips more accessible...

Access Denied

It It seems to be quite consistent. I've been roaming through car dealerships in Greater Vancouver for a few months now looking for my next car. What I find each and every time are plenty of cars parked in the...

Tony's site in top 3 for accessibility

A new report commissioned by the United Nations as part of its International Day of Disabled Persons discovered that most leading websites fail to be accessible. The survey carried out by Nomensa accessibility consultants finds that 97% of websites do not even provide a...

Accessibility - Let it be for all

What I don’t want to is to mention valid xhtml or WAI compliant code. Other people are better at writing about standards, accessibility and validators. It’s really not my style to point out the number of errors on a page. What I hope to do is to introduce small...

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