<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!--RSS generated by Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator on 5/19/2012 4:53:22 AM--><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/_layouts/RssXslt.aspx?List=f8aab083-cc2d-4c9e-8c80-a6a587140a67" version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Accessibility Tips &amp; Tricks</title><link>http://blog.accesscontent.ca</link><description>RSS feed for the Posts list.</description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 08:53:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SharePoint CKS:EBE</generator><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>Accessibility Tips &amp; Tricks</title><url>http://blog.accesscontent.ca/_layouts/images/homepage.gif</url><link>http://blog.accesscontent.ca</link></image><item><title>CNIB Conference 2011</title><link>http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/2011/03/29/cnib-conference-2011.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2011/03/29/cnib-conference-2011.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[CNIB Conference

 Perspectives 2011:
Innovations, Knowledge and Support
 October 21-22 
Toronto, Ontario

 
 Call for Papers
CNIB invites proposals for sessions for its fall conference, entitled &quot;Perspectives 2011: Innovations, Knowledge and Support.&quot; 
 
 Proposal 
Your proposal for a sess ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Martin Courcelles</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:47:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Noogle noggles: not just funny sounding words</title><link>http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/2011/03/24/noogle-noggles-not-just-funny-sounding-words.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2011/03/24/noogle-noggles-not-just-funny-sounding-words.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
Recently, I spoke about a cool app that recognized items you photographed with your IDevice. See: 
http://goo.gl/O541x 
 
Furthermore, I heard of an app which recognized currency in real-time via the camera on your IDevice. Unfortunately, it's only for US bills. Undaunted, I did some research.  ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Martin Courcelles</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/tags/IDevices Corner/default.aspx">IDevices Corner</category><category domain="http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/tags/Universal Design/default.aspx">Universal Design</category></item><item><title>Want virtual sight? Try oMoby</title><link>http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/2011/03/03/want-virtual-sight-try-omoby.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2011/03/03/want-virtual-sight-try-omoby.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
 
Many of you have probably wondered where martin's been. Okay, maybe a couple of you. Scratch that, the people at my local Tim Hortons certainly have been wondering. Anyway, I was on holidays participating in a cross-country skiing meet in Denver Colorado called Ski For Light. For more informati ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Martin Courcelles</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/tags/IDevices Corner/default.aspx">IDevices Corner</category><category domain="http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/tags/Universal Design/default.aspx">Universal Design</category></item><item><title>Recording A Phone Call</title><link>http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/2011/01/28/recording-a-phone-call.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2011/01/28/recording-a-phone-call.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
These days, with all the new gadgets coming out every 3 months, it's refreshing to see innovative ideas such as this one; no gadgets required. Previously, when you wanted to record a phone call, you'd need expensive hardware and special connections to the handset. Unless you were a curious teenage ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Martin Courcelles</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/tags/Tips And Tricks/default.aspx">Tips And Tricks</category></item><item><title>World Braille Day</title><link>http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/2011/01/25/world-braille-day.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2011/01/25/world-braille-day.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
By Debbie Gillespie 
 
 
To commemorate World Braille Day which occurs annually on January 4, (Louis Braille's birthday) I thought we'd take a look at braille production and how it has evolved in recent years. 
 
Braille transcription has always been a labor-intensive process. Originally, tra ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Martin Courcelles</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/tags/Advocacy/default.aspx">Advocacy</category></item><item><title>Protecting Your Doggie Pawz</title><link>http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/2011/01/17/protecting-your-doggie-pawz.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2011/01/17/protecting-your-doggie-pawz.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
Once in a while, I do fall off the Techno Geek wagon and talk about something else. Today is one of those days. 
 
Since the cold weather has finally hit us in Toronto Canada, (minus 20 degrees Celsius), yes, I know prairie dwellers, that's like summer for you guys. But it's a humid cold that ea ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Martin Courcelles</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:58:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/tags/Tips And Tricks/default.aspx">Tips And Tricks</category></item><item><title>Microsoft promises accessibility:</title><link>http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/2010/12/22/microsoft-promises-accessibility.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2010/12/22/microsoft-promises-accessibility.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
 
By Martin Courcelles 
In October of this year, CNIB, as well as other blindness organizations were invited to participate in a 1 day, round table event at Microsoft's offices in Redmond Washington. The topic was their new Windows Phone 7 operating system. First off, I would like to commend Mic ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Martin Courcelles</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/tags/Universal Design/default.aspx">Universal Design</category></item><item><title>Burning CDs; The Simple Way</title><link>http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/2010/12/16/burning-cds-the-simple-way.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2010/12/16/burning-cds-the-simple-way.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
 
By Martin Courcells 
I'm always attracted to simple applications. Much of the CD burning software out there is full of bells and whistles. Sometimes, I'd rather just have a straightforward, no nonsense application and have an easy way of simply burning a CD. Oh, and it has to be fully accessib ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Martin Courcelles</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/tags/Tips And Tricks/default.aspx">Tips And Tricks</category></item><item><title>Shopping for Accessible Gadgets</title><link>http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/2010/12/14/shopping-for-accessible-gadgets.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2010/12/14/shopping-for-accessible-gadgets.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
 
By Debbie Gillespie 
Now that the holiday season is upon us, you might be pondering about buying a gadget or to for someone you know who may be blind or have low vision.  Trouble is, you have no idea what's out there, or where to start looking.   Not to worry, we've compiled a list of some sit ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Martin Courcelles</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/tags/Tips And Tricks/default.aspx">Tips And Tricks</category></item><item><title>TalkAtone: Making Free GoogleVoice calls via your IDevice</title><link>http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/2010/12/08/talkatone-making-free-googlevoice-calls-via-your-idevice.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2010/12/08/talkatone-making-free-googlevoice-calls-via-your-idevice.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
By Martin Courcelles
Ever since I got my IPod Touch, I've been endeavoring to turn it into an IPhone. 
But why pay for something when you can get it for free? Well, that's a great question Martin. In comes a new app called Talkatone. This particular app utilizes Google's free internet phone call ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Martin Courcelles</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/tags/IDevices Corner/default.aspx">IDevices Corner</category></item></channel></rss>
