Dubai to Host 5th GCC Learning Disability Conference
Dubai will host the 5th GCC Learning Disability Conference during 26-27 October 2011 under the banner "Social and emotional impact of learning disability across the lifespan." The conference, organized by Dubai-based Ishara Consultants, is being held at JW Marriott Hotel under the patronage of Mr. Humaid Al Quttami, UAE Minister of Education.
From www.ameinfo.com, October 17, 2011
M-Enabling: First Global Summit Dedicated to Mobile Applications and Services for Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
The M-Enabling Summit, first mobile industry conference and showcase exclusively dedicated to accessible and assistive applications and services for seniors and persons with disabilities, will be held in Washington, D.C. on December 5-6, 2011
From m-enabling.com, October 17, 2011
TechNews: New IBM Mobile Pilot Application for Accessible City Navigation
In conjunction with IBM's Centennial anniversary THINK exhibit at Lincoln Center in New York City (N.Y.C.), IBM has launched the pilot of a first-of-a-kind mobile travel application called Access My N.Y.C. Designed to help IBM and municipal leaders better define requirements for more inclusive Smarter Travel and Transportation, Access My N.Y.C. brings together geo-location and mapping technologies, transportation data, and publicly available accessibility information to help N.Y.C. residents and visitors.
From www-949.ibm.com, October 14, 2011
UK TV Services Continue to Exceed Access Requirements
Ofcom, the UK media and communications regulator, has published data on access services provided on television in the first half of 2011, revealing the vast majority of services have exceeded their legal obligations, particularly for captioning and audio description. The Television Access Services: Report of the first six months of 2011 revealed that 11 channels provided captions on more than 99% of programming and 35 channels at least doubled the minimum requirement of providing audio description on 10% of programming. All channels with sign language obligations met the minimum requirements.
From www.mediaaccess.org.au, October 06, 2011
TechNews: Can Apple Products Pave the Way to Personalized Learning?
Apple held a press event today at its Cupertino headquarters, unveiling a variety of improvements to its line of iPods and iPhones, including an update to its mobile operating system and a brand new version of its wildly popular iPhone. Apple has had a long history of pushing its computers into the classrooms. For many years, a child’s first exposure to a computer had been at school, and often that computer was an Apple.
From mindshift.kqed.org, October 05, 2011
India: IGNOU Gets India’s First Sign Language Training
Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday inaugurated the country’s first sign language training and research centre on the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) campus. The Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC), devoted to the hearing impaired, is supported by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
From expressbuzz.com, October 05, 2011
New iPhone Release: A Summary of Accessibility Improvements
The new iPhone 4S is essentially a hardware upgrade. It is more powerful and includes a better camera for increased image and video quality. Most of the accessibility features for iPhone come from the mobile operating system iOS rather than the device itself. However, there were a number of announcements today that impact on the accessibility world, including the new voice recognition system Siri that allows iPhone 4S users to perform a wide variety of tasks by simply ‘talking’ to their iPhone.
From www.mediaaccess.org.au, October 05, 2011
USA: Artificial Intelligence is Coming to an iPhone Near You
Apple plans to change the very way we interact with our phones yet again. Apple already sparked one revolution with touchscreens and another with the App Store. After Tuesday though, it will have introduced a whole new method of interacting with computers: through an artificial intelligence. That is something that will change our fundamental relationship with the devices that sit on our desks and travel with us in our pockets - the Assistant, or officially Siri. The technology that powered Siri was born from SRI’s CALO project, the largest artificial intelligence project in U.S. history.
From mashable.com, October 04, 2011
mHealth: UN is the Ultimate Driving Force for mHealth
The United Nations may have been formed as an international organization aiming primarily to facilitate cooperation in international law and economic development in hopes of achieving a more peaceful world, but the organization’s relentless commitment to human rights has expanded in no shortage of directions – the latest of which, undeniably, is mHealth.
From www.mobilemarketingwatch.com, October 04, 2011
USA: Health IT Proves Critical in Natural Disasters
Some of the most devastating tornadoes and floods in U.S. history have occurred in just the last two years. IT professionals who survived the storms say their technology held up well. They felt lucky to have paperless systems in place. They recounted their experiences during a panel discussion at the HIMSS Summit of the Southeast, September 29 in Nashville, Tennessee.
From govhealthit.com, October 04, 2011
