Newsletters descriptionhttp://g3ict.org/resource_center/newsletterSun, 05 Feb 2012 10:57:10en-usG3ict - newslettersForum at ATIA Orlando 2012 promotes creation of an AT Centers Leadership Network, writes Eliza AndersonFri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00http://g3ict.org/resource_center/newsletter/news/p/newsletterId_/id_307Gary Barber lists the essential features and resources available at WCAG2 for designers who create accessible websites and portals.Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00http://g3ict.org/resource_center/newsletter/news/p/newsletterId_/id_306The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India and Fourth Wave Foundation held a conference on “Access for Persons with Disabilities to Higher Education and Workplace: Role of ICT and Assistive Technologies” on 20 and 21 January 2012. This was part of the Foundation’s ‘never-the-less’ initiative to share best practices on enabling access for persons with disabilities.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00http://g3ict.org/resource_center/newsletter/news/p/newsletterId_/id_305Lightbox is a feature that highlights a page or image on an active window so you can quickly read through the content without clicking on to that page or moving away from the current web page. This post looks at key accessibility and usability problems with most lightboxes used on websites and proposes a specification for an improved lightbox that could work for everyone.Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00http://g3ict.org/resource_center/newsletter/news/p/newsletterId_/id_303In the United States, it’s already possible to have a $2 app perform an eye exam and deliver a prescription. Sleep studies typically performed in high-tech labs can now be done at home for about $100. Electrocardiograms can be performed on a smartphone. Next week, a conference in Toronto brings together health-care and IT practitioners to pitch mobile technology as one avenue of salvation for an industry in need of a fix. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00http://g3ict.org/resource_center/newsletter/news/p/newsletterId_/id_302