«Skype has launched a new partnership with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide a bespoke, low-bandwith version of the popular video-chat software, to locations serviced by UNHCR aid workers.
(...) This technology is designed to provide a link for aid workers back to their own support groups — their friends and families back home.»
Mashable
«A Universidade de Málaga, em Espanha, criou uma plataforma onde os prestadores de cuidados a pessoas idosas se podem juntar para partilhar experiências ou procurar apoio. (...) Os principais objectivos deste serviço são a partilha de experiências e recursos, promover a comunicação e acções colectivas entre os utilizadores, incentivar a formação sobre prestação de cuidados a pessoas idosas incapacitadas e esbater o fosso digital junto dos utilizadores com menos conhecimentos na área das novas tecnologias.»
iGOV
Cuidadoras en Red
«Os cidadãos dos EUA que residem no estrangeiro vão este ano testar pela primeira vez o voto através da Internet.
(...) O teste vai ser desenvolvido no âmbito do projecto Okaloosa Distance Balloting Pilot, que tem como principal objectivo «criar um ambiente seguro e escalável para o voto à distância», defendem os responsáveis pela iniciativa.»
i-GOV
«Adobe announced today that it is teaming up with major search engines - notably Google and Yahoo - to "dramatically improve search results of dynamic Web content and rich Internet applications (RIAs)." In a press statement, Adobe said that it is "providing optimized Adobe Flash Player technology to Google and Yahoo! to enhance search engine indexing of the Flash file format (SWF) and uncover information that is currently undiscoverable by search engines." »
ReadWriteWeb
«I have the privilege of having several capable individuals on my team, one of which is Aaron Cannon, blind web developer and accessibility consultant. In his recent article, “The Accessibility Checklist I Vowed I’d Never Write”, Aaron explains the problems with a “simple checklist that, when followed, will give you an accessible site without fail.” No such checklist exists or likely ever will.»
Aaron’s checklist (PDF)
Source cameronmoll.com
"Making the Web Easy to Use for Users With Disabilities"
75 Best Practices for Design of Websites and Intranets, Based on Usability Studies with People Who Use Assistive Technology
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