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When BT Care fails to care for it’s disabled customers (part 1)
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Category Blogs, Digital, Technology
National Theatre: Accessibility Experts
I wanted to share another example of how powerful it can be when accessibility is done right…
Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to be able to see Frankenstein at the National Theatre. In fact, I was lucky enough to see it twice. The leads, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternated the roles of the Creature and Victor Frankenstein.
The National do some great accessibility stuff, signed performances, audio described performances,...
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Category Arts and Culture, Digital, Events, Reviews, Theatre Tags: audio described, Frankenstein, National Theatre, Nick Dear, touch tours, visual impairment
Blackpool Rocks!
Hi there Pesky People readers! My name is Ian Pugh.
Been a long time reader, and after talking to the very amazing Alison, thought I would give this blogging thing a bash.
I have Cerebral Palsy and use a wheelchair, as does my partner Anne.
You will find as you go along I have a sense of humour and a lively personality, but if I offend anyone, then it is completely unintended.
We went on holiday to Blackpool (the 2nd week of July 2011), and I thought...
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Category Arts and Culture, Reviews
Visual Impairment versus The Smartphone!
It’s @Dalekette again, guest blogging about another issue.
This time, I want to talk about mobile phones.
A recap, for readers who haven’t read previous posts: I’m registed blind, I have 10% sight in one eye only. This means I also have a restricted field of vision, and no depth perception.
Mobile phones have become an increasing issue to me as the years have gone on. Originally, when mobile phones first became popular, they were...
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Category Blogs, Digital, Reviews, Technology Tags: Amazon's Kindle, Barcode Scanner, Blind, Carphone Warehouse, ChompSMS, Dalakette, Handcent, htc, HTC Desire HD, IMagnify, Magnifying Glass, mobile phone apps, registered blind, T-Mobile, T-Mobile disabled customer services, visually impaired
New accessibility media player available
Yesterday we received an email from Simon Hogg from The Office for Disability Issues offering us their media player. I first asked about it in Jan 2010. It’s been a long wait but now you can use it too – for free.
So if you want the option to add and view subtitles, audio description or sign language on videos there is a new option. You can change the font sizes, the colour, the sound level, the whole lot!
Pesky People currently uses...
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