From jc at coyotecommunications.com Sat Dec 1 09:43:30 2007 From: jc at coyotecommunications.com (J Cravens) Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 15:43:30 +0100 Subject: [DDN] web accessibility classes Message-ID: (feel free to forward, but please remove my own contact details) The third annual California Web Accessibility Conference (CalWAC 3) coming January 14-16 to the California State University at Long Beach. CalWAC 3 - World renowned experts will share accessibility knowledge and skills. Continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks are served each day. All registrants are invited to an early evening reception on January 14th. Knowbility (www.knowbility.org) recruits recognized experts, published authors, and leading practitioners in each technology to provide the most current and most dynamically presented material. Policy experts and experienced accessibility administrators will provide the non-technical sessions. Classes are offered in three tracks: Technical Track for Web developers, designers and programmers; Content Track for those charged with creating accessible documents including MS Office, Open Office, Adobe PDF and web updates using Dreamweaver; and Administrative Track for procurement officers, policy developers, and others who need support in choosing standards and ensuring conformance. "If you believe that the web should empower ALL people, if you need information about how to meet state and federal accessibility mandates, if you are a technologist who wants to understand emerging best practices for the web, CalWAC 3 is the place to be in January. Learn to meet legal requirements and improve access to your IT resources for millions more people - a market that Fortune magazines estimates at $1 trillion annually." Complete details http://www.knowbility.org/calwac/ (Jayne is not affiliated; she's just a fan of Knowbility) -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Ms. Jayne Cravens MSc Bonn, Germany Kabul, Afghanistan (March - August 2007) www.coyotecommunications.com www.ivisit.com id: jcravens.4947 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From kaippg at earthlink.net Wed Dec 5 21:48:35 2007 From: kaippg at earthlink.net (Janet Feldman) Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 20:48:35 -0600 Subject: [DDN] Africa Interactive Media Foundation: Young Kenyans Become Mobile Reporters Message-ID: <380-2200712462483587@earthlink.net> *Press release: Africa Interactive Media Foundation * http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/78/19935.html Four young Kenyans become mobile reporters Nairobi, November 21, 2007 "This is a great opportunity to promote responsive journalism and democracy in Kenya", says Munene Kilongi. He is standing in a street in Nairobi while he is sending his report on the elections in Kenya from his mobile phone. Kilongi is one of four Kenyan mobile reporters who are joining the Voices of Africa project, an initiative of the Africa Interactive Media Foundation. Each reporter is provided with an advanced mobile telephone, a portable key board, a telephone credit and a monthly stipend. The reporters produce articles, photos and videos and upload the content with the use of their mobile phones. In this way they are given the chance to report on African issues they consider to be newsworthy. The Africa Interactive Media Foundation is helping young Africans build up a career in media, using mobile technologies that are now becoming available to the continent at a rapid pace. This process serves to support good governance, transparency and the development of democracy in Africa. Voices of Africa was piloted for several months in Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Ghana. This period was used to master technology. Now, thanks to a donation of ASN Foundation, the project is gaining momentum in Kenya. As soon as Africa Interactive Media Foundation is able to secure additional financial support the project will be rolled out in the other three countries already tested. The ultimate goal of the Foundation is to get mobile reporters in all African countries. The content that is produced by the mobile reporters can be seen on the website www.voices-of-africa.com. This website is developed and maintained by Africa Interactive with the technical support of SKOEPS.com. ------------------------------------------------- More background information on the goals of the Africa Interactive Media Foundation can be found on the website www.Africa-interactive-Foundation.com. For more details please contact : Africa Interactive Media Foundation Mr. Pim de Wit, tel. +31 23 5315040 Jansweg 42E 2011 KN Haarlem, The Netherlands pimdewit at africa-interactive-foundation.com submitted by Janet Feldman, kaippg at earthlink.net From roopdave at yahoo.com Thu Dec 13 15:27:03 2007 From: roopdave at yahoo.com (roop dave) Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:27:03 -0800 (PST) Subject: [DDN] Portable communication command vehcle - Disaster Management In-Reply-To: <1336.121.97.149.197.1191639155.squirrel@www.edsamail.com.ph> Message-ID: <290614.69214.qm@web53411.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Dear All, I am designing a potable emergency response communication terminal (Truck / Van mounted) for deployment at the ?Forward Incident Command Post? at the site of incident (during disaster situation). The forward post will enhance or restore communications at the scene within and between operational units. This unit will have facilities for last mile (LAN) as well as WAN communication facilities. VHF (radio trunking) / UHF (WiFi) communication gears - for last mile VSAT ? terminal for WAN or backbone connectivity Various receivers for receiving cyclone warning as well weather broadcasting Antenna mast (Tubular) with capacity to host multiple antennas Diesel Generator Backup power Facilities for operators / staff I welcome any input / suggestion or introduction to relevant literature / sites which can be referred to for fine tuning my mission. I thank you in anticipation Roop K Dave, SM IEEE www.AdvisorICT.com PS: Suggestion on type of vehicle and its body would also be useful. --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. From jc at coyotecommunications.com Sun Dec 16 11:36:02 2007 From: jc at coyotecommunications.com (Jayne Cravens) Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:36:02 +0100 Subject: [DDN] Web 2.0 and Accessibility Message-ID: "Many Web applications developed with Ajax, DHTML, and other technologies pose accessibility challenges. For example, if the content of a Web page changes in response to user actions, that new content may not be available to some people, such as people who are blind or people with cognitive disabilities who use a screen reader. "Web sites are increasingly using more advanced and complex user interface controls, such as tree controls for Web site navigation. To provide an accessible user experience to people with disabilities, assistive technologies need to be able to interact with these controls. However, the information that the assistive technologies need is not available with most current Web technologies." "WAI-ARIA addresses these accessibility challenges by defining how information about these features can be provided to assistive technology..." More details: http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/aria Also see: "How to Make Your AJAX Applications Accessible - 40 Tutorials and Articles" http://www.maxkiesler.com/index.php/weblog/comments/how_to_make_your_ajax_applications_accessible Thanks to Sharron Rush of Knowbility (http://www.knowbility.org) for sending me these resources per my question to her, "How accessible is Web 2.0?" -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Ms. Jayne Cravens MSc Bonn, Germany Kabul, Afghanistan (March - August 2007) www.coyotecommunications.com www.ivisit.com id: jcravens.4947 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From mfurdyk at takingitglobal.org Mon Dec 17 01:03:44 2007 From: mfurdyk at takingitglobal.org (Michael Furdyk) Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:03:44 -0500 Subject: [DDN] Help DDN win $50,000 - Support DDN this holiday season! Message-ID: Dear DDN Community, The Causes Application on Facebook has launched a giving challenge where the Cause with the most unique donors within each 24 hour period for the next 47 days will win $1,000 each day. The top 10 causes with unique donors will win $10,000, $25,000, or $50,000! We would really appreciate your support as we are working towards a facelift and new improvements to the DDN site. TakingITGlobal has been donating our resources to support the DDN site but being able to get matching funds in this quantity - even just the $1,000 award, would really help us do more! We would love to be able to afford to hire a full-time DDN Community manager and have more technical resources to combat the spam problem :) *** Timing is important *** Today's leading cause already has a lot of momentum, so let's focus on making donations to try and win the award tomorrow: Please donate even just $10 to the DDN Cause between 3 PM Eastern (GMT-5) today (Monday, December 17) and 3 PM Eastern (GMT-5) tomorrow (Tuesday, December 18) to help us win the $1,000 award and be eligible for a much larger award: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/view_cause/48906?recruiter_id=12529 For the last few days, all of the winners have had under 100 donations, so imagine - if only 100 of us donate, we can more than double the impact of our donations! If you are in the US, donations will receive a charitable receipt. Donations will go to our US 501(c)(3), Global Youth Action Network, which will provide the funds to TIG. Anyone from any country with a credit card can donate! Even if you're not able to donate, please join the DDN Cause to help raise awareness! Best Regards and Happy Holidays, -- Michael Michael Furdyk | Co-founder & Director of Technology TakingITGlobal | http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/mfurdyk From mfurdyk at takingitglobal.org Tue Dec 18 07:33:51 2007 From: mfurdyk at takingitglobal.org (Michael Furdyk) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:33:51 -0500 Subject: [DDN] DDN - Help DDN win $1,000 today - up to $50,000! Message-ID: *RESEND* I see this was sent out on the list yesterday, but it didn't come through for some reason (perhaps my subject line got caught by a Spam filter!) We have 7 hours left to get only 20 donors to win today's challenge (the leader right now is only at 17) so I hope 20 of us (I'm going right now...) can donate before 3 PM Eastern! View: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/view_cause/48906?recruiter_id=12529 Donate: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/view_cause/48906?recruiter_id=12529# Thank you! Mike Dear DDN Community, The Causes Application on Facebook has launched a giving challenge where the Cause with the most unique donors within each 24 hour period for the next 47 days will win $1,000 each day. The top 10 causes with unique donors will win $10,000, $25,000, or $50,000! We would really appreciate your support as we are working towards a facelift and new improvements to the DDN site. TakingITGlobal has been donating our resources to support the DDN site but being able to get matching funds in this quantity - even just the $1,000 award, would really help us do more! We would love to be able to afford to hire a full-time DDN Community manager and have more technical resources to combat the spam problem :) *** Timing is important *** Today's leading cause already has a lot of momentum, so let's focus on making donations to try and win the award tomorrow: Please donate even just $10 to the DDN Cause between 3 PM Eastern (GMT-5) today (Monday, December 17) and 3 PM Eastern (GMT-5) tomorrow (Tuesday, December 18) to help us win the $1,000 award and be eligible for a much larger award: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/view_cause/48906?recruiter_id=12529 For the last few days, all of the winners have had under 100 donations, so imagine - if only 100 of us donate, we can more than double the impact of our donations! If you are in the US, donations will receive a charitable receipt. Donations will go to our US 501(c)(3), Global Youth Action Network, which will provide the funds to TIG. Anyone from any country with a credit card can donate! Even if you're not able to donate, please join the DDN Cause to help raise awareness! Best Regards and Happy Holidays, -- Michael Michael Furdyk | Co-founder & Director of Technology TakingITGlobal | http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/mfurdyk From SiobhanChamp-Blackwell at creighton.edu Mon Dec 17 09:43:04 2007 From: SiobhanChamp-Blackwell at creighton.edu (Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan) Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:43:04 -0000 Subject: [DDN] FW: Digital divide still an issue in Minnesota Message-ID: FYI - siobhan ________________________________ From: Default Web User [mailto:w3user at ives.mpr.org] On Behalf Of Teri Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 10:46 AM To: Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan Subject: Digital divide still an issue in Minnesota Minnesota Public Radio Teri sent you this page from Minnesota Public Radio, with the following message: Maybe of interest to you, or your counterparts in the Greater Midwest. -th Digital divide still an issue in Minnesota Digitally divided A new report by the University of Minnesota's Institute on Race and Poverty shows that while the digital divide remains a problem in Minnesota, community technology centers can help bridge the gap. Most E-mailed Stories from Minnesota Public Radio Michael Swanke just bought his first digital TV Consumers have a year to prepare for digital TV The switch to digital-only TV broadcasts is about a year away. The switch will be an especially big deal in Minnesota because about a quarter of households rely on antennas to receive TV signals. (12/11/2007) Alzheimer's damage Living with Alzheimer's disease There are nearly 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease, the debilitating illness that first robs people of their short-term memories and ultimately leads to dementia and death. A Minnesota Public Radio documentary looks at efforts to treat Alzheimer's and what it's like to live with the disease. ( 12/12/2007) Wind machine State poised to be third largest producer of wind energy Xcel Energy officials report that Minnesota is poised to become the nation's third largest producer of wind energy capacity, behind California and Texas. (12/09/2007) Clinic in Hayward Two northwest Wis. VA clinics close over funding problems Two recently opened Minneapolis VA clinics in western Wisconsin were abruptly shut down this week by the company under contract to run them. Kentucky-based Corporate Health and Wellness says it lost hundreds of thousands of dollars opening the clinics. (12/11/2007) Luther College students Minnesota students get close up look at campaign in Iowa Some of those going to the Iowa caucuses next month will be Minnesotans who go to school in Iowa. Many of them consider it a once in a lifetime opportunity. (12/09/2007) All top e-mailed stories (c)2007 Minnesota Public Radio 480 Cedar Street, Saint Paul, MN USA 55101