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The Disney Standard

Mike Calvo • February 2, 2012

This past Sunday my family and I accompanied some friends to Disney World. Living in Orlando, I guess it's not as big of a deal as it would be for the common tourist. I myself have always found it more or less enjoyable, something to do with the kids anyway. Last weekend I decided to satisfy my curiosity about a new audio description device that I had heard about somewhere, and while looking over … [Read more...] about The Disney Standard

Filed Under: Serotek News
Tagged With: Access Award, Accessibility, AFB, blindness, community, guide dogs, rant, social networking, travel, Universal design

System Access: The Alternative Commitment

Mike Calvo • December 7, 2011

As you know, Serotek is not a conventional assistive technology provider. In fact, we take pride in our willingness to think outside the box and leverage products that make a distinct mark on the customers we serve, but, the price of pulling away from the pack means succumbing to all manner of speculation perpetuated by competitors and by customers who rely on bias reviews to direct their own … [Read more...] about System Access: The Alternative Commitment

Filed Under: Serotek News
Tagged With: Accessibility, AFB, blindness, disruptive technology, rant, SA To Go, Serotek, SMA, System Access, System Access Mobile, System Access To Go

Lack of Sight Doesn’t Mean Lack of Vision Text Version

Mike Calvo • December 5, 2010

On November 12th of this year we posted an audio version of a keynote speech I gave at the Mid-Atlantic ACB Conference on our Serotalk blog and podcast. While many folks heard it and gave some great feedback, it was still about an hour long and who wants to hear me talk for that long? For those of you that would rather read the speech without my trips down memory lane, I have posted it here.I … [Read more...] about Lack of Sight Doesn’t Mean Lack of Vision Text Version

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Tagged With: ACB, blindness, conventions, Keynote, Mike Calvo, rant, Vision loss and age, Vocational Rehab

A History Making Day For The Blind

Mike Calvo • February 12, 2010

This week, Serotek’s iBlink Radio app for the iPhone and iPod Touch is in the “Featured apps” section of the iTunes Store. On the surface, this may appear to be a nice feather in Serotek’s cap, but the implications go far beyond company recognition. This listing recognizes the blind community as a worthy market as well as putting Serotek on display as a contributor of high quality software and … [Read more...] about A History Making Day For The Blind

Filed Under: Serotek News
Tagged With: Accessibility, Accessible Digital Lifestyle, aging, Apple, Baby Boomers, Blind Ghetto, blindness, Intel, seniors, Universal design, Vision loss and age

The Serotek Story Documentary A Must For your Audio Archive

Mike Calvo • January 6, 2010

I don’t usually post things from the Serotalk Podcast here, but, The Serotek Story Documentary is so compelling that I figured I would post it. Of course I’m biased!If you haven’t put the Serotalk Podcast on your RSS, shame on you! LOL! Really though, it is a great resource for information on what’s happening in the World of technology according to a few blind and rather disturbed geeks! So, if … [Read more...] about The Serotek Story Documentary A Must For your Audio Archive

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Tagged With: Accessibility Is A Right, Blind Ghetto, blindness, community, digital lifestyle, disruptive technology

Access to iTunes 9.0 is here!

Pneuma Solutions Team • September 15, 2009

This past Wednesday, Apple held a media event to showcase new products. With a musical theme, Apple announced many exciting developments, particularly of interest to people who are blind. With the introduction of the Voiceover screen reader for the iPod Touch and an updated Voiceover interface for the iPod Nano, as well as accessibility updates to the iPhone OS utilized on both the iPhone and iPod … [Read more...] about Access to iTunes 9.0 is here!

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Tagged With: Accessibility, Accessible Digital Lifestyle, Apple, Blind Ghetto, blindness, Ipod, Itunes

Who Says? You Can’t Build It and They Will Come

Mike Calvo • September 3, 2009

Knowbility blogger Desiree at Universally Designed gives us a wonderful tutorial in Webinars in her September 2nd posting along with an introduction to Serotek’s Accessible Event, which makes this phenomenally useful tool completely accessible to the blind, deaf, and deaf-blind. Desiree gives our AE team a lot of well-deserved pats on the back. That’s the way it should be because our people are … [Read more...] about Who Says? You Can’t Build It and They Will Come

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Tagged With: Accessibility Is A Right, Blind Ghetto, blindness, career, community, disruptive technology, employment, job, SA To Go, Serotek, social networking, Universal design, Vocational Rehab, web

If it isn’t accessible, it has no value

Mike Calvo • May 21, 2009

The other day a friend of mine tried once again to interest me in World Ventures. He had tried once before – asking me to look at their Web site and see how it could be improved for accessibility. I did and the site had several flaws. I made contact with World Ventures/Rovia developers offering some suggestions which they apparently ignored. This time my friend forwarded a new web site … [Read more...] about If it isn’t accessible, it has no value

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Tagged With: Accessibility, blindness, home business, travel, web, World Ventures

Dr. Mark Maurer’s letter encouraging rehab centers to give their blind clientele their choice when it comes to selecting accessibility tools

Mike Calvo • September 2, 2008

I am a little tardy responding to Dr. Mark Maurer’s letter, at the end of this post, encouraging rehab centers to give their blind clientele their choice when it comes to selecting accessibility tools, such as screen readers. We agree with Dr. Maurer wholeheartedly. There are two considerations, however, that the letter did not address:1. To make an informed choice, blind consumers need access to … [Read more...] about Dr. Mark Maurer’s letter encouraging rehab centers to give their blind clientele their choice when it comes to selecting accessibility tools

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Tagged With: Accessibility, blindness, NFB, Seniorsscreen readers, Vocational Rehab

Serving More People, Better, And For Less

Mike Calvo • May 8, 2008

“The baby boomers are coming! The baby boomers are coming!” You can hear the cry ringing out in agencies and organizations that work with blind and low vision people throughout the country. And, just when they need more money and resources to deal with the influx of newly blind seniors, the Federal and state governments, feeling the crunch of a poor economy and a raging Federal deficit, are … [Read more...] about Serving More People, Better, And For Less

Filed Under: Serotek News
Tagged With: aging, Baby Boomers, blindness, RIM, SAToGo, seniors, Vocational Rehab

Retooling for Baby Boomers: Helping Vocational Rehab Organizations Meet The Coming Surge in Demand

Mike Calvo • April 29, 2008

Retooling for Baby Boomers:Helping Vocational Rehab OrganizationsMeet The Coming Surge in DemandThere has always been a strong link between age and blindness. Numerous diseases and conditions we associate with aging that result in impairment or loss of vision. This year, the first of the baby boomers reach retirement age and what follows will likely be a rapidly increasing demand for … [Read more...] about Retooling for Baby Boomers: Helping Vocational Rehab Organizations Meet The Coming Surge in Demand

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Tagged With: aging, Baby Boomers, blindness, Vocational Rehab

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