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
Mike Calvo
The Serotek Ultimatum
Serotek declares war on the traditional adaptive technology industry and their blind ghetto products. With this announcement we are sending out a call to arms to every blind person and every advocate for the blind to rise up and throw off the tyranny that has shaped our lives for the past two decades. It is a tyranny of good intentions – or at least what began as good intentions. But as the … [Read more...] about The Serotek Ultimatum
From Street Kid to CEO: An Interview with Mike Calvo – AccessWorld® – September 2007
We invite all of you to check out this interview of Mike Calvo, Serotek's CEO, in the September 2007 issue of AccessWorld, the assistive technology newsletter published by the American Foundation for the Blind. … [Read more...] about From Street Kid to CEO: An Interview with Mike Calvo – AccessWorld® – September 2007
Replay of Mike Calvo’s Appearance on the Computer America Technology Show
If you missed Mike Calvo on Computer America, you may listen to this recording of his segment on the show. Great job, Mike! … [Read more...] about Replay of Mike Calvo’s Appearance on the Computer America Technology Show
On the Shoulders of Giants
System Access to Go represents a major step forward, not just in accessibility software, but in the fundamental way software is delivered. It is feature-rich, easy to use, and amazingly inexpensive. But it is in no way the end-all and be-all of what accessibility software can be. Nor was it created from whole cloth. It rests on the shoulders of accessibility giants like Ted Henter, Doug Geoffray … [Read more...] about On the Shoulders of Giants
Serotek And Its Disruptive Technologies
Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christiansen recently wrote an article for Technology Review outlining the Rules for Innovation. Mr. Christiansen contends that bringing innovation to market is far less of a crap-shoot than venture capitalists pretend. In fact, he outlines a handful of conditions which almost guarantee success. His rules are: Take root in disruption Have the … [Read more...] about Serotek And Its Disruptive Technologies