[il-talk] Accessible Google Calendar

[Hai Nguyen Ly]

Hey Byron, 
Thank you for sharing this with the list. I was just about to send it myself.
On May 17, 2011, at 11:56 AM, Byron J. Lee wrote:

> Hey did you guys see this!?! What great news for us since we use Google Calendar to manage our NFBI Calendar of Events. We've had to do it with our iOS devices or via Firefox up until today. I just messed around with this and it works great!
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> Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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> For Immediate Release: Povidi Releases "My Accessible Google", Non-Visual Access to Google's Calendar application!! - Christchurch, New Zealand - Cleveland, OH USA - PR Web
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> Today, Povidi LTD announced that for the first time users who are visually impaired will now be able to access Google's Calendar Application. Up until now, this robust, online means of organizing one's calendar has been virtually inaccessible to persons who are blind or visually impaired. But no longer thanks to the development efforts of Povidi, a New Zealand-based development firm committed to providing orientation and navigation solutions as well as intuitive access to otherwise relatively inaccessible web-based applications by persons who are blind or visually impaired.
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> Povidi has created a user interface to Google's Calendar Application that can be freely utilized by visiting http://www.povidi.com/mag/ <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=nk4jr4bab&et=1105564939561&s=3330&e=001l-i9Vc_ceXddDvePYf-xBK6bvQvmnY4OSFyps5wQ8e6KFvIa6X1Vj6mTMbFhXEZQXYXh1G5IVPbAcF-qTCLyot3vHMCwtGM8rSHB71vjWo_E_p_-iGE6Uw==>. Users must first have a Google account; once they sign in and grant this application access to their Google calendar, users may create, store, and review appointments in the same manner as their sighted peers. Povidi was able to accomplish this milestone in the wake of a tragic earthquake that has decimated Christchurch.
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> "/We're delighted with this breakthrough,/" stated Darryl Sherwood, founder of Povidi. "/We're seeing a trend whereby vision impaired computer users are expected to manage and access information in a similar fashion to their sighted peers, and we're keen to explore ways to give them the tools they need to accomplish the tasks they are expected to independently complete."/
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> Flying Blind, LLC is a strategic partner and minority shareholder in Povidi. "/I'm ecstatic about the work that Darryl and his team have completed on the Google Calendar,/" stated Larry Lewis, President of Flying Blind, LLC. "It's a tremendous follow-up effort to Povidi's access on the YouTube front, and I'm confident that we'll find ways to bring Povidi's problem solving skills to a number of other inaccessible applications on the web as well."
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> The staff at Povidi and Flying Blind, LLC are encouraging all of their customers to give "My Accessible Google" a try and to provide their feedback. For more information about "My Accessible Google", please contact:
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> *Darryl Sherwood, Founder*
> Povidi LTD
> darryl at povidi.com <mailto:darryl at povidi.com>
> http://www.povidi.com <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=nk4jr4bab&et=1105564939561&s=3330&e=001l-i9Vc_ceXdjpRmcE0YZ_RZECpF_xsnqvgwm2t47FJ8pSTZF6uxBtXSUbTaHyyF_3roet12EdjlVnaGKBac3B6FF12em9JaJVnbW2D7z3a0=> 
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> *Larry Lewis, President*
> Flying Blind LLC
> larry.lewis at flying-blind.com <mailto:larry.lewis at flying-blind.com>
> http://www.flying-blind.com <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=nk4jr4bab&et=1105564939561&s=3330&e=001l-i9Vc_ceXcAqIQdP7UkaPDH5vqsuYrYo_mYjA8pnChgEYf1YcejKl81V7wp416_XFBRyO616clcF67h5t3iGEu-bDV9BDVajTNueuBia7EAbDegR0y3Pg==> 
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