[il-talk] Accessible Google Calendar

[Deborah Kent Stein]

Povidi also has a page called Yourtube which gives access to YouTube videos. 
The page is uncluttered and very easy to use.

Debbie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hai Nguyen Ly" <gymnastdave at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Accessible Google Calendar


> 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!
>>
>> Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
>>
>> For Immediate Release: Povidi Releases "My Accessible Google", Non-Visual 
>> Access to Google's Calendar application!! - Christchurch, New Zealand - 
>> Cleveland, OH USA - PR Web
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> "/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."/
>>
>> 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."
>>
>> 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:
>>
>> *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=>
>>
>> *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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