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Drummer Reinvents His Way to Rock

Drummer Reinvents His Way to Rock

Look how Origin Instruments helps this drummer reinvent his way to rock. This is one of the best assistive technology stories of the year. This is a must read/watch and share.
Disabled musician reinvents the drum
By Chris Welch, CNN

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Ebook List Posted on ACOLUG

by Samuel Sennott
Russel Cross recently posted a great list of accessible books on the ACOLUG (Augmentative Communication Online Users Group) Listserv.  Check it out:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ – project gutenburg – html, text (FREE)
http://www.ebooks.com/ – ebooks – Microsoft reader, Mobipocket, Adobe
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/ – University of Adelaide – html, txt (FREE)
http://www.ereader.com/ – ereader – ereader format (use with Palm, Mob, [...]

Universally Accessible Demands Accessibility for All of… with Jim Fruchterman

by Samuel Sennott
This talk by Jim Fruchterman, CEO of Benetech, is part of the terrific Google Tech Talks Series. Check it out.
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Tar Heel Reader: An Open Source Library of Talking Books

Tar Heel Reader: An Open Source Library of Talking Books

by Samuel Sennott
Children, teenagers, and adults need books to be able to learn to read and getting accessible books to them is the goal of the Tar Heel Reader. This open source library of books that are switch accessible, talking, internet accessible, and downloadable will grow exponentially due to the terrific job Gary Bishop, [...]