Tidbit/s of the Month

Tidbits from January 09

• ENG W4917y Writing on Disabilities: new course for SP'09

• Crazy Little Thing Called Self-Love

Tidbits from February 09

• Suit Says Law Admissions Group Can't See Its Anti-Blind Bias

The National Federation of the Blind and a blind law school applicant sued the Law School Admission Council last week, charging that its Web site, essential to those preparing for the Law School Admission Test, is inaccessible to blind people, effectively blocking them from law school.

 

Web sites can be "tagged" so that blind people can use software to navigate and obtain information, but the suit charges that the law school site lacks this necessary tagging. Joan Van Tol, general counsel for the law school group, told the National Law Journal that she was disappointed that the National Federation for the Blind sued "when we fully expected to address their concerns through productive meetings."

• The New York Times published an interesting article about a French man's journey to bring universal design to his own home and to the rest of France: Bringing Égalité Home.

• The Center For Universal Design is a national research, information, and technical assistance center that evaluates, develops, and promotes accessible and universal design in housing, buildings, outdoor and urban environments and related products. The Center's work manifests the belief that all new environments and products, to the greatest extent possible, should be usable by everyone regardless of their age, ability, or circumstance.

Tidbits from May 09

• Get a free white cane through NFB's Free White Cane Program.