ecodelphinus.com

Campaign for Disability Employment “I Can” PSA

WDC — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:41:03 +0000

“The Campaign for Disability Employment is a collaborative effort to promote positive employment outcomes for people with disabilities by encouraging employers and others to recognize the value and talent they bring to the workplace”

Source: The Campaign for Disability Employment

Challenged Athlete Profile – April Coughlin

WDC — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:11:57 +0000

“It is the mission of CAF to provide opportunities and support to people with physical disabilities so they can pursue active lifestyles though physical fitness and competitive athletics. CAF believes that involvement in sports at any level increases self-esteem encourages independence and enhances quality of life.”

Source: Challenged Athletes Foundation

Poll: The State of the Rights of the Disabled in the Netherlands in 2012

WDC — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:00:12 +0000

Please take a moment of your time to fill in the poll. Multiple answers are possible. In the poll the definition of disabled is anyone with a disability and/ or (chronic) illness. The goal is to have 400,000 people fill out the poll. Your help and support is appreciated.

Michael J. Fox on Parkinson’s disease

WDC — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:26:53 +0000

Michael J. Fox talks about his experience with Parkinson’s disease. He founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 and it has become one of America’s leading sources of funding for Parkinson’s research. The Michael J. Fox Foundation also supports research being done in Maine at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor. The work being done at the Jackson Labs may lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s sufferers and might one day lead to a cure. This segment is excerpted from the MPBN documentary “Easing the Burden: Parkinson’s Disease.”. For more info see also the MPBN website on Parkinsons

Marlee Matlin: Decent work for disabled persons

WDC — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:15:35 +0000

To mark the International Day for Disabled Persons, Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin joined the International Labour Organization to call for decent work for disabled persons. “Let’s make decent work a reality for all,” she signs.

Marlee Matlin, Actress – Voices on Social Justice

WDC — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:01:13 +0000

ILO TV interviews Marlee Matlin, Oscar winning actress, author and advocate.

Each year, World Day for Social Justice draws global attention to efforts to eradicate poverty and promote social well-being, equality and full and decent employment. In 2010 this search for a “society for all” faces severe challenges brought on by the global economic and jobs crises, resurging poverty and long-term social uncertainty.

Against this backdrop, the ILO has launched a year-long Voices on Social Justice Campaign to provide a global platform for perspectives on what social justice means today and how it might be achieved in the years to come.

Accessibility & WordPress

WDC — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:14:24 +0000

This post is designed as a quick accessibility jump point on WordPress. Realizing that WordPress is an huge ecosystem and undoubtedly I have missed some things. Please feel free to post any additions in the comments.

WordPress.org Codex

WordPress article in the codex on accessibility.

WordPress.org Forum

All topics tagged with accessibility in the WordPress.org forum
All topics tagged with WCAG in the WordPress.org forum
All topics tagged with disability in the WordPress.org forum

WordPress.com Support

WordPress.com support page on accessibility

WordPress Trac

Trac is a web-based software project management and bug/issue tracking system. Trac is the place to follow along with the development of WordPress. You can track changes in the Timeline section of this site. There is also an RSS feed and a mailing list for those interested.

Trac Component Accessibility

Working groups

The Make WordPress Accessibility is a working group for WordPress accessibility for and by the WordPress community.

Themes

Unfortunately to what extend some of these themes are accessible is not always clear. However, I believe the fact that they give accessibility design it’s due attention is a step in the right direction.

Themes on WordPress.org

Themes on WordPress.com

At time of writing no themes could be found with the search terms: accessible, accessibility, or WCAG. If there is a theme on WordPress.com I’d be happy with any information on how and where to find it.

Accessibility Child theme for Twenty Ten

WordPress Child Theme for Twenty Ten: Accessible 1.0
(Request to merge the above child theme with Twenty Ten in the WordPress .org forum: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/request-merge-the-accessibility-child-theme-into-to-twenty-ten)

Template Gate

Theme Listings

There are some more accessible themes listed here on thinkingaccessible.com.

Plugins

Accessibility related
WCAG related
WAI-ARIA related

Blogs & Websites

Accessible Blogs
Thinking Accessible

Accessibility Tips for WordPress

Daily Tip: How to Enable Accessibility Mode for WordPress Widgets
Tips on How to Make WordPress Admin More Accessible to Screen Readers

The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS)

WDC — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:36:07 +0000

Interesting development in the sustainability world which is starting to get more mainstream attention. A chap named Marcin Jakubowski had difficulty making ends meet as an farmer. A tale unfortunately all too common today for farmers. The Open Source Ecology network, a network of farmers, engineers, and supporters, was the result. Part of the network is the Global Village Construction Set. On the website this is defined as:

“The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) is an open technological platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small civilization with modern comforts.”

More info can be found at the Open Source Ecology Website http://opensourceecology.org.

Background Articles

English

Can open source hardware change how we farm?, engineering for CHANGE, Rob Goodier, May 12, 2011
Catching Up with Open Source Ecology, Make, Gareth Branwyn, November 30th, 2011
Meet TED Fellow Marcin Jakubowski, Groundbreaking Farmer and Technologist, The Huffinton Post, Ted Reilly, February 17, 2011

Dutch

De ‘open source’ tractor, nrc.nl, Herbert Blankestein, 4 januari 2012

Seasonspoetry.com relaunched and wins an award

WDC — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:46:52 +0000

Combine the heartfelt poetry of Francina Hartstra, the beautiful and versatile design of Ignacio Ricci, the backbone of WordPress.com, and some customizations, and we proudly present the new award winning website Seasons Poetry.

An artist to keep an ear on: Holly Kirby

WDC — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:43:15 +0000

Once in awhile you hear music from an upcoming artist that is definitely worth keeping an ear on. Holly Kirby is such an artist.

Check out her website at http://www.hollykirbymusic.com.