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Archive for January, 2010
The iPad has arrived, but where is it headed?
Posted in Accessibility, In the News on January 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When The Blind Meet The Sighted…
Posted in Accessibility, Breaking Stereotypes, tagged accessibility; differently-abled; society, humour, inspiration, stereotypes on January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Humour is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost.” -Joel Goodman Through The Lighter Side of Disability, a channel on Inclusive Planet, we are doing our bit to preserve humour! This channel has become very popular with our members! I must admit [...]
Accessible Class Notes Project
Posted in Accessibility, Accessible Content, Project 10k, Uncategorized, tagged Accessible Content, education, students, teachers on January 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Looking for Accessible Class Notes? Log on to www.inclusiveplanet.com Through the Accessible Class Notes Project, visually impaired students across the world are sharing their class notes with each other. Now you won’t have to scan something which somebody else already has! It’s all here on Inclusive Planet! Please share this link with all the students, teachers and [...]
Blind skier Brian McKeever to compete in Olympics and Paralympics
Posted in Breaking Stereotypes on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
CALGARY — Brian McKeever’s date with the Olympic history books is scheduled to become official Friday at the Canmore Nordic Centre. The 30-year-old Calgary native will be unveiled as a member of the 2010 Olympic cross-country ski team. Next month in Whistler, B.C., — barring injury — McKeever will become the first winter athlete to ever [...]
study LAST minute!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Looking for Accessible Class Notes? Log on to www.inclusiveplanet.com Through the Accessible Class Notes Project, visually impaired students across the world are sharing their class notes with each other. Now you won’t have to scan something which somebody else already has! It’s all here on Inclusive Planet! Please share this link with all the students, [...]
Inclusive Planet ahora es disponible en Español!
Posted in Important Announcement, Inclusive Planet Updates, New Release, Thanks, tagged Espanol, Language Localisation on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hola, We are excited to announce that we have launched Inclusive Planet in Spanish! Within a month of the launch of our english site, we received requests from members of Turkey and Saudi Arabia, that they wanted our planet to be accessible to all their country members. Ramy sent us this message ““Really the site [...]
We need you – help us achieve Project 10k!
Posted in Inclusive Planet Updates, Project 10k, WHAT'S UP?, tagged Inclusive Planet's Vision, Project 10k on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Over the last few weeks member activity on inclusiveplanet.com has grown by leaps and bounds! More planeteers are sharing files, adding friends, subscribing to channels, and having conversations, than ever! We’re thrilled but we have our eyes set on the goal that will determine whether the Inclusive Planet project succeeds on not – reaching a [...]
Jacob the Blind Biker from South Africa
Posted in Member Spotlight, Uncategorized on January 15, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Jacob is a member of Inclusive Planet. This article is a must read for everyone who wants inspiration! I pondered for a long time on how I could capture the essence of an interesting, multi-facetted man that I was introduced to. Which box could I put him in for a clearer description? I soon realised [...]
Braille Without Borders
Posted in Accessibility, Breaking Stereotypes, In the News, New Release, Thanks on January 15, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Braille without borders Khaleej Times Wknd. – Cover Story 15 January 2010 Jethu Abraham reports on how a young team of like-minded individuals got together to address a problem the whole world was blind to. For Gidi Ahronovich, his visual impairment is not the only thing he has to battle. From social discrimination to dealing [...]
Feast on Channels!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As promised, we do have a New Year surprise! A brand new feature called ‘Channels’! Channels give members an opportunity to showcase themselves to the community and interact at a whole new level! Channels could be created around shared content, activities, common interests or anything you like! Check out the channels created by some of [...]
