Tony Fadell has left Apple. For all those Apple lovers, this was the man who gave us the iPod and the iPhone. Of course Steve gets most of the credit, but for all you Apple haters, this man was behind those stunning products that literally leapfrogged competition and earned your grudging respect. Tony leaves the [...]
Archive for March, 2010
You don’t have to be a fan of Apple to appreciate what this man helped to accomplish
Posted in General on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Once upon a time…
Posted in Member Spotlight on March 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Katty Gelt Meyer is a member from Belgium. As a new user, she is now familiarizing herself with Inclusive Planet. She enjoys reading folklore and also blogs about various topics. This is her story so far … Tell us something about yourself… I’m Katty, 33 years old, and have and I have been in a [...]
Solutions for the Global Print-Impaired
Posted in Uncategorized on March 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
So, we have started to explore another way, another forum to reach out to an interesting bunch of folks up by Ashoka. For those of you who have not heard of them, Ashoka is a global association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs. In order to facilitate exchange of ideas, Ashoka has started an ideas [...]
Support Donna for an accessible Canada, Online!
Posted in Accessibility, Breaking Stereotypes on March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Our friends in Canada are fighting for better online accessibility in Canada. Donna Jodhan and her friends are calling upon the Government of Canada to ensure that all information and services offered through Federal Government websites be made to comply with WCAG 2.0 guidelines by December 31, 2010. Please copy and paste the <links> below [...]
Help include the visually impaired in Madagascar into the digital world!
Posted in Accessibility, Breaking Stereotypes, Inclusive Ideas, tagged computer training, curriculum, madagascar, teach, visually impaired on March 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you are reading this, it probably means that you have crossed the digital divide and are independent enough to take in the sea of content, that we call the internet. But in Madagascar, out of 600,000 persons with visual impairment, less than 10 have access to computers! Three young social entrepreneurs have decided to [...]
On the Front Foot
Posted in Breaking Stereotypes, General, Member Spotlight, tagged IPL 3 on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On the Front Foot, is the name of George Abraham’s blog. George Abraham or Georgebhai as he is popularly is one of most well known visually impaired persons in India. A trail blazer in the true sense, George set up the Eyeway Project to “Inform, Inspire and Include” millions of visually impaired in the country. An [...]
Something big is hitting inclusive planet this March
Posted in Uncategorized on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ladies and gentlemen, It has been a while. How you doing? I have something to say. I cannot talk about it cause it isn’t supposed to be discussed, at least for sometime. But my tummy hurts when I try keeping secrets so I thought I would atleast leave some hints for you to guess. Something [...]
Changing the World… One idea at a time
Posted in Inclusive Ideas, Inclusive Planet Updates, Thanks, Uncategorized on March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One month ago, we told you about Inclusive Ideas and the initiation of the SANCB Challenge. We are really happy to tell you that Lindie’s initiative to look for a global solution through the Inclusive Planet community received a phenomenal response. When we set off attempting to hunt for feedback we did not anticipate the [...]
