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Forget the mobile Web: One site should work for all
Insight perspective Some pundits argue you should have special versions of Web sites for mobile users and disabled people, but that's plain wrong, argues a Web guru.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Mobile, Site, Web Browser, Mobile Device, Jakob Nielsen, Developer, Media Query, mobile browser
Case shines light on tech injuries
News A worker fired over injuries that prevented her from typing cannot sue her former employer under federal anti-discrimination law, an appeals court rules.
Wireless security guide
Insight With wireless security standards yet to settle, it is no surprise IT pros are still baffled by it. Here's our quick and dirty guide on the topic, comprised of the most frequently asked questions from readers.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Security implementation/standards
Open-source tool creates OOXML docs for the blind
News Microsoft has helped develop an audio file format called Daisy that translates Word files into a 'talking' digital book format, making documents more accessible for users with impaired vision.
Tags: Open source, Corporate responsibility, Disability, Office Open XML, Tool, Australia, consortium, software, business development, vision
Facebook fights Virginia's demand for user data, photos
News The state of Virginia has abandoned its US$200-a-day-fine aimed at forcing Facebook to divulge the complete contents of a user's account to settle a dispute over workers' compensation, narrowly avoiding a high-profile privacy battle in federal court.
Tags: Web 2.0, Insurance Company, User Data, attorney, Compensation, Virginia, photograph, accident, Facebook, Web 2.0
Indian firm to help US teachers retire
News IT services firm Tata Infotech has won a highly-contested deal to develop an electronic retirement system for educators in a U.S. state.
Short Take: Crippled rapist recruits accomplices via Net
News A Japanese man, who has been wheelchair-bound since a car accident, did not let his disability stop him from a crime spree. Akihiko Kamimura, 27, used the Internet to recruit accomplices.
Case shines light on tech injuries
News A worker fired over injuries that prevented her from typing cannot sue her former employer under federal anti-discrimination law, an appeals court rules.
US court: Stress injury isn't a disability
News A panel of US appeals judges says that federal disability law protections don't apply to a worker who was fired after repetitive stress injuries prevented her from typing.
Macromedia to aid the disabled online
News Macromedia on Monday plans to launch a new product that helps designers and developers create Web content accessible to everyone--particularly those with disabilities.
PDFs fail on accessibility, says lawyer
News Technology lawyer Struan Robertson has advised that companies need to provide HTML or text versions of PDFs to comply with U.K. disability legislation.
Tags: Web sites, Business applications
IT patient data to aid UK's 2011 census
Insight Data on health conditions and treatments made available by IT could render sections of the U.K.'s population census obsolete by 2011.
Tags: IT Management
Shopping site woos disabled users
News The blind and visually-impaired can now go to Tesco's Web site to do their weekly shop.
Motion-sensing tech gives keyboards the wobbles
News BT tries out technology that allows users to manipulate menus and applications by moving or tilting devices.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Development/design
How SP2 affects Internet Explorer
Insight The Windows XP SP2 buzz has centered on security enhancements, but it also brings several key changes to IE, like a built-in pop-up blocker and Add-on Manager. A look at IE's new features.
Tags: Windows XP, Web browsers
