[games_access] Fwd: IBM, Accessibility & Second Life on radio 4

[Thomas Westin]

I was just wondering if we (someone in the SIG) had helped them out  
in some way; then we could ask for some support for our cause

and they've obviously been inspired by existing games made by members  
here in solving the interface

/thomas


8 nov 2007 kl. 02.37 skrev d. michelle hinn:

> My cousin is a VP of development at IBM and has been trying to  
> search out some funding contacts for accessibility in general --  
> it's been taking a little while to figure out what the best  
> connection with them would be. Perhaps this is it.
>
> A number of us (Eelke has a grant to create a client accessible for  
> the blind, I'm on an advisory board as an external evaluator on  
> another grant focused on mobility disabilities) are already  
> involved in Second Life accessibility projects from other funding  
> agencies, which could become conflict of interest.
>
> But as Robert said, the question is what exactly we would develop  
> that they aren't already developing? I can try and see if my cousin  
> can put us in touch with this project group from an insider's  
> perspective -- perhaps they might be able to sponsor us in some way  
> just in general or in return for SIG work as evaluators of the tools.
>
> Michelle
>
>> Develop what?
>> Robert
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Subject: Re: [games_access] Fwd: IBM, Accessibility & Second Life  
>> on radio 4
>>
>> great
>>
>> has there been contacts with people in the SIG about developing this?
>> We could use some IBM dollars...
>>
>> /Thomas
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 6 nov 2007 kl. 22.19 skrev ~:'' ÇÝÇËǁǐǧǾǥǢ 
>> ÇÐǵLJÅB:
>>
>> > IBM, Accessibility & Second Life
>> >
>> > description on BBC radio 4 programme In Touch today
>> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/ 
>> intouch_20071106.shtml#transcript
>> >
>> > regards
>> >
>> > Jonathan Chetwynd
>> > Accessibility Consultant on Media Literacy and the Internet
>> >
>> >
>> >
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