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  1. My 10th & final link in the current series is "Meet Max, the virtual guide dog". New tec enables blind access to 2nd Life http://is.gd/1GZcy
  2. My 9th link is from BookBrunch about the severe shortfall of LARGE PRINT, despite all our technology. "Why Size Matters" http://is.gd/1GYXd
  3. My 8th link is from the USA, about an NFB/ACB lawsuit re: the inaccessible KINDLE DX being used in AZ education (25/6/09) http://is.gd/1GYGw
  4. 7th link. Brighton's TALKING BUS STOPS have won a national award. This could catch on, but what'll they say to dogs? :-) http://is.gd/1GYjL
  5. 6th link in GB they're planning to dump FM & its a problem. "Will Digital Switchover Switch Off Radio For Blind People?" http://is.gd/1GY80
  6. 5th an article featuring my NZ friend Terry, about ACCOMPLISH, accounts software blind people can use. AllPower2hisElbow http://is.gd/1GXVH
  7. My 4th link is from Japanese company Yanko Design, "B-Touch Innovative Mobile Touchphone For The Blind". Great protoype! http://is.gd/1GXrZ
  8. The 3rd link is about a blind Welsh educator making good use of Textaloud, a very useful speech program. From Yahoo news http://is.gd/1GX3V
  9. The 2nd link is another report on SeeScan, "Mobile phone that recognises objects will aid the blind" from the Daily Mail. http://is.gd/1GWQ3
  10. Now4 some tech news links. The 1st is about a colour Ebook reader on the way that is "3 times brighter than it's rivals" http://is.gd/1GWGq
  11. Thats the end of the current series. Watch this space for A T, blind sports, blind positive achievers & other great news links. GOOD NIGHT
  12. Finally number 10. It's a lot closer to home, coming from FRANCE, where TV is to get a boost in Audio Description 19/6/09 http://is.gd/1EHHL
  13. Number 9 in the series is a rather electrifying story from SOUTH AFRICA. Don't be too shocked! Hilites SA poverty 21/6/09 http://is.gd/1EHnU
  14. Number 8 is from of all places IRAQ, about blind soldiers taking up football 15/6/09 ARTICLE http://is.gd/1EH1O VIDEO http://is.gd/1poIk
  15. Number 7's from AUSTRALIA entitled "PM Rudd offends the blind by saying 'Blind Freddy'" 11/6. Soundslike PC gone mad 2 me http://is.gd/1EGLB
  16. Number 6 is from SOUTH KOREA and is about blind women there learning to cook, courtesy of the Korean Red Cross. 8/6/09 http://is.gd/1EGuL
  17. Number 5 is from KUWAIT and about, wait for it, a Blind Table Tennis Tournament. 7/6/09 http://is.gd/1EGj5
  18. Number 4 is from AFRICA via Reuters News, about a Blind Somali refugee who trekked 90 km to safety in Kenya 6/6/09 http://is.gd/1EGdH
  19. Number 3 is from MALAYSIA about 3 blind cyclists who took part in a fund-and-awareness raising expedition 5/6/09 http://is.gd/1EG5B
  20. Next from 2. JAPAN about Chieko Asakawa, the first blind female to receive IBM's highest technical honour. 5/6/09 http://is.gd/1EFVl