silhouette of a bicycle against a sunset

I heard such exciting news this morning! A well-known drone company, Auto-Fly, and a major bicycle manufacturer, Trekker, have teamed up to make a self-driving bicycle.

The new device has pedals and seat much like a conventional bike, but the steering and braking are handled by electronic and mechanical devices based on recreational drone technology.

Paul Schroeder stands in front of the Mercedes self-driving concept car at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show Our VP of Programs and Policy, Paul Schroeder, got up close and personal with the Mercedes self-driving concept car at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

Fitbit on the wearer's wrist. Woman is holding an iphone with which to check the Fitbit app.

Tracking health and fitness is all the rage. Should you jump on the bandwagon? Can you? That is, are these tracking devices accessible to users who are blind?

I've tried two such devices: the Fitbit Flex™ (usually just called Fitbit) and the Up24™ from Jawbone.

Comcast has just announced a solution to a huge television-watching problem.

Each October, we mark National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a time to raise awareness about disability employment issues and celebrate the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. The theme for 2014 is “Expect. Employ. Empower.”

Note: The following is testimony made by Mark Richert, AFB's director of public policy, on how copyright law affects those with vision loss. For a primer on this topic, please see All Rights Reserved—How Copyright Law Can Leave People Who Are Blind Out. Video of this testimony is also available from the U.S. House of Representatives.

Crista Earl at her laptop, using headphones

Have you ever wondered if other people can hear your babbling talking smart phone?

Have you ever wondered why the "buttons" on the screen sometimes don't work?

First, yes, those polite people at the next table can hear your iPhone or Android phone babbling as you search for a contact and make a call.

a woman's hands feeding a one dollar bill into the iBill Money Identifier

At a conference recently, I received a free money identifier. What is this? How did it happen?

The saga is long and complicated. And, your real questions might be:

  • How do I get in on this?
  • But wait, what happened to the accessible money?

If you are reading this from another civilized country, you might be puzzled. Accessible money? What is inaccessible about money?