http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/authors/cathy-murtha/ Recent content in Cathy Murtha on Ariadne Hugo -- gohugo.io en-gb Sun, 18 May 1997 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/9/web-access/ Sun, 18 May 1997 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/9/web-access/ Many web designers express a desire to provide access to the blind and visually impaired, but don’t really know where to begin. Although the tools are available and there are a number of web sites on the internet where information on the specifics of accessible design can be found, there seems to be something lacking. That something could well be the support of mainstream corporations in providing a means to help web designers create accessible web sites. http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/8/web-access/ Wed, 19 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/8/web-access/ The Wallace Library [1], located at the Rochester Institute of Technology [2] , has optimized its use of the web through the use of its e-mail system, called ASK [3]. Although they limit their services to their own community, they do provide an invaluable service to their faculty, staff and student body. Public libraries could also provide such services. Whether the services are offered to a local community, or the world, the disabled could benefit greatly by such a service. http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/7/web-access/ Sun, 19 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/7/web-access/ If it is true that patience is a virtue, blind people must be the most virtuous people on earth. Waiting is omnipresent in a blind persons life. The simple act of reading a newspaper can be a major undertaking. However this seemingly simple task is accomplished, it requires waiting; waiting for a family member or friend to be available, or waiting for the next scheduled meeting with a paid reader. Now, however, another option is available, this new innovation in the lives of the blind has provided something that is so intriguing that many blind and print impaired individuals have to "