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Tag Archives: social media
E-book Lending in Libraries
For about a year or so, libraries nationwide have been offering e-books to download on Nooks, and other tablets or smartphones that support the e-pub format. Kindle Library Lending began this past fall and is proving to be quite successful. For someone like me who can’t get to a brick and mortar library easily since [...]
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IBM Accessibility Facebook Expert Hour – Accessible Media & Captioning
I encourage you to check out IBM’s Facebook Expert Hour on Accessible Media & Captioning on September 14 at 9-10am. There are several experts available from different IBM divisions that will participate in the discussion. Look for the discussion on IBM Accessibility’s Facebook wall. Media has changed a lot in recent years because of social [...]
Social Networking – What Can it Do for You?
Social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter have been huge in the past few years. I remember when I first joined Facebook and it was just limited to a few colleges. I’ve been seeing several blog posts about how these social networks can be helpful for the deaf community in both social and emergency [...]
Social Media and Disability
It’s amazing to me the degree of connection that has resulted over a short period due to the advent of social media platforms such as Twitter. These are of course having a great impact throughout society, but they are particularly useful to those with conditions that are less frequently seen in public. My personal experience [...]
