17 March 2005
At the California State University at Northridge (CSUN) "Technology and Persons with Disabilities" conference, new accessibility technologies and developer tools were unveiled as part of a $2.3 million research project.
San Francisco State University is working with IBM to develop assistive technologies in a project aimed at improving access to technology for people all over the world.
"To further IBM's commitment to innovation by providing information technology that is easy to use for everyone, we are actively working with universities in this country as well as in Europe and Asia to help them reconfigure their IT systems and websites to make them widely accessible," said Frances West, director of IBM's Worldwide Accessibility Center.
"San Francisco State University is taking a leadership role in accessibility and is committed to opening up the world of the internet to everyone associated with our university," said Jonathan Rood, SFSU associate vice president for information technology.
Earlier this week IBM also announced the development of a device to aid those that suffer from involuntary shaking use mice as an input device.© DeHavilland Information Services plc
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