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From: Tim Harshbarger
Date: Aug 4, 2010 1:36PM

I'm looking for online videos either showing people with various types
and degrees of disabilities using technology (i.e. the internet,
hand-held devices, etc.) or videos of people with various types and
degrees of disabilities discussing how they use technology.

I'm putting together a presentation that focuses more on the user
experience end of the accessibility spectrum rather than the technical
end of the spectrum.

For this audience, I want to try to put accessibility and disability
into context..it's not just about providing an alt text for an image so
that a screen reader can read the information to someone who is
blind...its about making technology accessible so that a customer who is
blind can shop, a student who is deaf can complete his coursework, an
developer who has a mobility impairment can complete implementation
testing, etc, etc.

Any videos or other resources that would help communicate that to an
audience would be extremely helpful. I've found a few, but I would
rather have lots.

Thanks!
Tim