[glcb] Google blog on Accessibility Updates

[Joey Couch]

From: Eric Bridges <ebridges at acb.org>

Google has recently  released a new blog post announcing some accessibility
improvements that have been made to  applications such as Docs, Gmail,
Spreadsheet,   and Calendar. I am happy to report that several of our
members have , and will continue to participate as testers for these
applications.  The link  to the blog is below.



http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/enhanced-accessibility-in-docs-sites.
html



We are pleased to see the amount of progress that Google has made over the
summer to these apps. There is still much work to be done, however.  We
expect to test even more improvements in the coming months. Thousands of
ACB's blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind members are eager to take
advantage of the convenience and flexibility that cloud-based applications
provide. Our relationship with Google is intended   to insure that  our
community doesn't get left behind.





Eric



Eric Bridges

Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs

American Council of the Blind

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Joey Couch
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