Designing Learning Technology

Mon, 19 May 2003

Lessig foresees the Death of the Internet
Two main points in this Register interview. First, that the current direction of the FCC will place too much control over content, access, and bandwidth in the hands of too few media companies. Second, that the Internet is suffering the tragedy of the commons, particularly with respect to email use.

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NFB introduces Seal of Approval for Blind-accessible web sites
The National Federation of the Blind has released a formal seal of approval for web sites that make their content easily accessible to the blind. As Nando Times reports, retrofitting sites may be more difficult than simply designing sites correctly the first time. The NFB has published guidelines for designing blind-accessible web sites. The NFB doesn't seem to have any automated validation tools, but Bobby does.

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Farewell to Rob Kling
Rob Kling passed away last week. Mark Warschauer reports that his family has established a "Rob Kling Social Informatics Scholarship Fund." Details on Dr. Kling's passing, and the scholarship fund, are available.

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