Techshare in the press

Feedback we've had so far suggests that Techshare 2009 was a great success, and plenty of people have been talking about the event. View the summary and links below to find out more.

This page contains links to a number of external websites. Any views or opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the RNIB or Techshare partners.

BBC News

BBC News - In pictures: Techshare 09 highlights - images from the exhibition at Techshare

BBC News - A digital revolution? - Ian Hamilton's audio report on digital media and conclusions from Techshare

BBC News - Audio labels to help blind people - Geoff Adams-Spink (Age & disability correspondent, BBC News) reports on new technology on display at Techshare

BBC Ouch!

Damon and Emma at BBC Ouch! have compiled a review of their experiences at Techshare 2009 in the blog entries linked below.

Damon Rose Techshare blog entries

Emma Tracey Techshare blog entries

Guardian.co.uk

Guardian.co.uk - You'll believe a computer can read - Jack Schofield, the Guardians Computer Editor, talks about some of the exciting products he saw at Techshare

Who else is talking about Techshare?

Adobe Accessibility blog - Andrew Kirkpatrick talks briefly about his presentation, and there is a link to a PDF of the slides.

Alistair C blog - Contains their review and notes from Richard Schwerdtfeger's keynote at Techshare

AniktoBlog - As well as summarising their observations from Techshare, this blogger says "It was great being in London, meeting many respected colleagues in person for the first time and having the privilege to witness some compelling presentations on the future of accessibility."

The Code Factory Blog informs readers that they chose to showcase Mobile Speak Touch (Mobile Speak's revolutionary new touch interface) for the first time ever, at Techshare 2009. There is also a link to their presentation.

Henny Swan's blog comments on how discussion and feedback at Techshare have evolved her thoughts on the question "Is the mobile web enabled or disabled by design?"

Ixibo.com includes a report on some pioneering new technology from the Techshare 2009 exhibition

Make May's Sendero Group Travel Blog talks about Mike's time in London and includes audio clips of his excellent dinner speech

UK Web Focus - Brian Kelly reflects on WAI and web adaptability, following his presentation and conversations with W3C WAI members at Techshare 2009

Twitter - Lots of people have been tweeting since the event. Search on twitter for Techshare. Follow TechshareEvents on Twitter to keep up to date.

Last updated: 7 October 2009

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