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Technology to change the world for disabled people
Hi everyone, I Martyn, 27 years old, have been blogging 2 years on my experiences as a wheelchair user with 24.7 care and now self employed.
My blog www.martynsibley.com, online magazine www.disabilityhorizons.com, disability webinar series and planned e-courses will provide disabled people with the inspiration and information to grab life. It all also adds an educational tool for the world to see disabled people in an inclusive and achieving light.
Checkout the video from my online learning page...
I am cruising along ok with the technology for now. I am however keen to commission an app or 10 for disabled people, especially to use on i pad.
Beyond any offers for new creative assistance on technology, I am financially linking with charities and councils on mini webinar contracts -
If any companies would be interested in commissioning the e-courses using my personal and professional experiences, alongside worksheets and case studies of others, my projects could hit a new stratosphere over night.
Any thoughts and advice guys? :-) Martyn
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Great to learn about your ideas!
Hi Martyn - thanks for sharing your story and your passion here! I'll put a shout-out on our social media spaces to hopefully help find some volunteers, sponsors, and partners for your apps and courses.
Here are a few resources we've shared about accessibility via NetSquared in the past - perhaps there are some interesting ideas or contacts that you can connect with:
* July Net2 Think Tank Round-Up: Building A Culture Of Accessibility: http://www.netsquared.org/blog/claire-sale/july-net2-think-tank-round-bu...
* Building A Community For The Print Impaired: An Interview With Inclusive Planet's Sachin Malhan: http://netsquared.org/blog/claire-sale/building-community-print-impaired...
* Voices From The TechSoup Community: Accessibility: http://www.netsquared.org/blog/michael-delong/voices-techsoup-community-...
* Several posts from accessibility expert Sharron Rush: http://www.netsquared.org/blog/sharron-rush
I hope this helps and that you make some good contacts as a result of your post!