Author Archives: John F Croston III

Missed Two Weeks of Project 52 Blog Posts

Posted on March 4, 2010 by John F Croston III

In case you have been keeping track, yes, I did miss two of the last three weeks of Project 52 blog posts. Between working from home because of the back to back snow storms here in Washington, DC and the … Continue reading →

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Jamie Oliver’s TED Prize Wish

Posted on February 14, 2010 by John F Croston III

I follow the great chef Jamie Oliver on twitter (@Jamie_Oliver) and knew he had been award the 2010 TED Prize. He mentioned on his twitter account about it and then linked to his speech after wards. I opened the link … Continue reading →

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Accessibility DC Meet-up and Other Events

Posted on February 5, 2010 by John F Croston III

At this months Accessibility DC event (February 16, 2010) Eric Wright (@ewaccess) will be discussing and demoing how to navigate the Web hands free on a PC. He will showcase speech computing software including Dragon Naturally Speaking, KnowBrainer, and Windows … Continue reading →

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Notes for Running an Accessibility Camp

Posted on January 28, 2010 by John F Croston III

The following is a gathering of my thought for putting on an Accessibility Camp (BarCamp style event) here in Washington, DC last fall. Some of the items listed here were due to the fact that we had individuals that were … Continue reading →

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DC Monthly Accessibility Meet-up

Posted on January 21, 2010 by John F Croston III

After last years successful Accessibility Camp DC event I wanted to keep the momentum going and decided to have a monthly accessibility meet-up. I first talked with Patrick and a few others about having a monthly meeting if we got … Continue reading →

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