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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://forums.techsoup.org/cs/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Accessible Technology and Public Computing</title><link>http://forums.techsoup.org/cs/forums/16.aspx</link><description>Share standards and strategies for accessible technology. Discuss resources and ideas for maintaining and operating public computer labs.&lt;br /&gt;Hosted by TechSoup Global.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Debug Build: 30619.63)</generator><item><title>RE: The role of multimedia in deaf communities</title><link>http://forums.techsoup.org/cs/forums/thread/72324.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">caa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:72324</guid><dc:creator>itmh</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://forums.techsoup.org/cs/forums/thread/72324.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://forums.techsoup.org/cs/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=16&amp;PostID=72324</wfw:commentRss><description>At the risk of being off topic, I can input something, seeing no other participation so far.&lt;br /&gt;
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We have two deaf volunteers, we think.  We don&amp;#39;t ask, and they don&amp;#39;t offer.  We work with them on a beta software, which I think I am not supposed to mention, that is essentially virtual office application.&lt;br /&gt;
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Our production is better than where we use telephone with other volunteers.  We save records of our mutual training of each other.  We store files.  We are avialable via computer to give real time feedback and ask questions.&lt;br /&gt;
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Our organization can pull up previous training and the back and forth of the instant messaging.  We can use that for our training manuals, seeing what others need to know.</description></item><item><title>The role of multimedia in deaf communities</title><link>http://forums.techsoup.org/cs/forums/thread/17906.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 21:11:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">caa7681b-025a-49ce-809f-7435bfe4d232:17906</guid><dc:creator>wcook</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://forums.techsoup.org/cs/forums/thread/17906.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://forums.techsoup.org/cs/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=16&amp;PostID=17906</wfw:commentRss><description>What kind of role does blogging and video logging in general play in deaf communities, and how can nonprofits, philanthropists, and social-change technologists best support this trend? &lt;br /&gt;
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In the interview &lt;a href="http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/access/page5777.cfm"&gt; Deaf, Gay, and Out for Blood&lt;/a&gt;, popular blogger Ricky Taylor of RidorLive shares his thoughts on building a readership and the role of multimedia in deaf communities. Join the discussion here.</description></item></channel></rss>