Links on prosthetics and such from the Arisia panel

Books I mentioned during the prosthetics panel:
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own (2007) by Sandra Blakeslee and Matthew Blakeslee
Natural-Born Cyborgs (2003) by Andy Clark
and I didn't get a chance to mention
How We Became Posthuman by N. Katherine Hayles (1999)
which specifically looks at images of the posthuman in SF or,
The Open Prosthetics Project Wiki
"Prosthetics shouldn't cost an arm and a leg."
http://openprosthetics.wikispot.org/

Science fiction works featuring disability and prosthetics
Waldo, INc. by Robert Heinlein
plus here's a random DIY for making your own Waldos
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/02/how_to_build_the_arms_of.html

Rainbowz End by Vernor Vinge (2007)
Blindsight by Peter Watts (2007)
http://www.rifters.com/real/Blindsight.htm
and I didn't even get to mention my favorite instance of wearable computing
"Is There in Truth No Beauty?" Star Trek original series
which I discuss in my thesis
http://www.blindbookworm.org/decloakingdisabilitycomplete.rtf
or check out my memoir
Part 1
http://kestrell.livejournal.com/162113.html
part 2
http://kestrell.livejournal.com/162420.html
which was published inThe Inner History of Devices edited by Sherry Turkle

Here are links for those interested in
the ongoing
http://kestrell.livejournal.com/515040.html
tale
http://kestrell.livejournal.com/515276.html
of Kestrell's
http://kestrell.livejournal.com/548865.html
prosthetic
http://kestrell.livejournal.com/541426.html
eye
http://kestrell.livejournal.com/550479.html
psst! passit on until everybody knows.

EASI presentation on accessible android apps

Webinar: Accessible Android Smartphones: Jan. 20 at 2 PM Eastern
Presenter: Steve Jacobs, CEO, Apps4Android and President, IDEAL Group, Inc.
Apps4Android http://apps4android.org is an IDEAL Group subsidiary
corporation dedicated to developing free/low-cost, high-quality, Android
applications that enhance the quality-of-life, independence, educatability
and employability of individuals with disabilities.
This Webinar is open to the public and is free, but you need to register in
advance so we can send you login instructions. Register at the EASI
Webinar page.
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm

In November, Apps4Android became the world's largest user of Google's
Text-to-Speech Library. Google developer's use Apps4Android's Speaking Pad
application to test their new voices before releasing them to market. Since
its inception on January 17, 2009, Apps4Android has built a customer-base
of over 400,000 users in 30+ countries.

Apps4Android's Assistive Technology Applications include:
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