FW: Tribute to Yuri Rubinsky

FYI guys on Yuri.

Mike Paciello
TPG
+1 603.882.4122 ext 103

I am eternally grateful for Yuri Rubinsky -- who got me started on my 
work on accessibility. See:

     http://www.hbingham.com/accessibility/index.htm#yuri

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From: David Jones [mailto:david_lewis_jones@cogeco.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 8:20 AM
To: mpaciello@paciellogroup.com
Subject: Re: Tribute to Yuri Rubinsky

Hello Mike.

Actually there are a few things going on.

Next week in Toronto on the the 21st. Holley Rubinsky is having a 
book launch that is also going to be tribute for Yuri. It is 
certainly open for all who knew Yuri, but given the distance I 
imagine it would be hard for you to attend at this late date.

Also I am about to release a podcast on the Apple iTunes music store 
which is dedicated to Yuri. In this podcast I specifically mention 
some of the work Yuri did towards accessibility (specifically related 
to ICADD). If you can get me an audio clip within the next day or so 
I can try and include it. If you could keep it to two to three 
minutes I can try and drop it in.

Finally, I created an entry for Yuri on Wikipedia. You can find it 
at... 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Rubinsky>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Rubinsky 
You can edit this entry so if there is anything you specifically want 
to include, feel free. There is a section on his work with 
accessibility issues.

Finally, on a related note. I'm not sure if you are aware of this, 
but several of our colleagues from SoftQuad; Bill Clarke, Steve 
Downie and David Slocombe have started a small software company 
called Exegenix. This company has created a product that converts 
postscript to XML using a unique technology developed by Tata 
Infotech Limited. I know that they have been doing some successful 
work with the Royal Institute for the Blind in converting postscript 
books to XML for screen readers and Braille.

I hope you find this helpful.

David Jones