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Subject: [disability-news] Government Executive Magazine - 6/1/02 Access
Granted
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2002 07:35:00 -0700
From: Kelly Ford <[log in to unmask]>
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Hi All,
You can find a story talking about the state of Section 508 in the US
Federal
government at the address below.
June 1, 2002
Access Granted
By Brian Friel
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Thanks to a 1-year-old rule, the technologies that power agency
operations
have become more accessible to people with disabilities.
last year, officials at the Social Security Administration needed to buy
100 high-speed copiers. They narrowed their choices to two types of
machines. One was low enough to be operated by someone sitting in a
wheelchair. It also had Braille labels on its buttons. The other machine
had neither feature.
Full story at:
http://www.govexec.com/news/index.cfm?mode=report&articleid=22742&printerfriendlyVers=1&
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