I am forwarding this note on as the idea seemed rather good....Sorry Ian you will have already seen it! Best wishes E.A. ---------- > From: Sanford E. Blatt <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Access America & Abroad (fwd) > Date: 02 December 1996 19:17 > > I just received this, and it seemed appropriate for what we have been > discussing from a real business effort. > > ...... Sandy > > Rehabilitation Engineering Research, University of Pittsburgh > e-mail: [log in to unmask] or Internet: [log in to unmask] > voice: 1-412-521-0405 or Fax: 1-412-421-5887 > address: PHD TECHNOLOGIES INC. > 6382 MORROWFIELD AVENUE > PITTSBURGH PA 15217-2505 USA > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 08:41:03 -0500 > From: [log in to unmask] > Reply-To: SUSAN SILLIMAN <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Access America & Abroad > > Susan Silliman has started a travel service and asked VIPACE to pass this > along to you. Use the reply to address if you would like to wish her luck > and keep informed on travel related news. > > > Forwarded message : > > > Dear Fellow Travelers, > > It has been my experience as a visually impaired person that very > few businesses offer their information in accessible formats. Perhaps if > I had access to this information, I would have purchased a product, > applied for a service, or taken that vacation I've always wanted. One > goal of Access America & Abroad is to offer the visually impaired > community access to travel information by offering brochures and > itineraries in braille and on audio cassette, as well as in standard print. > If you or someone you know has avoided traveling for fear of the > complications a visual impairement may bring, Access America & Abroad is > the solution. Likewise, if you or someone you know has not received > satisfactory service from another travel agency, don't hesitate to call > us. Access America & Abroad also serves sighted travelers. As a > business owned and operated by disabled individuals, Access America & > Abroad can best understand and address the travel needs of the disabled > population. > > > Sincerely, > Susan Silliman > President > > Access America & Abroad > (412)344-6767 > 800-205-3111 > > Specializing in travel for the physically disabled. > Information available in accessible formats for the print handicapped. > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%