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** NISS Advisor ** Contents * Special Needs information
==================== * ATHENS - new release in operation
Issue 120
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18th May 1998
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** Special Needs information
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A new section has been added to NISS Services, designed to be of use to
those with special needs (and to the people who work with them).
Initially the resources listed have been selected with HE in mind, but
there are many which are also of general interest. They cover a broad range
of conditions including hearing and visual impairment and dyslexia, as
well as assistive technology and more.
You can find the new section at
http://www.niss.ac.uk/education/sp_needs.html
and there is also a link from the main Education area page.
Information and resources available in the special needs section are
currently arranged under the following headings :
* Hearing impaired
* Visually impaired
* Dyslexia
* Employment
* Web design
* General
* Suppliers
We are always keen to add to our lists of resources, so if you know of
sites in any of these areas of work which you have found particularly useful
we shall be delighted to hear from you (via a link on the new page or
directly to [log in to unmask]).
** ATHENS - new release in operation
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The latest release (3.1) of the ATHENS authentication system was brought
into service on Tuesday 28th April 1998. Details about new features and
enhancements in release 3.1 can be found on the ATHENS Web pages at
http://www.athens.ac.uk/info/release3_1.html Other news and updated
details about the service are also available on the ATHENS site.
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