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Member Whitney Quesenbery brought us the latest news about the Plain Language bill that we wrote about back in April this year.
It is stuck in the Senate. Senator Bennett (R. Utah) has blocked the bill on the grounds that it would be a problem for the Federal Election Commission and [...]
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Plain language bill in U.S. Senate is being stalled
Posted by: kmardahl on September 24th, 2008
Dr. X’s Free Associations
Posted by: CynthiaL on August 2nd, 2008
An example of free association is finding an unexpected gem while searching the Web for something else. While searching for photos of Washington, DC, I discovered a very interesting blog about psychology, neuroscience, vintage photos, Web-based testing, and lots more. The blog is called Dr. X’s Free Associations. Dr. X is a clinical psychologist who [...]
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Color Blindness Aids
Posted by: Web Diva on May 5th, 2008
Color Blind Product Resources
Glasses for the Color Blind
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Stroke Treatment & Recovery
Posted by: Web Diva on May 5th, 2008
American Stoke Association a division of the American Heart Association, provides information about risk assessment, prevention, treatment, recovery, caregiving, stroke family support information, and the usual "other"
"Aspirin for Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke: KNOW THE FACTS" from the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
About Stroke
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke [...]
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Literacy: Reading and Print Disabilities
Posted by: Web Diva on May 4th, 2008
America’s Literacy Directory (ALD) is a national database of literacy programs available via the Internet and the National Institute for Literacy’s toll-free number. The ALD is a service of the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)
"Disability, Accessibility and Electronic Literacy" Special Topic in Currents in Electronic Literacy, Spring 2001 (No. 4)
Daisy Consortium The DAISY standard is [...]
Learning and Speaking
Posted by: Web Diva on May 4th, 2008
"Bibliography for Performance Systems Technology (PST) and Computer-based Instruction (CBI)" published in the ACM SIGDOC Journal of Computer Documentation (JCD) [JCD is no longer being produced. ACM SIGDOC members are able to get copies of archived journals.]
California Learning Resource Network
Learning Disabilities Association of America
LD Online provides information on learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and professionals.
National [...]
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Language
Posted by: Web Diva on May 4th, 2008
Concept Coding Framework (CCF): people with impaired communication, including difficulties to read or write, may use symbols as an alternative or complement to character based texts. Referencing to, and exchanging these alternatively coded messages over the Internet is difficult due to the lack of standardised encoding schemes and common practises. This site is intended to [...]
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Developmental Disabilities
Posted by: Web Diva on May 3rd, 2008
Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) U.S. Government organization responsible for implementation of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, known as the DD Act. ADD, its staff and programs, are part of the Administration for Children and Families, of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
American Association on Intellectual and [...]
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Brain Injury Resources
Posted by: Web Diva on April 28th, 2008
Brain Injury Community
Brain Injury Resource Foundation FAQ treatment and rehabilitation products
Neuropager an idea developed by Hamid Sami, MD, MSc.
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Cognitive Resources
Posted by: Web Diva on April 16th, 2008
Cognitive Disability in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Education
Cognitive Disabilities Part 1: We Still Know Too Little, and We Do Even Less
Cognitive Disabilities Part 2: Conceptualizing Design Considerations
American Academy of Neurology
American Stroke Association, is a division of the American Heart Association. Their Web site has information about risk assessment, prevention, treatment, recovery, caregiving, stroke family support information, [...]
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