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Artificial Vision

Posted by: admin on May 5th, 2008

Artificial Vision System
BehindTheMedspeak: BrainPort – See with your tongue and hear and touch as well.
NovaVision VRT: Vision Restoration Therapy – addressing vision loss after stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), or optic nerve injury
Tongue Display Unit (TDU)

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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities goes into force today

Posted by: admin on May 3rd, 2008

Today, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) entered into force. When you realize that an estimated 650 million people worldwide are affected by this groundbreaking treaty, this is very big news.
According to the news release about CRPD from the UN News Centre today, the rights of persons with disabilities [...]

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TEITAC got the job done!

Posted by: kmardahl on May 1st, 2008

TEITAC proudly presented its report to the United States Access Board on April 3rd concerning revision recommendations regarding the standards for section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and the guidelines for section 255 of the US Telecommunications Act.
The April 3rd TEITAC announcement can be read in its entirety on the Web, as well as [...]

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It’s just plain language

Posted by: kmardahl on April 22nd, 2008

AccessAbility SIG member, Whitney Quesenbery, Whitney Interactive Design, LLC, brought some exciting news to our attention. Here’s what Whitney has to say.
Plain language is not a new concept; understanding your audience, clear communication, and good information design are part of what makes us technical communicators.
Last week, we had some exciting news from the US Congress: [...]

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