STC AccessAbility SIG
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My new mantra is “It’s not just the volume. It’s the clarity.” This was my biggest “Ah HA” moment regarding my ability to hear and enjoy the Technical Communication Summit in Philadelphia last week. I realized that I was hearing the speakers’ voices just fine but I was still not discerning each and every word [...]

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June 11-14, 2008
American Physical Therapy Association: "Conference and Exposition"
Location: San Antonio, TX
June 16-20, 2008
Usability Professionals’ Association Conference: "UPA 2008: The Many Faces of User Experience: Usability through holistic practice"
Location: Baltimore, MD
More information: Conference information
June 24, 2008
Eastern Ergonomics Conference and Exposition: "Program Management, Office Ergonomics, Industrial Ergonomics"
Location: American Conference Center, New York City, NY
June 29 - [...]

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By Kath Moonan, AbilityNet
In this article Kath Moonan examines what Web 2.0 is and what implications it might have for disabled people who use the Web, particularly the use of Ajax for interactive web pages.
Read the full article at http://www.icthubknowledgebase.org.uk/web20andaccessibility
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Usability and Human Factors (0)
Usability and Accessibility Certificate Program at 2008 Conference (0)
Trimming the [...]

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"Puppies Behind Bars" trains inmates to raise puppies to become service dogs for the disabled and explosive detection canines for law enforcement. Another program "Paws & Reflect Friendly Visiting Program" trains the dogs with homebound elderly in New York City to get used to oxygen machines, walkers, and more. Watch the full video for examples [...]

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Preparing for School and Community Sports Events
by James M. Daniels, MD, MPH; Joel Kary, MD, ATC; Joseph A. Lane, MD
The Physician and Sportsmedicine - Vol. 33 - No. 12 - December 2005
This is an informative and helpful article for all physicians who are asked to provide sideline medical coverage at school athletic events or cover [...]

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VIA Rail in Canada and Amtrak in the U.S. have excellent services for special needs. To be sure you receive the service you need, purchase your tickets over the telephone and let them know what you need. Services vary from train to train and station to station but if they know in advance what [...]

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Each year at the STC conferences, the AccessAbility SIG publishes a roadmap to sessions that are related to accessibility or usability. 2008 is no different. Download the
AccessAbility SIG conference roadmap 2008 today.
Highlights
The SIG luncheon and SIG business meeting are two obvious highlights. The SIG luncheon is on Monday, June 2 at 12 noon in the [...]

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The following information was provided by Allen Rotz. While at the conference in Philadelphia, check out the interesting adaptive use of the Reading Railroad Terminal: http://www.paconvention.com/art/history.asp. It also includes the Reading Terminal Market which has several interesting eateries for lunch. Some serve breakfast.

http://www.readingterminalmarket.org/about/
http://www.readingterminalmarket.org/merchants/category/pennsylvaniadutch Unfortunately, the Pennsylvania Dutch businesses are only open Wed-Sat.
http://www.readingterminalmarket.org/merchants/category/restaurants
From the Washington Post’s [...]

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Whirlwind Wheelchair International at San Francisco State University serves as the hub of a network of wheelchair manufacturing shops and related disability organizations around the world. Whirlwind is a nonprofit organization that designs wheelchairs for production and use in developing countries and by homeless people in the Bay area with accessibility problems such as stairs, [...]

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