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Physical Impairment

Posted by: Web Diva on May 4th, 2008

About One-Handed Typing describes the best ways to type with one hand with examples of regular and one-handed keyboards.
Amputee Coalition of America (ACA)
Amputee-Online.com
Amputee and Disability Resources for Canadian Amputees provides information that will help you cope with your amputation and phantom pain experiences.
International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) [Denmark]

International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics [...]

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Internet Accessibility

Posted by: Web Diva on April 18th, 2008

Web Accessibility problems may involve

Cognitive
Reading disorders, learning disabilities, reading disabilities, thinking, remembering, sequencing disabilities, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Useability will be enhanced with illustrations, good graphics, organized content with headings, and visual cues for navigation.
Hearing
Deafness and hard of hearing. Users may need assistive technology to read audio transcripts or view fully captioned multimedia content.
Motor
Physical disabilities, [...]

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Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted by: Web Diva on March 2nd, 2008

Introduction
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a nondegenerative, noncongenital abuse to the brain from an external mechanical force. This may possibly lead to permanent or temporary impairments of cognitive, physical, and psychosocial functions with an associated diminished or altered state of consciousness. Sufferers may experience head injury, brain injury, head trauma, brain concussion, brain contusion, subdural [...]

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