Scott, etal:

Oh boy.  Yep, the time for discussion on the Plan for Certification was
spring 1999, when the Plan and Rationale were sent to the RE-PSG.  The Plan
has been in the hands of the PSB to implement since June 1999, with some
time since devoted to checking on some issues before moving forward on the
exam development full speed.

While there is certainly overlap between what a RE and RET do (perhaps a
lot), there are some differences to what each brings to the table and what
each should be expected to do.  And thus, what each would be tested on.  I
think that has been the feeling over the past several years at the
Conference, and the Task Force that worked on producing the Plan for the
Board of Directors during winter and spring 1999 agreed with.

As I wrote during that discussion period during spring 1999, there is
probably something for everyone to "not like" about the Plan.  However,
each aspect of the Plan was discussed in the Rationale, and in the end the
Survey indicated strong support for moving forward as drafted.

So I think it would be best to concentrate on coming up with the best RE
and RET questions we can, and getting them in by the new due date of 08/31.
That way, the test devel committee of the PSB will have the best material
to work with, and can compile the best exams possible.  And I agree, it's
best to devote the time to it necessary to produce exams that are going to
be of true value.

Aside...
It's my understanding that there were a healthy number of questions
generated for both the CRE and CRET, but there were simply not enough of
each to be able to get the 2 exams ready for October.

GH
immediate PAST re-psg chair


Glenn Hedman
Assistive Technology Unit
Department of Disability and Human Development
University of Illinois at Chicago

Thanks Glenn and "thank you" to those of you who have been hard at work on this
project.  Now if only I could do my part by coming up with some questions....


>>> ghedman@uic.edu 08/22/2000 4:05:47 PM >>>
Scott, etal:

Oh boy.  Yep, the time for discussion on the Plan for Certification was
spring 1999, when the Plan and Rationale were sent to the RE-PSG.  The Plan
has been in the hands of the PSB to implement since June 1999, with some
time since devoted to checking on some issues before moving forward on the
exam development full speed.

While there is certainly overlap between what a RE and RET do (perhaps a
lot), there are some differences to what each brings to the table and what
each should be expected to do.  And thus, what each would be tested on.  I
think that has been the feeling over the past several years at the
Conference, and the Task Force that worked on producing the Plan for the
Board of Directors during winter and spring 1999 agreed with.

As I wrote during that discussion period during spring 1999, there is
probably something for everyone to "not like" about the Plan.  However,
each aspect of the Plan was discussed in the Rationale, and in the end the
Survey indicated strong support for moving forward as drafted.

So I think it would be best to concentrate on coming up with the best RE
and RET questions we can, and getting them in by the new due date of 08/31.
That way, the test devel committee of the PSB will have the best material
to work with, and can compile the best exams possible.  And I agree, it's
best to devote the time to it necessary to produce exams that are going to
be of true value.

Aside...
It's my understanding that there were a healthy number of questions
generated for both the CRE and CRET, but there were simply not enough of
each to be able to get the 2 exams ready for October.

GH
immediate PAST re-psg chair


Glenn Hedman
Assistive Technology Unit
Department of Disability and Human Development
University of Illinois at Chicago





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Well said, Glenn.  For the most part, we HAVE been over this time, and time
again.  I agree that we should just get busy and write some GREAT questions,
that we can all feel good about.  (Better us than THEM!, as the old saying
goes).  Nothing to it, but to do it!   Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Hedman [mailto:ghedman@uic.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 2:06 PM
To: RESNAre-psg@egroups.com
Subject: [RESNAre-psg] CRE & CRET


Scott, etal:

Oh boy.  Yep, the time for discussion on the Plan for Certification was
spring 1999, when the Plan and Rationale were sent to the RE-PSG.  The Plan
has been in the hands of the PSB to implement since June 1999, with some
time since devoted to checking on some issues before moving forward on the
exam development full speed.

While there is certainly overlap between what a RE and RET do (perhaps a
lot), there are some differences to what each brings to the table and what
each should be expected to do.  And thus, what each would be tested on.  I
think that has been the feeling over the past several years at the
Conference, and the Task Force that worked on producing the Plan for the
Board of Directors during winter and spring 1999 agreed with.

As I wrote during that discussion period during spring 1999, there is
probably something for everyone to "not like" about the Plan.  However,
each aspect of the Plan was discussed in the Rationale, and in the end the
Survey indicated strong support for moving forward as drafted.

So I think it would be best to concentrate on coming up with the best RE
and RET questions we can, and getting them in by the new due date of 08/31.
That way, the test devel committee of the PSB will have the best material
to work with, and can compile the best exams possible.  And I agree, it's
best to devote the time to it necessary to produce exams that are going to
be of true value.

Aside...
It's my understanding that there were a healthy number of questions
generated for both the CRE and CRET, but there were simply not enough of
each to be able to get the 2 exams ready for October.

GH
immediate PAST re-psg chair


Glenn Hedman
Assistive Technology Unit
Department of Disability and Human Development
University of Illinois at Chicago



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are the Institute for Micromanufacturing, the Center for Applied Physics
Studies, the Center for Numerical Simulation and Modeling, and the
Trenchless Technology Center.  Cross-disciplinary research that includes
the other four centers, and the Louisiana State University or Veterans
Administration Medical Centers in nearby Shreveport, is strongly encouraged.

All ranks will be considered.  Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Biomedical
Engineering or a closely related field.  The position requires excellent
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and names and contact information for at least three references to: Chair
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318/257-2562; e-mail: san@coes.latech.edu).  Applications will be reviewed
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Adding to Glenn's background info, (the addition of bold is mine):

>>> <JMinkel@aol.com> 08/23 8:24 AM >>>
Greg,

Thanks for the question.  The process is generally as you understand with one
or two clarifications.  Leaving all deadlines aside for the moment, the exam
development process is as follows (this is the same process we used to
develop the ATP/ATS test).

1. Test Specifications are written - the specification outlines the topic
areas to be covered and the depth of understanding which is expected of a
person practicing in the field.  (For example an ATP is "expected" to know
Anatomy; the depth of knowledge is much less for an ATP than for a surgeon.)
      In the case of the CRE/CRET test, DRAFT specificatios were written by
the Test Development Committment in the first meeting.  That Draft was read,
reviewed, commented on and verified by an additional group of 12-15 RE/RETs,
during and following the conference.

2. Once verified the Test Specifications are distributed to a wide group of
people in an Item Writing Drive.  At the conference we asked for volunteers
to write items.  The request for persons outside the committee to write
questions is the norm, not a strategy we used due to tight time lines.
Ideally the Item writing drive yields a large number of questions, from a
variety of people, covering all topics in the test specification.
    Our Item Writing Drive was begun after the conference and the packet
include information on writing items; as well as, a copy of the test
specifications, outlining the areas in which we needed questions.

3. All items from the Drive are collected, coded (topic and difficulty) and
brought back to the Test Development Committee for a Test Construction
meeting.  Each question is reviewed (accepted, revised (which may change the
topic in some cases) or rejectec).  The accepted items are reviewed against
the Test Sepcification and any "holes" are filled by the committee drafting
specific questions.

4. The committee's draft test instrument is reviewed prior to final print.

5. Accepted instrument is printed for adminstration.

We are currently in the Item Writing Drive Stage.  We need the PSG to write
items.  The Committee takes the responsibility to determine quality, depth,
need for revision.  The more itmes we have, the better.  The more people who
contribute (even just 5 items), the greater variety we have to choose from.
Let people know, do not let the blank paper intimidate you.  Write down 5
questions, you would like to see a new staff member answer correctly, beofre
you will let them work independently with a client or in a shop.

With regard to Simon Levine's question, we have not recieved the raw number
of questions needed in each area (100 quesitons needed in each group CRE and
CRET).  We have not yet evaluated the questions to determine differences in
the two pools.

Hope this helps, give a call if needed,
Jeannie

Jodi asked me to pass on this last plea for questions.  As here note suggests,
don't worry about format; if you have what you think are viable exam questions,
particularly RET related, send them.  I've got two on the way.

****************************************************************************
********************************************
ATTENTION RE/RET EXAM ITEM-WRITERS: This is the let you know that we have
extended the deadline for test items one last time to Thursday, Sept 28th,
2000 due to the insufficent number of items received so far.   IMPORTANT:
The feasibility of drafting an exam AT ALL depends on whether we receive
enough test items from you!  This is particularly true in the area of RET -
we simply need more RET test items in order to have an RET exam.  Don't
delay - send your test items, even in rough draft state, to
hbawden@worldnet.att.net by 9/28/00.  The success of this project depends on
it!   Questions call Jody in the RESNA office at (703) 524-6686 ext. 310.


Jody Benford Chavez
Credentialing Program Manager
RESNA
1700 N. Moore St. Suite 1540
Arlington, VA 22209-1903
Tel. (703) 524-6686, ext. 310
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RESNA needs vounteers to review papers for Reno (Nevada, not Janet).  Please
read the following solicitation from Rich Simpson, Scientific Program Chair. 
This is an easy, but important way to be involved with development of the
conference.

Hi All,

The deadline for submitting papers for the RESNA conference is approaching
(Friday, December 8, 2000), which means that soon we'll be needing
volunteers to review papers.  NOTE THAT THIS IS A SEPARATE REVIEW PROCESS
FROM THE CONCURRENT SESSION REVIEW,which happened earlier.

We are going to need both Reviewers and Topic Coordinators.  Basically,
Reviewers are responsible for reading and scoring individual papers and
Topic Coordinators are responsible for collecting and organizing the
feedback from Reviewers.  We will try to balance the load so that the work
associated with each job is about equal.  The total time commitment is
usually around 4 hours, and ANY RESNA MEMBER CAN VOLUNTEER, including
student members.  You can volunteer even if you have submitted a paper for
review.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, Conference Scientific
Program Chair, Rich Simpson.  I can be reached at 412-647-1279 or at
ris20@pitt.edu.

Here is more information about the responsibilities associated with each
role:

Reviewer:
	 * Receives hard-copy of papers to review from the RESNA office by
mail.
	 * Completes a review form for each paper.
	 * Sends all completed review forms to the designated Topic
Coordinator.

Topic Coordinator:
	 * Receives completed paper review forms from each reviewer.
	 * Compiles all comments for each paper and completes the author
feedback form, which will be returned to the author(s).
	 * Sends the individual review forms and the author feedback forms to
the RESNA Office.

The 8 Topic Areas for RESNA 2001 are as follows:
(Please note: SIG and PSG relevance and descriptions are not inclusive)

* Topic 1: Technology for Special Populations
(SIG 01, 04, 06, 08, 16, 17, 20) (PSG 02, 03, 04, 06, 07) (e.g. cognitive
disabilities, learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, low
vision/blindness, hearing impairments, dysphagia, drooling, elderly and
pediatric interventions)

* Topic 2: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
(SIG 03) (PSG 06)

* Topic 3: Computer Access and Use
(SIG 11, 15) (PSG 03, 04, 06, 07)

* Topic 4: Environmental Accommodations
(SIG 07, 12, 14, 19) (PSG 02, 03,04)
(e.g. environmental control systems, home and worksite modifications,
ergonomics, farming and other rural interventions, universal design)

* Topic 5: Functional Control and Assistance
(SIG 10, 13) (PSG 04, 05)
(e.g. rehabilitation robotics, functional electrical stimulation,
prosthetics and orthotics)

* Topic 6: Service Delivery and Public Policy
(SIG 01, 15, 18, 21) (PSG - ALL)
(e.g. service delivery programs and administration, AT education,
distance learning, applications of telecommunications, Tech Act projects,
technology transfer, legislation, reimbursement, credentialing)

* Topic 7: Research/Functional Outcomes
(SIG 05) (PSG - ALL)
(e.g. measuring function and functional variables)

* Topic 8: Seating and Mobility
(SIG 02, 09) (PSG 01, 02, 03, 04)
(e.g. seating and wheelchair intervention, seat pressure measurement,
transportation issues, seating and mobility issues in developing countries)

Important Dates For Paper Review:
* by December 18, 2000 - RESNA Office sends all papers to reviewers by mail.
* by January 10,  2001 - Reviewers send review forms to Topic Coordinators
* by January 17, 2001 - Topic Coordinators send review forms and author
feedback forms to the RESNA Office.

If you want to volunteer for either role, please send your name, e-mail
address, telephone number and mailing address to Susan Leone at
sleone@resna.org or via fax to (703) 524-6630.  We would like to have all
volunteers identified by December 8th (which is the paper deadline).

Thanks for your time and help.

Rich Simpson




Gregory W. McGrew
Center for Rehabilitation Technology
Helen Hayes Hospital
845-786-4587

I just wanted to make sure I understood what has changed here.  SIG's no
longer review papers, is that it?  The SIG and PSG chairs are not going
around separately to round up reviewers.  "Topic Coordinators" (who could be
SIG chairs, if they volunteered for it) have taken on some of the
responsibilities of SIG chairs.  Now it's just a general call for reviewers
on these "topic areas?"


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg McGrew [mailto:mcgrewg@helenhayeshosp.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 7:50 AM
> To: RESNAre-psg@egroups.com
> Subject: [RESNAre-psg] Seeking volunteers for paper review
>
>
> RESNA needs volunteers to review papers for Reno (Nevada, not
> Janet).  Please read the following solicitation from Rich
> Simpson, Scientific Program Chair.  This is an easy, but
> important way to be involved with development of the conference.
>
>

To whom it may concern

I wish to participate as a volunteers to review papers for the annual RESNA
conference, as a topic coordinator on  Topic 5: Functional Control and
Assistance.
I am a member of the board of Japan FES Association.

Thank you

Toshiyasu Yamamoto
Rehab R&D Dept
Toyama Pref Koshi Rehab Hosp
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg McGrew <mcgrewg@helenhayeshosp.org>
To: <RESNAre-psg@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 9:50 PM
Subject: [RESNAre-psg] Seeking volunteers for paper review


> RESNA needs vounteers to review papers for Reno (Nevada, not Janet).
Please read the following solicitation from Rich Simpson, Scientific Program
Chair.  This is an easy, but important way to be involved with development
of the conference.
>
> Hi All,
>
> The deadline for submitting papers for the RESNA conference is approaching
> (Friday, December 8, 2000), which means that soon we'll be needing
> volunteers to review papers.  NOTE THAT THIS IS A SEPARATE REVIEW PROCESS
> FROM THE CONCURRENT SESSION REVIEW,which happened earlier.
>
> We are going to need both Reviewers and Topic Coordinators.  Basically,
> Reviewers are responsible for reading and scoring individual papers and
> Topic Coordinators are responsible for collecting and organizing the
> feedback from Reviewers.  We will try to balance the load so that the work
> associated with each job is about equal.  The total time commitment is
> usually around 4 hours, and ANY RESNA MEMBER CAN VOLUNTEER, including
> student members.  You can volunteer even if you have submitted a paper for
> review.
>
> If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, Conference Scientific
> Program Chair, Rich Simpson.  I can be reached at 412-647-1279 or at
> ris20@pitt.edu.
>
> Here is more information about the responsibilities associated with each
> role:
>
> Reviewer:
> * Receives hard-copy of papers to review from the RESNA office by
> mail.
> * Completes a review form for each paper.
> * Sends all completed review forms to the designated Topic
> Coordinator.
>
> Topic Coordinator:
> * Receives completed paper review forms from each reviewer.
> * Compiles all comments for each paper and completes the author
> feedback form, which will be returned to the author(s).
> * and the author feedback forms to
> the RESNA Office.
>
> The 8 Topic Areas for RESNA 2001 are as follows:
> (Please note: SIG and PSG relevance and descriptions are not inclusive)
>
> * Topic 1: Technology for Special Populations
> (SIG 01, 04, 06, 08, 16, 17, 20) (PSG 02, 03, 04, 06, 07) (e.g. cognitive
> disabilities, learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, low
> vision/blindness, hearing impairments, dysphagia, drooling, elderly and
> pediatric interventions)
>
> * Topic 2: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
> (SIG 03) (PSG 06)
>
> * Topic 3: Computer Access and Use
> (SIG 11, 15) (PSG 03, 04, 06, 07)
>
> * Topic 4: Environmental Accommodations
> (SIG 07, 12, 14, 19) (PSG 02, 03,04)
> (e.g. environmental control systems, home and worksite modifications,
> ergonomics, farming and other rural interventions, universal design)
>
> * Topic 5: Functional Control and Assistance
> (SIG 10, 13) (PSG 04, 05)
> (e.g. rehabilitation robotics, functional electrical stimulation,
> prosthetics and orthotics)
>
> * Topic 6: Service Delivery and Public Policy
> (SIG 01, 15, 18, 21) (PSG - ALL)
> (e.g. service delivery programs and administration, AT education,
> distance learning, applications of telecommunications, Tech Act projects,
> technology transfer, legislation, reimbursement, credentialing)
>
> * Topic 7: Research/Functional Outcomes
> (SIG 05) (PSG - ALL)
> (e.g. measuring function and functional variables)
>
> * Topic 8: Seating and Mobility

> (SIG 02, 09) (PSG 01, 02, 03, 04)
> (e.g. seating and wheelchair intervention, seat pressure measurement,
> transportation issues, seating and mobility issues in developing
countries)
>
> Important Dates For Paper Review:
> * by December 18, 2000 - RESNA Office sends all papers to reviewers by
mail.
> * by January 10,  2001 - Reviewers send review forms to Topic Coordinators
> * by January 17, 2001 - Topic Coordinators send review forms and author
> feedback forms to the RESNA Office.
>
> If you want to volunteer for either role, please send your name, e-mail
> address, telephone number and mailing address to Susan Leone at
> sleone@resna.org or via fax to (703) 524-6630.  We would like to have all
> volunteers identified by December 8th (which is the paper deadline).
>
> Thanks for your time and help.
>
> Rich Simpson
>
>
>
>
> Gregory W. McGrew
> Center for Rehabilitation Technology
> Helen Hayes Hospital
> 845-786-4587
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> RESNAre-psg-unsubscribe@egroups.com
>
>
>
>

Greg

I  am waiting  for  you to send  me the  papers  for  review

I  am interested in
TOPIC 5
TOPIC 8
TOPIC 1
TOPIC 7


Bryan

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg McGrew [mailto:mcgrewg@helenhayeshosp.org]
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 8:50 PM
To: RESNAre-psg@egroups.com
Subject: [RESNAre-psg] Seeking volunteers for paper review


RESNA needs vounteers to review papers for Reno (Nevada, not Janet).  Please
read the following solicitation from Rich Simpson, Scientific Program Chair.
This is an easy, but important way to be involved with development of the
conference.

Hi All,

The deadline for submitting papers for the RESNA conference is approaching
(Friday, December 8, 2000), which means that soon we'll be needing
volunteers to review papers.  NOTE THAT THIS IS A SEPARATE REVIEW PROCESS
FROM THE CONCURRENT SESSION REVIEW,which happened earlier.

We are going to need both Reviewers and Topic Coordinators.  Basically,
Reviewers are responsible for reading and scoring individual papers and
Topic Coordinators are responsible for collecting and organizing the
feedback from Reviewers.  We will try to balance the load so that the work
associated with each job is about equal.  The total time commitment is
usually around 4 hours, and ANY RESNA MEMBER CAN VOLUNTEER, including
student members.  You can volunteer even if you have submitted a paper for
review.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, Conference Scientific
Program Chair, Rich Simpson.  I can be reached at 412-647-1279 or at
ris20@pitt.edu.

Here is more information about the responsibilities associated with each
role:

Reviewer:
	 * Receives hard-copy of papers to review from the RESNA office by
mail.
	 * Completes a review form for each paper.
	 * Sends all completed review forms to the designated Topic
Coordinator.

Topic Coordinator:
	 * Receives completed paper review forms from each reviewer.
	 * Compiles all comments for each paper and completes the author
feedback form, which will be returned to the author(s).
	 * Sends the individual review forms and the author feedback forms to
the RESNA Office.

The 8 Topic Areas for RESNA 2001 are as follows:
(Please note: SIG and PSG relevance and descriptions are not inclusive)

* Topic 1: Technology for Special Populations
(SIG 01, 04, 06, 08, 16, 17, 20) (PSG 02, 03, 04, 06, 07) (e.g. cognitive
disabilities, learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, low
vision/blindness, hearing impairments, dysphagia, drooling, elderly and
pediatric interventions)

* Topic 2: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
(SIG 03) (PSG 06)

* Topic 3: Computer Access and Use
(SIG 11, 15) (PSG 03, 04, 06, 07)

* Topic 4: Environmental Accommodations
(SIG 07, 12, 14, 19) (PSG 02, 03,04)
(e.g. environmental control systems, home and worksite modifications,
ergonomics, farming and other rural interventions, universal design)

* Topic 5: Functional Control and Assistance
(SIG 10, 13) (PSG 04, 05)
(e.g. rehabilitation robotics, functional electrical stimulation,
prosthetics and orthotics)

* Topic 6: Service Delivery and Public Policy
(SIG 01, 15, 18, 21) (PSG - ALL)
(e.g. service delivery programs and administration, AT education,
distance learning, applications of telecommunications, Tech Act projects,
technology transfer, legislation, reimbursement, credentialing)

* Topic 7: Research/Functional Outcomes
(SIG 05) (PSG - ALL)
(e.g. measuring function and functional variables)

* Topic 8: Seating and Mobility
(SIG 02, 09) (PSG 01, 02, 03, 04)
(e.g. seating and wheelchair intervention, seat pressure measurement,
transportation issues, seating and mobility issues in developing countries)

Important Dates For Paper Review:
* by December 18, 2000 - RESNA Office sends all papers to reviewers by mail.
* by January 10,  2001 - Reviewers send review forms to Topic Coordinators
* by January 17, 2001 - Topic Coordinators send review forms and author
feedback forms to the RESNA Office.

If you want to volunteer for either role, please send your name, e-mail
address, telephone number and mailing address to Susan Leone at
sleone@resna.org or via fax to (703) 524-6630.  We would like to have all
volunteers identified by December 8th (which is the paper deadline).

Thanks for your time and help.

Rich Simpson




Gregory W. McGrew
Center for Rehabilitation Technology
Helen Hayes Hospital
845-786-4587



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Dear Greg,
I am available for reviewing the following topics 3, 4 and 8.
Erik Strader, PE, ATP

Greg McGrew wrote:

> RESNA needs vounteers to review papers for Reno (Nevada, not Janet).  Please
read the following solicitation from Rich Simpson, Scientific Program Chair. 
This is an easy, but important way to be involved with development of the
conference.
>
> Hi All,
>
> The deadline for submitting papers for the RESNA conference is approaching
> (Friday, December 8, 2000), which means that soon we'll be needing
> volunteers to review papers.  NOTE THAT THIS IS A SEPARATE REVIEW PROCESS
> FROM THE CONCURRENT SESSION REVIEW,which happened earlier.
>
> We are going to need both Reviewers and Topic Coordinators.  Basically,
> Reviewers are responsible for reading and scoring individual papers and
> Topic Coordinators are responsible for collecting and organizing the
> feedback from Reviewers.  We will try to balance the load so that the work
> associated with each job is about equal.  The total time commitment is
> usually around 4 hours, and ANY RESNA MEMBER CAN VOLUNTEER, including
> student members.  You can volunteer even if you have submitted a paper for
> review.
>
> If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, Conference Scientific
> Program Chair, Rich Simpson.  I can be reached at 412-647-1279 or at
> ris20@pitt.edu.
>
> Here is more information about the responsibilities associated with each
> role:
>
> Reviewer:
>         * Receives hard-copy of papers to review from the RESNA office by
> mail.
>         * Completes a review form for each paper.
>         * Sends all completed review forms to the designated Topic
> Coordinator.
>
> Topic Coordinator:
>         * Receives completed paper review forms from each reviewer.
>         * Compiles all comments for each paper and completes the author
> feedback form, which will be returned to the author(s).
>         * Sends the individual review forms and the author feedback forms to
> the RESNA Office.
>
> The 8 Topic Areas for RESNA 2001 are as follows:
> (Please note: SIG and PSG relevance and descriptions are not inclusive)
>
> * Topic 1: Technology for Special Populations
> (SIG 01, 04, 06, 08, 16, 17, 20) (PSG 02, 03, 04, 06, 07) (e.g. cognitive
> disabilities, learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, low
> vision/blindness, hearing impairments, dysphagia, drooling, elderly and
> pediatric interventions)
>
> * Topic 2: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
> (SIG 03) (PSG 06)
>
> * Topic 3: Computer Access and Use
> (SIG 11, 15) (PSG 03, 04, 06, 07)
>
> * Topic 4: Environmental Accommodations
> (SIG 07, 12, 14, 19) (PSG 02, 03,04)
> (e.g. environmental control systems, home and worksite modifications,
> ergonomics, farming and other rural interventions, universal design)
>
> * Topic 5: Functional Control and Assistance
> (SIG 10, 13) (PSG 04, 05)
> (e.g. rehabilitation robotics, functional electrical stimulation,
> prosthetics and orthotics)
>
> * Topic 6: Service Delivery and Public Policy
> (SIG 01, 15, 18, 21) (PSG - ALL)
> (e.g. service delivery programs and administration, AT education,
> distance learning, applications of telecommunications, Tech Act projects,
> technology transfer, legislation, reimbursement, credentialing)
>
> * Topic 7: Research/Functional Outcomes
> (SIG 05) (PSG - ALL)
> (e.g. measuring function and functional variables)
>
> * Topic 8: Seating and Mobility
> (SIG 02, 09) (PSG 01, 02, 03, 04)
> (e.g. seating and wheelchair intervention, seat pressure measurement,
> transportation issues, seating and mobility issues in developing countries)
>
> Important Dates For Paper Review:
> * by December 18, 2000 - RESNA Office sends all papers to reviewers by mail.
> * by January 10,  2001 - Reviewers send review forms to Topic Coordinators
> * by January 17, 2001 - Topic Coordinators send review forms and author
> feedback forms to the RESNA Office.
>
> If you want to volunteer for either role, please send your name, e-mail
> address, telephone number and mailing address to Susan Leone at
> sleone@resna.org or via fax to (703) 524-6630.  We would like to have all
> volunteers identified by December 8th (which is the paper deadline).
>
> Thanks for your time and help.
>
> Rich Simpson
>
> Gregory W. McGrew
> Center for Rehabilitation Technology
> Helen Hayes Hospital
> 845-786-4587
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> RESNAre-psg-unsubscribe@egroups.com

Greg McGrew wrote:
>
> RESNA needs vounteers to review papers for Reno (Nevada, not Janet).  Please
read the following solicitation from Rich Simpson, Scientific Program Chair. 
This is an easy, but important way to be involved with development of the
conference.
>
> Hi All,
>
> The deadline for submitting papers for the RESNA conference is approaching
> (Friday, December 8, 2000), which means that soon we'll be needing
> volunteers to review papers.  NOTE THAT THIS IS A SEPARATE REVIEW PROCESS
> FROM THE CONCURRENT SESSION REVIEW,which happened earlier.
>
> We are going to need both Reviewers and Topic Coordinators.  Basically,
> Reviewers are responsible for reading and scoring individual papers and
> Topic Coordinators are responsible for collecting and organizing the
> feedback from Reviewers.  We will try to balance the load so that the work
> associated with each job is about equal.  The total time commitment is
> usually around 4 hours, and ANY RESNA MEMBER CAN VOLUNTEER, including
> student members.  You can volunteer even if you have submitted a paper for
> review.
>
> If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, Conference Scientific
> Program Chair, Rich Simpson.  I can be reached at 412-647-1279 or at
> ris20@pitt.edu.
>
> Here is more information about the responsibilities associated with each
> role:
>
> Reviewer:
>         * Receives hard-copy of papers to review from the RESNA office by
> mail.
>         * Completes a review form for each paper.
>         * Sends all completed review forms to the designated Topic
> Coordinator.
>
> Topic Coordinator:
>         * Receives completed paper review forms from each reviewer.
>         * Compiles all comments for each paper and completes the author
> feedback form, which will be returned to the author(s).
>         * Sends the individual review forms and the author feedback forms to
> the RESNA Office.
>
> The 8 Topic Areas for RESNA 2001 are as follows:
> (Please note: SIG and PSG relevance and descriptions are not inclusive)
>
> * Topic 1: Technology for Special Populations
> (SIG 01, 04, 06, 08, 16, 17, 20) (PSG 02, 03, 04, 06, 07) (e.g. cognitive
> disabilities, learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, low
> vision/blindness, hearing impairments, dysphagia, drooling, elderly and
> pediatric interventions)
>
> * Topic 2: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
> (SIG 03) (PSG 06)
>
> * Topic 3: Computer Access and Use
> (SIG 11, 15) (PSG 03, 04, 06, 07)
>
> * Topic 4: Environmental Accommodations
> (SIG 07, 12, 14, 19) (PSG 02, 03,04)
> (e.g. environmental control systems, home and worksite modifications,
> ergonomics, farming and other rural interventions, universal design)
>
> * Topic 5: Functional Control and Assistance
> (SIG 10, 13) (PSG 04, 05)
> (e.g. rehabilitation robotics, functional electrical stimulation,
> prosthetics and orthotics)
>
> * Topic 6: Service Delivery and Public Policy
> (SIG 01, 15, 18, 21) (PSG - ALL)
> (e.g. service delivery programs and administration, AT education,
> distance learning, applications of telecommunications, Tech Act projects,
> technology transfer, legislation, reimbursement, credentialing)
>
> * Topic 7: Research/Functional Outcomes
> (SIG 05) (PSG - ALL)
> (e.g. measuring function and functional variables)
>
> * Topic 8: Seating and Mobility
> (SIG 02, 09) (PSG 01, 02, 03, 04)
> (e.g. seating and wheelchair intervention, seat pressure measurement,
> transportation issues, seating and mobility issues in developing countries)
>
> Important Dates For Paper Review:
> * by December 18, 2000 - RESNA Office sends all papers to reviewers by mail.
> * by January 10,  2001 - Reviewers send review forms to Topic Coordinators
> * by January 17, 2001 - Topic Coordinators send review forms and author
> feedback forms to the RESNA Office.
>
> If you want to volunteer for either role, please send your name, e-mail
> address, telephone number and mailing address to Susan Leone at
> sleone@resna.org or via fax to (703) 524-6630.  We would like to have all
> volunteers identified by December 8th (which is the paper deadline).
>
> Thanks for your time and help.
>
> Rich Simpson
>
> Gregory W. McGrew
> Center for Rehabilitation Technology
> Helen Hayes Hospital
> 845-786-4587
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> RESNAre-psg-unsubscribe@egroups.com
Greg,
We would be able to help out in Topics 3 and 4.
Let us know if you need us.
Donn A. Clark, Professor
Director Assistive Technology Program, UMASS-Lowell
Alan Rux
Technical Coordinator
Assistive Technology Program, UMASS-Lowell

Greg McGrew wrote:
>
> RESNA needs vounteers to review papers for Reno (Nevada, not Janet).  Please
read the following solicitation from Rich Simpson, Scientific Program Chair. 
This is an easy, but important way to be involved with development of the
conference.
>
> Hi All,
>
> The deadline for submitting papers for the RESNA conference is approaching
> (Friday, December 8, 2000), which means that soon we'll be needing
> volunteers to review papers.  NOTE THAT THIS IS A SEPARATE REVIEW PROCESS
> FROM THE CONCURRENT SESSION REVIEW,which happened earlier.
>
> We are going to need both Reviewers and Topic Coordinators.  Basically,
> Reviewers are responsible for reading and scoring individual papers and
> Topic Coordinators are responsible for collecting and organizing the
> feedback from Reviewers.  We will try to balance the load so that the work
> associated with each job is about equal.  The total time commitment is
> usually around 4 hours, and ANY RESNA MEMBER CAN VOLUNTEER, including
> student members.  You can volunteer even if you have submitted a paper for
> review.
>
> If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, Conference Scientific
> Program Chair, Rich Simpson.  I can be reached at 412-647-1279 or at
> ris20@pitt.edu.
>
> Here is more information about the responsibilities associated with each
> role:
>
> Reviewer:
>         * Receives hard-copy of papers to review from the RESNA office by
> mail.
>         * Completes a review form for each paper.
>         * Sends all completed review forms to the designated Topic
> Coordinator.
>
> Topic Coordinator:
>         * Receives completed paper review forms from each reviewer.
>         * Compiles all comments for each paper and completes the author
> feedback form, which will be returned to the author(s).
>         * Sends the individual review forms and the author feedback forms to
> the RESNA Office.
>
> The 8 Topic Areas for RESNA 2001 are as follows:
> (Please note: SIG and PSG relevance and descriptions are not inclusive)
>
> * Topic 1: Technology for Special Populations
> (SIG 01, 04, 06, 08, 16, 17, 20) (PSG 02, 03, 04, 06, 07) (e.g. cognitive
> disabilities, learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, low
> vision/blindness, hearing impairments, dysphagia, drooling, elderly and
> pediatric interventions)
>
> * Topic 2: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
> (SIG 03) (PSG 06)
>
> * Topic 3: Computer Access and Use
> (SIG 11, 15) (PSG 03, 04, 06, 07)
>
> * Topic 4: Environmental Accommodations
> (SIG 07, 12, 14, 19) (PSG 02, 03,04)
> (e.g. environmental control systems, home and worksite modifications,
> ergonomics, farming and other rural interventions, universal design)
>
> * Topic 5: Functional Control and Assistance
> (SIG 10, 13) (PSG 04, 05)
> (e.g. rehabilitation robotics, functional electrical stimulation,
> prosthetics and orthotics)
>
> * Topic 6: Service Delivery and Public Policy
> (SIG 01, 15, 18, 21) (PSG - ALL)
> (e.g. service delivery programs and administration, AT education,
> distance learning, applications of telecommunications, Tech Act projects,
> technology transfer, legislation, reimbursement, credentialing)
>
> * Topic 7: Research/Functional Outcomes
> (SIG 05) (PSG - ALL)
> (e.g. measuring function and functional variables)
>
> * Topic 8: Seating and Mobility
> (SIG 02, 09) (PSG 01, 02, 03, 04)
> (e.g. seating and wheelchair intervention, seat pressure measurement,
> transportation issues, seating and mobility issues in developing countries)
>
> Important Dates For Paper Review:
> * by December 18, 2000 - RESNA Office sends all papers to reviewers by mail.
> * by January 10,  2001 - Reviewers send review forms to Topic Coordinators
> * by January 17, 2001 - Topic Coordinators send review forms and author
> feedback forms to the RESNA Office.
>
> If you want to volunteer for either role, please send your name, e-mail
> address, telephone number and mailing address to Susan Leone at
> sleone@resna.org or via fax to (703) 524-6630.  We would like to have all
> volunteers identified by December 8th (which is the paper deadline).
>
> Thanks for your time and help.
>
> Rich Simpson
>
> Gregory W. McGrew
> Center for Rehabilitation Technology
> Helen Hayes Hospital
> 845-786-4587
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> RESNAre-psg-unsubscribe@egroups.com
Dear Greg,
We would be willing to help out in topics 3 and 4.
Let us know.
Donn A. Clark, Professor
Director:  Assistive Technology Program UMASS Lowell
Alan Rux
Technical Coordinator
Assistive Technology Program UMASS-Lowell

Roger:
... in case you have already received this request for volunteers to
reveiw papers.  Note the note to reply to Susan Leone.
-Todd

>>> mcgrewg@helenhayeshosp.org 11/15/00 06:50AM >>>
RESNA needs vounteers to review papers for Reno (Nevada, not Janet).
Please read the following solicitation from Rich Simpson, Scientific
Program Chair.  This is an easy, but important way to be involved with
development of the conference.

Hi All,

The deadline for submitting papers for the RESNA conference is
approaching
(Friday, December 8, 2000), which means that soon we'll be needing
volunteers to review papers.  NOTE THAT THIS IS A SEPARATE REVIEW
PROCESS
FROM THE CONCURRENT SESSION REVIEW,which happened earlier.

We are going to need both Reviewers and Topic Coordinators.
Basically,
Reviewers are responsible for reading and scoring individual papers
and
Topic Coordinators are responsible for collecting and organizing the
feedback from Reviewers.  We will try to balance the load so that the
work
associated with each job is about equal.  The total time commitment is
usually around 4 hours, and ANY RESNA MEMBER CAN VOLUNTEER, including
student members.  You can volunteer even if you have submitted a paper
for
review.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, Conference
Scientific
Program Chair, Rich Simpson.  I can be reached at 412-647-1279 or at
ris20@pitt.edu.

Here is more information about the responsibilities associated with
each
role:

Reviewer:
	 * Receives hard-copy of papers to review from the RESNA office
by
mail.
	 * Completes a review form for each paper.
	 * Sends all completed review forms to the designated Topic
Coordinator.

Topic Coordinator:
	 * Receives completed paper review forms from each reviewer.
	 * Compiles all comments for each paper and completes the author
feedback form, which will be returned to the author(s).
	 * Sends the individual review forms and the author feedback
forms to
the RESNA Office.

The 8 Topic Areas for RESNA 2001 are as follows:
(Please note: SIG and PSG relevance and descriptions are not
inclusive)

* Topic 1: Technology for Special Populations
(SIG 01, 04, 06, 08, 16, 17, 20) (PSG 02, 03, 04, 06, 07) (e.g.
cognitive
disabilities, learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, low
vision/blindness, hearing impairments, dysphagia, drooling, elderly
and
pediatric interventions)

* Topic 2: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
(SIG 03) (PSG 06)

* Topic 3: Computer Access and Use
(SIG 11, 15) (PSG 03, 04, 06, 07)

* Topic 4: Environmental Accommodations
(SIG 07, 12, 14, 19) (PSG 02, 03,04)
(e.g. environmental control systems, home and worksite modifications,
ergonomics, farming and other rural interventions, universal design)

* Topic 5: Functional Control and Assistance
(SIG 10, 13) (PSG 04, 05)
(e.g. rehabilitation robotics, functional electrical stimulation,
prosthetics and orthotics)

* Topic 6: Service Delivery and Public Policy
(SIG 01, 15, 18, 21) (PSG - ALL)
(e.g. service delivery programs and administration, AT education,
distance learning, applications of telecommunications, Tech Act
projects,
technology transfer, legislation, reimbursement, credentialing)

* Topic 7: Research/Functional Outcomes
(SIG 05) (PSG - ALL)
(e.g. measuring function and functional variables)

* Topic 8: Seating and Mobility
(SIG 02, 09) (PSG 01, 02, 03, 04)
(e.g. seating and wheelchair intervention, seat pressure measurement,
transportation issues, seating and mobility issues in developing
countries)

Important Dates For Paper Review:
* by December 18, 2000 - RESNA Office sends all papers to reviewers by
mail.
* by January 10,  2001 - Reviewers send review forms to Topic
Coordinators
* by January 17, 2001 - Topic Coordinators send review forms and
author
feedback forms to the RESNA Office.

If you want to volunteer for either role, please send your name,
e-mail
address, telephone number and mailing address to Susan Leone at
sleone@resna.org or via fax to (703) 524-6630.  We would like to have
all
volunteers identified by December 8th (which is the paper deadline).

Thanks for your time and help.

Rich Simpson




Gregory W. McGrew
Center for Rehabilitation Technology
Helen Hayes Hospital
845-786-4587


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Hi,

Sorry it's taken me so long to respond.  To clarify:

* SIG's no longer review papers, but the topic areas are groupings of
related SIGS and paper reviewers will receive papers that are relevant to
their particular SIG.
* The SIG and PSG chairs are going around trying to round up reviewers but
it is a more coordinated effort than previous years
* Topic coordinators do have many of the responsibilities that the SIG
chairs used to have, but you don't have to be a SIG chair to be a Topic
Coordinator.
* It is a general call to be a reviewer, but people can specify which topic
they want to review under so there isn't much difference than previous
years.

Really, the primary reason that RESNA switched to a small number of topics
that spanned multiple SIGs was to simplify the process of organizing papers
into sessions.  The review process is almost identical to previous years.

If anyone has any more questions, feel free to ask.

rich
ris20@pitt.edu

on 11/16/00 4:44 AM, RESNAre-psg@egroups.com at RESNAre-psg@egroups.com
wrote:

>  Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 09:29:05 -0500
>  From: Fred Tchang <ftchang@ucpanj.org>
> Subject: RE: Seeking volunteers for paper review
>
> I just wanted to make sure I understood what has changed here.  SIG's no
> longer review papers, is that it?  The SIG and PSG chairs are not going
> around separately to round up reviewers.  "Topic Coordinators" (who could be
> SIG chairs, if they volunteered for it) have taken on some of the
> responsibilities of SIG chairs.  Now it's just a general call for reviewers
> on these "topic areas?"
>
>

------ End of Forwarded Message

Sorry for the extra email.  That message to Roger got away from me with
the wrong address and wasn't supposed to go out to the PSG.  Nothing
like fueling one of your own pet peeves.

-Todd

Good Evening:

Below is the link for the Access Boards 508 Standards published today.
Please visit one of the two links.

Electronic & Info Technology  On December 21, 2000, the Board issued final
standards for electronic and information technology under Section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act.

Or go directly to the following link for information on Section 508

http://www.access-board.gov/news/508-final.htm


Sincerely,

Christopher McMillan
Access Technology Specialist
ALVA Access Group, Inc.
888 803 9994  CT Telephone
708 585 6130  CT Fax
888 318 2582 Ext 114 CA Telephone
510 451 0878  CA Fax
chris@aagi.com Personal E-mail
cs@aagi.com  Customer Service E-mail

Good Afternoon:

Take a look at the information below!!

Sincerely,

Christopher McMillan
Access Technology Specialist
ALVA Access Group, Inc.
888 803 9994  CT Telephone
708 585 6130  CT Fax
888 318 2582  CA Telephone
510 451 0878  CA Fax
chris@aagi.com Personal E-mail
cs@aagi.com  Customer Service E-mail


for Federal and Postal Employees

Monday January 29, 2000

IT ACCESSIBILITY RULES PROPOSED

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has proposed rules implementing
the law that requires information technology to be accessible to the
disabled. By statute, federal agencies must ensure that the information
technology they purchase, develop, or use is accessible to disabled
individuals to the same extent it is accessible to those without
disabilities, unless it would cause an "undue burden" on the agency. The
recently issued rules propose to change the Federal Acquisition Regulations
(FAR) in several ways.
First, they provide a "micro-purchase" exemption. This means that if an
agency is buying an IT product that costs less than $2,500, it does not have
to comply with the accessibility standards. The exemption for
micro-purchases has a sunset date of January 1, 2003. The two-year exemption
period will allow IT manufacturers time to come into compliance with the new
accessibility standards.
Second, the proposed rules provide a definition for the term "electronic and
information technology," or EIT. Third, they incorporate the EIT Standards
in acquisition planning, market research, and when describing agency needs.
Fourth, the rules state that "undue burden" decisions must be documented and
included in the contract file. There is an exception to this requirement,
however, if products satisfying the accessibility requirements are not yet
available in the commercial marketplace. Comments on the proposed rules
should be submitted in writing by March 23rd. The proposed rules were
published in the
January 22, 2001 Federal Register, Vol. 66, No. 14, pages 7165-7168.

Good Evening:

Fulfilling America's Promise to Americans with Disabilities

Take a look at the following web site!!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/freedominitiative/freedominitiative.html


Sincerely,

Christopher McMillan
Access Technology Specialist
ALVA Access Group, Inc.
888 803 9994  CT Telephone
708 585 6130  CT Fax
888 318 2582  CA Telephone
510 451 0878  CA Fax
chris@aagi.com Personal E-mail
cs@aagi.com  Customer Service E-mail

Good Evening:

Fulfilling America's Promise to Americans with Disabilities

Take a look at the following web site!!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/freedominitiative/freedominitiative.html


Sincerely,

Christopher McMillan
Access Technology Specialist
ALVA Access Group, Inc.
888 803 9994            CT Telephone
708 585 6130            CT Fax
888 318 2582            CA Telephone
510 451 0878            CA Fax
chris@aagi.com  Personal E-mail
cs@aagi.com             Customer Service E-mail

Hi Everyone,

Very close to 10 years ago I signed an agreement to become a service
provider for Quest Technologies. Nothing became of the contract, but I
ended up with a lot of spare parts, service manuals, and some test
equipment. Quest Technologies built a power stair climbing wheelchair (just
to jog your memory).

Does anyone want this stuff, or is there historical value in it?

Thanks,

Mark




Mark I. Bresler MBME, PE, President
Trudy Posner, MS, OTR/L, Director of Product Services
Southwest Assistive Technology Inc.
PO Box 639
West Haverstraw, NY 10993
(888) 388-SWAT                  ***PLEASE NOTE NEW TOLL FREE PHONE NUMBER*****
(845) 947-0377 voice 		 AND NEW ADDRESS!!!
email: sales@swattech.com
website: http://www.swattech.com

Hi everyone,

Just a note to let you know that I resigned my job at the Center for
Rehabilitation Technology at the Helen Hayes Hospital last Wendsday.

This will allow me to spend more time with my boys and work on some
projects I've been putting off for years.

CRT is doing some interesting research and service delivery, and hope to
stay in contact in the future.

Please update your contact info on me.

Thanks

Mark




Mark I. Bresler MBME, PE, President
Trudy Posner, MS, OTR/L, Director of Product Services
Southwest Assistive Technology Inc.
PO Box 639
West Haverstraw, NY 10993
(888) 388-SWAT                  ***PLEASE NOTE NEW TOLL FREE PHONE NUMBER*****
(845) 947-0377 voice 		 AND NEW ADDRESS!!!
email: sales@swattech.com
website: http://www.swattech.com

Mark, We have a Quest that we were trying to fix a few years ago. Let me see
if I can find out where it is and if it still looks like it is worth fixing.

-Dave


> Hi Everyone,
>
> Very close to 10 years ago I signed an agreement to become a service
> provider for Quest Technologies. Nothing became of the contract, but I
> ended up with a lot of spare parts, service manuals, and some test
> equipment. Quest Technologies built a power stair climbing wheelchair (just
> to jog your memory).
>
> Does anyone want this stuff, or is there historical value in it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
> Mark I. Bresler MBME, PE, President
> Trudy Posner, MS, OTR/L, Director of Product Services
> Southwest Assistive Technology Inc.
> PO Box 639
> West Haverstraw, NY 10993
> (888) 388-SWAT                  ***PLEASE NOTE NEW TOLL FREE PHONE NUMBER*****
> (845) 947-0377 voice             AND NEW ADDRESS!!!
> email: sales@swattech.com
> website: http://www.swattech.com
>
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> RESNAre-psg-unsubscribe@egroups.com
>
>
>
>

---------------------------------------------------------------
David M. Brienza, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences - Rehab Sci and Tech.;
Department of Electrical Engineering;
and Department of Bioengineering

Forbes Tower, Rm 5040
Univ. of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

tel.     412-383-6591
fax.     412-383-6597
e-mail:  DBrienza@pitt.edu
URL:     http://www.rst.upmc.edu/Faculty/DMB/brienza.html

Pass. But thanks.
Mike




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10:41:59 PM

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  Subject: [RESNAre-psg] Manuals and spare parts for the Quest
           Technologies Access Mobility System






Hi Everyone,

Very close to 10 years ago I signed an agreement to become a service
provider for Quest Technologies. Nothing became of the contract, but I
ended up with a lot of spare parts, service manuals, and some test
equipment. Quest Technologies built a power stair climbing wheelchair (just
to jog your memory).

Does anyone want this stuff, or is there historical value in it?

Thanks,

Mark




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Microsoft Office XP Released to Manufacturing With Widespread Industry
Support

Timex and Vanguard, and Other Key Customers and Industry Partners Praise
Office XP

REDMOND, Wash. -- March 5, 2001 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that
MicrosoftR Office XP, the new version of the world's leading office
software, has been released to manufacturing and will be available for
retail purchase later this spring. The company has completed extensive
development and test efforts for Office XP, which is the most
significant version of Office ever released. Major customers, industry
partners and developers, including Timex Corp. and The Vanguard Group,
are lining up in support of Office XP, which will deliver exciting new
experiences for all types of customers, whether they are at home or in
the enterprise. These experiences simplify productivity, enable
collaboration for everyone, and provide flexible ways to solve business
needs.

"Office XP's greatest strength is that it delivers extensive new
innovations that will truly improve the way people work by enabling them
to be more efficient and productive with their PC," said Steven
Sinofsky, senior vice president of Office at Microsoft. "We worked with
a wide range of customers to shape this product, and we are excited to
see that customer response has been very positive about Office XP."

Customer Evaluation Picks Up Speed

More than 500,000 corporate customers have the opportunity to evaluate
the Office XP corporate preview release over the next several months,
and many customers already have expressed enthusiasm about Office XP.
Customers are interested in the new productivity and collaboration
capabilities delivered in Office XP, which will enable them to work more
effectively and communicate better with others.

"Office XP is an exciting new product that delivers vast productivity
improvements to our organization," said Michel Fouchard, CIO of Timex.
"From smart tags to SharePointT Team Services to reliability
innovations, Office XP delivers a wealth of new features that will
benefit everyone in our organization."

Customers are also pleased with features in Office XP that enable them
to tightly integrate Office XP with information from the Web and other
applications, including SharePoint Portal Server, the flexible portal
solution from Microsoft that allows companies to easily find, share and
publish information.

"Vanguard is very excited about the new features and functions of
Microsoft Office XP, which we anticipate will have a significant impact
on the daily work of our crew members using this software," said Jay
Llewellyn, master architect, Corporate and International Systems, The
Vanguard Group. "In addition, Office XP's Web capabilities coupled with
its tight integration with Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server make it a
powerful weapon in Vanguard's intranet arsenal."

Industry analysts also are supportive of the new technologies in Office
XP and believe it is a substantial upgrade over Office 2000.

"A first look at Office XP clearly shows many compelling new innovations
that make this a product people will want to get their hands on," said
Amy Wohl, president of Wohl Associates Inc. "Advancements like smart
tags, SharePoint Team Services and integrated Web Services have the
potential to significantly improve productivity and offer a new way to
collaborate with others. I expect an entire new industry to develop
around smart tags as a new way of providing in-place information and
choices."

Broad Industry Support for Office XP

With Office XP retail availability now just a few months away, industry
partners, solution providers and developers also are rallying around the
new desktop productivity solution.

Hundreds of Microsoft Certified Solution Providers (MCSPs) and
independent software vendors (ISVs) already are building Office XP
solutions. Office XP's support of new standards-based technology enables
developers and solution providers to build a broad set of business
solutions on the Office platform.

"Office XP provides great opportunities for solution providers to take
advantage of technologies like XML, extensible smart tags and Office Web
Components to quickly deliver the custom solutions customers need," said
Rand Morimoto, president of Convergent Computing. "We can create custom
solutions in the familiar Office development environment that take
advantage of the advanced capabilities in Office XP to provide entirely
new opportunities for our customers."

By leveraging the new technologies in Office XP, industry partners can
help their customers reduce development and deployment costs, training
and expense costs, and quickly create and deploy custom solutions.

"Our company is experienced in building Web-based solutions with Office
XP, using the Office Web Components to expose Excel's rich analytical
capabilities," said Rob O'Dell, solution director, Knowledge Management
Solutions, Alpha Technologies Inc., an Immedient Company. "Using Office
XP as a development platform, we can take advantage of the familiar

Excel user interface to rapidly develop custom, value-added Business
Intelligence solutions to enable our customers to better manage their
business."

Pricing, technology guarantee, system requirements and availability
details will be announced at a later date.

About Office XP and Microsoft

Office XP presents people with the tools needed to work smarter. Office
XP greatly improves personal productivity through simplifying the way
people work and providing tools that people can rely on; enables
collaboration by making it easy to collaborate on documents and work
more effectively with others; and extends Office beyond the desktop by
enabling people to integrate additional services into Office and easily
access information any time. Office XP will be broadly available in the
first half of 2001.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business
computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services
designed to empower people through great software -- any time, any place
and on any device.

Microsoft and SharePoint are either registered trademarks or trademarks
of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.

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on Microsoft, please visit the Microsoft Web page at
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Take a look at this!!

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Chris McMillan

From: Kynn Bartlett kynn@idyllmtn.com
To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org

[Notes:  "Reef EveryWare" is the new name of the technology
           developed by Edapta, who was acquired by Reef last
           December.  Reef is my employer.]

REEF DEBUTS REEF EVERYWARE

Latest Product from E-Business Innovator Enables Companies to Make Web
Content Wireless-Accessible and Implement Cost-Saving Web Content
Transformation Strategies

San Francisco
--
03/14/2001
--

Reef  (www.Reef.com), a leading global provider of internet software
applications for the management of e-business, today announced the
immediate availability of Reef EveryWareT. Reef EveryWare gives web
publishers the ability to dynamically transform web content for a1 range
of devices used to access the web, including mobile phones, PDAs,
enterprise terminals, web pads and home server devices. In addition, an
advanced content transformation technology built into Reef EveryWare -
the Reef EveryWare Adaptation Engine - enables web content to be adapted
to the needs of people with disabilities, who may require the use of a
screen reader to interact with websites, for instance.

Reef EveryWare addresses emerging issues of global content management
faced by IT executives and content managers: the steep costs associated
with developing, integrating and maintaining code dedicated to
supporting devices other than computers traditionally used to access the
web. Reef EveryWare lowers the total cost of running websites by
offering support for multiple devices 'on the fly' while eliminating the
need for hard-coding the adaptation of the content for each device.

Now, web publishers can deploy their web content and deliver it to
various web-compatible devices and formats - including PDAs, handheld
devices, WAP phones, internet appliances and PDF print-ready files -
while maintaining only one version of the content itself. Reef EveryWare
automatically detects which type of device is being used to access the
information and dynamically transforms it accordingly for optimum
display on that device. For example, Reef EveryWare allows online
content to be instantly print-ready with no additional software or
filters, lending the web to be a more traditional publishing
environment.

Reef EveryWare also supports technologies to assist those with
disabilities and also supports language translation and text-to-speech
applications. Recent legislation enacted in the US (the Americans with
Disabilities Act and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act on 1998)
requires technology vendors interested in doing business with the
government to make more products that are accessible to people with
disabilities. The law also requires federal agencies to make their own
technology efforts and resources, both internal operations and external
contacts with citizens, more available to people with disabilities.
Similar legislation is underway in the European Community.

Mike Paciello, founder of WebABLET in New Hampshire (www.webable.com) is
a pioneer in the area of using emerging technology for providing
accessibility to people with disabilities. WebABLE plans to use Reef
EveryWare as a core component of its accessibility projects for clients.
"Our goal is to create an application server environment that performs
personalization on the fly for people with disabilities," said Paciello.
"This will enable companies to render web content that is completely
accessible for people with disabilities, no matter what these
disabilities are. This is a huge market opportunity for companies doing
business on the web since recent reports show that millions of people
are currently prevented from interacting with websites due to their
disabilities."

Reef developed Reef EveryWare after acquiring San Diego-based Edapta, a
software developer recognized for its advanced content transformation
technology. Edapta's technology was already completely Java-based which
meant Reef was able to quickly integrate it with Reef's InternetWareT
suite of internet applications. Since the acquisition in December of
2000, Reef has extended the Edapta technology to encompass the content
management functionality needed for wireless and handheld devices so
that online content can be delivered to any type of device, anywhere.
The result is Reef EveryWare.

"Handheld devices of various formats continue to proliferate, and IT
managers are realizing that the limited screen real estate and narrow
bandwidth inherent in these devices will inevitably impact the design of
their websites and will need significant IT resources to deploy and
maintain," said , Reef's co-founder and CEO. "Our new Reef EveryWare web
content transformation software enables non-technical users to build,
deploy and sustain an internet presence that caters to the needs of
mobile users and people with disabilities and, in so doing, extends the
reach of their content to totally new classes of customers while
reducing associated operating costs. That's really a huge achievement."

Pricing and Availability

Reef EveryWare is available for immediate delivery. It is designed for
use with Reef InternetWare, Reef's suite of e-business internet
applications and is also available for any OpenXML environment. Pricing
starts at $35,000 when purchased with Reef InternetWare. When sold
without Reef InternetWare, pricing for Reef EveryWare starts at $50,000.
Volume pricing is available upon request.

About Reef

Reef is a leading global Internet software company that provides an
open, integrated, software-based foundation for managing dynamic
e-business. Companies of all sizes use Reef Internetware  to embrace
continuous change and maximize e-business efficiencies by empowering
non-technical business professionals to directly manage online content,
commerce, community services, and business process coordination using a
standard Web browser. Recently named one of Europe's 50 Hottest
Technology Firms by TIME Magazine, Reef is a privately-held company
funded by Goldman Sachs, 3i, Cisco Systems, Net Fund Europe, Profrigo,
Viventures, and other investors. Led by a seasoned management team with
proven industry success, the company serves a broad mix of industries,
including media/entertainment, telecommunications, healthcare,
information technology, finance, and retail. With offices in
Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America, Reef can be found on the Web at
www.reef.com.

--
Kynn Bartlett  <kynn@idyllmtn.com>                http://kynn.com/
Technical Developer Liaison, Reef             http://www.reef.com/
Chief Technologist, Idyll Mountain Internet   http://idyllmtn.com/
Online Instructor, Accessible Web Design     http://kynn.com/+d201