CT strengthens access for disabled
Connecticut has adopted stricter accessibility standards to ensure that
disabled citizens can access the state's Web page. The state aims to have all
its agencies in compliance by January 1, 2002.  
http://www.fcw.com/civic/articles/2000/september/civ-comm3-09-00.asp

Group recommends steps for access
The President's Information Technology Advisory Committee released the final
version of its recommendations last week on how the government can use IT to
become completely accessible to citizens. 
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/0904/web-pitac-09-04-00.asp

Adobe tackles its accessibility dilemma 
PDF inventor prepares way to make image files readable for sight-impaired
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/0828/news-adobe-08-28-00.asp

Adobe prepares accessible PDF reader
Adobe Systems Inc., the company that invented Portable Document Format, says
a new version of its Acrobat Reader will be available by spring. The new
version will make it possible for screen readers to read many of the PDF
files that are now unreadable, said Rick Brown, accessibility chief at Adobe. 
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/0821/web-adobe-08-25-00.asp

Accessibility Topic Area for Federal Computer Week and civic.com
http://www.fcw.com/default.asp?path=5030

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Disabled can flourish in IT, feds say
Officials, under executive order to hire more people with disabilities, say
tech jobs are often a good fit.
http://www.gcn.com/vol19_no24/community/2762-1.html

Speech recognizer aims 'low'
Sensory Inc. has come out with a speech-recognition device designed to
support command-and-control applications in electronic toys, Internet
appliances and consumer products.  
http://www.techweb.com/se/directlink.cgi?EET20000904S0026

Vision Quest
A company launched by an electrical engineer and his ophthalmologist brother
is about to see results from the first implants in human patients of its
solar-powered silicon retina.  
http://www.techweb.com/se/directlink.cgi?EET20000731S0002