Articles from Government Computer News
http://www.gcn.com

06/05/2000

Feds might get short reprieve on Section 508
In the first governmentwide effort to make information technology accessible
to the disabled, the General Services Administration is pushing agencies to
have key Web sites ready by July 26, the 10th anniversary of the Americans
with Disabilities Act. 
http://www.gcn.com/vol19_no14/news/2138-1.html


06/12/2000

Accessible IT would alleviate work force shortages, advocates predict
Implementing Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1998 could be a good
thing both for disenfranchised workers and the federal work force, said Andy
Imparto, president and chief executive officer of the American Association of
People with Disabilities. 
http://www.gcn.com/vol19_no15/news/2187-1.html

Agriculture takes aim at Section 508 with TARGET Center
Department addresses lack of information technology workers as it complies
with accessibility mandate 
http://www.gcn.com/vol19_no15/news/2186-1.html

Section 508 expected to affect buying process
Amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation will spring from the Access
Board’s rules on implementing Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1998,
which requires accessibility of information technology to disabled users. 
http://www.gcn.com/vol19_no15/news/2188-1.html


Article from Interactive Week
http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/

06/05/2000
Net To Get More Accessible To Disabled
The World Wide Web may appear a vast, rich universe to many Netizens, but for
people with disabilities it has long remained a fairly small, isolated
island. Now that island is getting bigger, thanks, in part, to Uncle Sam. 
http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2582049,00.html


Article from PC World
http://www.pcworld.com/

05/22/2000

Lernout & Hauspie Upgrades Voice Express
Revamped voice recognition suite sports Web-savvy features, a stammer filter,
and other ease-of-use functions.
http://www.pcworld.com/cgi-bin/pcwtoday?ID=16838


Article from Wired News
http://www.wired.com

06/07/2000

Startup Eyes Disability Market
A San Diego startup is developing a technology that dynamically generates
custom-user interfaces for all kinds of computing devices -- laptops,
handhelds, and cell phones. 
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,36759,00.html


Article from The Dallas Morning News
http://www.dallasnews.com/

04/28/2000

'Superman' actor lobbies Congress for embryo research 
Paralyzed Superman star Christopher Reeve urged Congress on Wednesday to let
federally funded research use master cells from discarded human embryos. He
questioned why some lawmakers would rather throw away the embryos than use
them in experiments that Mr. Reeve said he believes could one day help him
walk again. 
http://www.dallasnews.com/national/70311_CELLS27.html