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From: JRSEEE%RITVAX.bitnet@RYEVM.RYERSON.CA (Jim Schueckler)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: ADA Legal precedences
Date: 5 Jan 93 19:36:52 GMT
Reply-To: JRSEEE%RITVAX.bitnet@RYEVM.RYERSON.CA (Jim Schueckler)
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26947

[Forwarded from the Disability Research list]

Dick Banks asked about legal precedences.

I'm not involved in law, but know where to look. The same company
that provides the NEXIS newspaper index service also provides
LEXIS ( I think it means "Legal Index Search" ). Their online
system provides searches based on keywords. Selecting the
keywords is critical. Your college library probably has a
LEXIS account and knows how to do it. I suggest that you
have the output saved to disk, instead of just print-outs.

Since ADA is new, there may not be any cases refering directly
to ADA, but there should be many related cases.
Good luck,
Jim Schueckler ( "shik-ler" )
From: Steven.Henry@f2120.n124.z1.fidonet.org (Steven Henry)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: French TDD
Date: 5 Jan 93 21:22:43 GMT
Reply-To: Steven.Henry@f2120.n124.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:124/2120 - Fingers Talk, Irving TX
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26990

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Dec. 24, 1992

Dear Users:

I received the French TDD brouchure from the  Federation Suisse Des
Sourds. I  have their TDD number.  They have a french word for TDD
is  "telescrit".  I  was curious to call their number by my
Intele-Type TDD, because  my  TDD has  an  international  TDD code
switcher.  Unfortunately,  my  TDD  didn't understand their
machine.  I was anxious, because I can't really know  what kind of
a communication it is.  I decided to get my portable tape  recorder
and  attached to the phone before dialing.  When it was completed,
I  just reviewed  it and tuned it loud so that I can hear.  I found
out that it  is the  same language that our U.S.A. TDDs speak, but
it is 50 baud.  Ours  is 45.45 baud.

I tried with few Ultratec TDDs, but it is no luck.  I assume that
our  TDDs with  the international TDD code switcher are not able to
understand  them.  It  supposed to work.  I couldn't understand why
our Ultratec  TDD  company does  not  program it right.  I tried to
reverse it, but  it  didn't  work.  Never try with the Krown TDDs
yet.

If  you have a Krown or other kind of TDDs with the international
TDD  code switcher, would you be a volunteer to try that?  The
Federation Suisse  Des Sourds' phone number is 011-41-21-25-65-57.

I believe that the "telescrit" is involved with Germany and Italy,
because Switzerland has three countries in one that are Germany,
France, and Italy. Wish you a good luck!

Merry X-mas and Happy New Year of 1993.

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From: John.Cunniff@p0.f368.n101.z1.fidonet.org (John Cunniff)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: COCHLEAR
Date: 5 Jan 93 21:22:03 GMT
Reply-To: John.Cunniff@p0.f368.n101.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:101/368.0 - The Dream's Theatre, Dorchester MA
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26984

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

 -=> Quoting Laurel Gealt to Dario Broggini <=-

 LG> Hi!  I am a cochlear implant recipient -- and I would be happy to
 LG> answer any questions you may have about it.
 LG> -!- TMail v1.31
 LG>  ! Origin: U.S. Telematics, Yardley PA (215)493-5242 (1:273/201)

Hello!!! This is Jaimi Lard typing this message as John Cunniff is my
boyfriend. I used to wear hearing aid but unfortunately, it did not
really help me very good because, I was very deaf when I was born.

The honest thing, I feel very natural and DEAF does not really bother me
very much as I am happyly to use my signlanguage :) John Cunniff is also
deaf too. He used to wear hearing aid.

Hello, John! I am asking you question how do you feel to be DEAF? dO YOU
FEEL  natural and happy nothing annoys you? I let John type now :)

Hello, this is John Cunniff typing here.... Ok, let me answer Jaimi
Lard's question as she replied on this message remotely. Anyway, I feel
veryt nature to be deaf. I yes wore my hearing aid before. It sort of
help me with basic sounds like car honking, and bell ringing. Some of
the sounds can't be heard like HIGH-PITCHED sounds ugh!! Like Telephone
rings. :( And I do not think I want an implant on ears is necessary for
me as it is not too helpful for me and expensive!!!

Jaimi, that's all for my message to reply. :)

Good :) Let's save it from you and me :)

                                                      John & Jaimi

... "Scotty, beam me up another Blue Wave message."

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From: graham@venus.iucf.indiana.edu (Jim Graham)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Sabolich(sp?) - where?
Date: 5 Jan 93 14:19:07 GMT
Reply-To: graham@venus.iucf.indiana.edu (Jim Graham)
Organization: Indiana University Cyclotron Facility, Bloomington, Indiana
X-Fidonet: Amputee Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26941

Does anyone know the phone number and perhaps the address of
Sabolich (sp?) Prosthetics?

I'd like to know how to get hold of their videotape.

Thanks,
Jim Graham

        -> ->Disclaimer: I do not speak for my company. <- <-
                          Neither do they speak for me.
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From: patt@SQUID.TRAM.COM (Patt Bromberger)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: bookstores and publishers on the net
Date: 8 Jan 93 19:37:21 GMT
Reply-To: patt@SQUID.TRAM.COM (Patt Bromberger)
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 27016

Here's a list of bookstores and some publishers on the net; perhaps we
ought to initiate a discussion about access/availability or is it
premature to do so?

 Forwarded mail from Ken Laws <ci!uunet.ca!!mail.uunet.ca:online-owner>

date:   Wed, 30 Dec 1992 19:05:24 -0500
from: Ken Laws <ccnysci!ai.sri.com!LAWS>
subject: Re: bookstores on the net
to: online@uunet.ca

I don't know if this is what you need to get the used book
store online, but it couldn't hurt.

Resources -- net-accessible bookstores:

    A list of book vendors with email addresses can be FTP'd
from /pub/vpiej-l on borg.lib.vt.edu.  [Tosolini Paolo
(tosolini@uts340.univ.trieste.it).  James VPIEJ-L, 12/22.]

    Computer Literacy Bookshop (San Jose) is on the net at
info@clbooks.com and orders@clbooks.com, (408) 435-1118,
(408) 435-0689 Fax.  Stanford University Bookstore is
bookstore@sierra.stanford.edu, (415) 329-1217, and has its
catalog on the Stanford Library online catalog system.
WordsWorth Books (Cambridge, MA) is 73457.315@compuserve.com,
(617) 354-1529, (617) 354-4674 Fax.  The TECHbooks Journal/catalog
(tbj@techbks1.techbook.com) describes many new and older technical
books.  [misc.books.technical.  NNews, 12/14.]  Techbooks
(Beaverton, OR) and Quantum Books accept overseas orders by
email.[Jan Boorstein (boorstein%umbsky.dnet@ns.umb.edu), VPIEJ-L,
12/8.]

    The Online BookStore (obs@world.std.com) is making the
foreword and first two chapters of Tracy LaQuey's new
"Internet Companion" available in /OBS/The.Internet.Companion/
on world.std.com.  The book is available for $10.95.  [Barry
Shein (bzs@world.std.com), com-priv, 12/17.]  (The book is more
of an overview than a detailed manual.)

    Publishers on the net include O'Reilly & Associates, book-
info@ora.com and gopher.ora.com, (800) 998-9938, and Quantum Books
(Cambridge, MA), quanbook@world.std.com.  [misc.books.technical.
NNews, 12/14.]

                                        -- Ken

Dr. Kenneth I. Laws; (415) 493-7390; laws@ai.sri.com.
Computists International, an AI/IS/CS mutual-aid association.
Ask about my career newsletter, The Computists' Communique.
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From: Lee.Brody@f2120.n124.z1.fidonet.org (Lee Brody)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: computer to TTY
Date: 5 Jan 93 21:21:02 GMT
Reply-To: Lee.Brody@f2120.n124.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:124/2120 - Fingers Talk, Irving TX
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26976

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

[Note from Bill McGarry -- FUTURA-TDD is also available via
 anonymous ftp from handicap.shel.isc-br.com as FUTUR201.ZIP
 in /pub/hearing]

Computers CAN talk to TTY/TDDs if you have a special TDD modem for
your PC along with the software. For a copy of the demo software
called FUTURA-TDD written by a deaf scientist, write to PHONE-TTY
Inc, 202 Lexington Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601 along with a check for
$5.00 to cover shipping and handling and a printed manual will be
enclosed.

Lee

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From: dalek@med.unc.edu (Dale Krams)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Puppet show?
Date: 8 Jan 93 13:22:39 GMT
Reply-To: dalek@med.unc.edu (Dale Krams)
X-Fidonet: Amputee Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26995

A couple of days ago (maybe yesterday) there was a posting here from
someone who is a puppeteer.  I'm not sure if this person was actually
part of the "Kids on the Block" puppet show, or a different one.

Anyway,  I plan an annual conference for families of medically fragile
children.  The puppet show sounds like something worth looking into
for the conference.  Can whomever posted this info, or anyone who
could provide more details on this or similar types of things please contact
me?  I'd like to find out more.

Thanks.

By the way, the conference is scheduled for May 1 in Chapel Hill, NC.

Dale
From: Hugues.Blanchet@p0.f136.n167.z1.fidonet.org (Hugues Blanchet)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Cochlear Implants
Date: 5 Jan 93 21:21:21 GMT
Reply-To: Hugues.Blanchet@p0.f136.n167.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:167/136.0 - Ab.'s Place, Montreal PQ
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26979

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

 -=> Quoting Dario Broggini to Jay Croft <=-

 Hello Dario,

 Correction here....

 DB> It's important to consider that almost any electronic device emits
 DB> electromagnetic fields... It would be interesting to know if your
 DB> friend is able to work in front of a color monitor, or else if he's
 DB> become a computing-impaired person...

 This really made me smile.... a monitor emits much more
 electromagnetic waves than a simple cochlear implant!!!  And many
 people have worked with monitors all their lives and never had any
 problems at all!!! Even the electromagnetic waves emitted by the
 magnetic coils in the monitor are so low that they hardly affect
 anybody in a whole lifetime in front of a screen!  Same goes for a TV
 set!!!  A cochlear implant!!!! Come on Dario!!!  You probably aren't
 specialized in the electronic field to say such things!!!  Not the same
 here though! I AM specialized in the field (even if I don't work in
 electronics anymore).

 DB> And if these implants are uncomfortable in working with computers, Ann
 DB> is in trouble: either cochlear implants, or SilentTalk, but not
 DB> both...

 <ROTFL>... Some WATCHES emit more electromagnetic waves than a
 simple cochlear implant...Now the watch companies are in trouble
 too...<gggggggggggggggg> If you have an implant and you see snow on
 your monitor everytime you work with it, then the electromagnetic
 field in your implant interacts with the coil's magnetic field in your
 monitor.  This, of course, MIGHT happen if you stick your implant
 (ear) to the screen... But why in the hell would you do that? Does a
 monitor whisper love words? ......<Huge Grin>  And EVEN if you did
 that, the only thing that would be affected is your screen image,
 NOTHING else!!!
 You have one hell of a good sense of humor Dario!!!!

 J'ai vu que tu avais recu un Netmail d'un type bien connu ici... et
 qui a cree sa propre conference... Je ne nommerai personne mais tu
 sais de qui je parle... Comment trouves-tu sa phylosophie?

 Amicalement,

 Hugues

... The Blue Wave echo, were suggestions are taken seriously!

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From: John.Cunniff@p0.f368.n101.z1.fidonet.org (John Cunniff)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: life
Date: 5 Jan 93 21:22:10 GMT
Reply-To: John.Cunniff@p0.f368.n101.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:101/368.0 - The Dream's Theatre, Dorchester MA
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26985

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Hello, ladies!

I would like to reply this message to you to introduce my girlfriend
named Jaimi Lard to be interested in joining FidoNet's Silent Talk
Echo!!! :) Jaimi want to know about Perkins School for the Blind. Jaimi
and I grew yup from Perkins School for the Blind located in Watertown,
MA. :) Have you ever heard of Perkins School for the Blind before? The
school is famous!! And we are involved in deaf-Blind community! :)

Jaimi, OOOPS, flash light on. Can youi wait for me, I have to go and eat
my supper now?

Enjoy your supper :) How can I type save mail after writing this and go
to next message?

Use ALT-X then hit Return. :)

Thankyou very much See you soon :)

Thanks and see you soon!!!

Hello, this is Jaimi Lard writing on this message as John Cunniff had to
eat his supper.

I have my own computer with large print called LP-DOS as IBM. I love to
do computer active to socialize with people as network and lot of
informations. I have good friend name is Anindya Bhattacharraya who, is
Deaf-blind who use versabraille on the computer. He is from Perkins and
go to Gardener Webb University of North Carolina this year. Maybe you
would know him :)

AADB The American Association for the Deaf-Blind as, I  goes every year
to go to the confrence. Last year I went to Minn for AADB. I heard this
year, AADB will be held in LA Angela of California :)

MERY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR :) HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU :)

                                  Jaimi & John

... Catch the Blue Wave!

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From: Paul.Upham@f1007.n282.z1.fidonet.org (Paul Upham)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Supreme Court ruling
Date: 5 Jan 93 19:41:10 GMT
Reply-To: Paul.Upham@f1007.n282.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:282/1007 - DRAG-Net, Andover MN
X-Fidonet: Able News Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26956

[This is from the AbleNews Conference]

                    ----------------------------------------

I recently received information that the Supreme Court overrode a lower
court's ruling in a case regarding a child with type I diabetes.  The
gist of the ruling was that this child (and all children with type I
diabetes) is now eligible for disability benefits as determined by the
Social Security Administration.  They also ruled that the child could be
paid benefits retroactively to 4 years ago.

I am wondering if anyone has information about this case, or, if there
is a more appropriate board on which to post this.

Thanks for your help,
Paul

 * QMPro 1.0 41-9039 * 186,000 miles/sec:  Not just a good idea, it's the LAW.

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From: grayt@Software.Mitel.COM (Tom Gray)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: No More Sheltered Workshops
Date: 5 Jan 93 19:37:09 GMT
Reply-To: grayt@Software.Mitel.COM (Tom Gray)
Organization: Mitel. Kanata (Ontario). Canada.
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26948

The Ontario (NDP) government has announced a policy of eleiminating
sheltered workshops for the developmentally handicapped (this is the
latest euphemism for those who used to be called mentally retarded).

The government is eliminating the workshop programs in favour or
"community" solutions. The government does not intend to define these
solutions but will rely on the "community" to propose, plan, sponsor
and administer programs which the government will then "fund".
The government has provided no basis on what the philosophy or capability
of these "community" programs will be. Instead the government has reduced
the budget for sheltered workshops by 60%.

The government has apparently decided to cease providing services to this
population and will instead provide politcally correct rhetoric on
"community living". The government realizes that shletered workshops
are a necessity as was admitted by the Minister of Social Services.
They just do not want to pay for them and hope that the ill defined
nebulous "community" will rally to support this group which is among the
most helpless in society.

There has been no announcement but the same policy of political rhetoric
is now being planned for the pschiatrically diasabled as well.

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From: garofalo@SHRSYS.HSLC.ORG (Jerilyn Garofalo)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Computers in Healthcare Education Symposium
Date: 8 Jan 93 19:34:46 GMT
Reply-To: garofalo@SHRSYS.HSLC.ORG (Jerilyn Garofalo)
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 27013

[Forwarded by Patt Bromberger]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR !!!

            Computers In Healthcare Education Symposium

                        April 29 & 30, 1993
                     Thomas Jefferson University
                         Philadelphia, PA

The Symposium serves as a national forum and provides numerous
opportunities to share ideas and expertise about the use of
technology in healthcare education.  The HSLC encourages the
sharing of resources among Pennsylvania's Health Sciences
institutions and towards that end is sponsoring the eighth
"Computers in Healthcare Education" Symposium.  The Symposium is
two full days of speakers, workshops and exhibits.

The "Computers in Healthcare Education" Symposium is the only computer
conference designed for and by medical and allied health educators.
We invite you to participate and join in exploring the 1993
Symposium theme --

"Collaborative Computing & Networking for the 90's"

In keeping with the theme of collaboration, we are pleased to announce that
this year's symposium is jointly sponsored by IBM and Apple.  The exhibit
area will also feature many other commercial vendors and a reception on
Thursday evening.

We are pleased to announce that our keynote speakers will be Ed Krol,
Pat Mulholt and Mike Bowman.

Ed Krol is the author of _The Hitchhikers Guide to The Internet_ and
_The Whole Internet: User's Guide and Catalog_.  _The Whole Internet_ is
considered by many to be the most useful Internet handbook available.
Mr. Krol has also consented to host a book signing at the symposium.

Pat Mulholt of Columbia University of Health Sciences will speak on the
creation of an electronic curriculum through the CHIPS project at Columbia.
The CHIPS project networks the curriculums of all the medical, dental and
allied health schools through the central hub of their library.

Mike Bowman of IBM will speak on IBM and Apple joint ventures. In a
true collaboration IBM and Apple have created two joint venture firms,
Taligent and Kaleida.  Mike will explain the goals of these two new firms.

The Symposium program includes a wide range of interesting and
useful activities including keynote speakers, paper presentations,
panel sessions, demonstrations, and hands-on workshops. Speakers have been
invited from all over the United States and the Republic of Panama.

The brochure, registration and hotel information will be mailed in February
1993. If you would like to receive a copy please send your name and
address to the address below.

The Health Sciences Libraries Consortium is supported in part with
a grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts.

\          Jerilyn Garofalo                     Voice: 215 222-1532
\\         User Support Specialist              Fax:   215 222-0416
\\\\       Health Sciences Libraries Consortium
\\\\\\     3600 Market St., Suite 550
H S L C    Philadelphia, PA   19104-2646   Garofalo@shrsys.hslc.org
From: MCNULTY%NYUACF.BITNET@VM1.NoDak.EDU (Tom McNulty)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Talking Books, Electronic Textbooks, etc.
Date: 8 Jan 93 14:05:31 GMT
Reply-To: MCNULTY%NYUACF.BITNET@VM1.NoDak.EDU (Tom McNulty)
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 27007

[From the ADA-LAW mailing list]

I've been following some of the discussion on accessible texts, but
have inadvertently deleted some of my e-mail; I hope my question is
not answered or duplicated elsewhere.

Am I correct in assuming that libraries may produce accessible
texts without waiting for permission from the holder of copyright?
At NYU, we had a student (recently graduated) who was both deaf and
blind. We were able to produce braille copy of his reading
materials fairly easily; in one case, the author of a book supplied
our University's Disabled Students' office with a fairly
substantial book in ASCII format. In other cases, we had to scan
print, which resulted in less-than-perfect braille copy.

Making printed materials available as pure ASCII files allows
individual users to produce texts in their desired formats,
assuming that they have access to the available technology. Isn't
it ironic that most authors produce their works in "potentially
accessible" format, and that their texts are then rendered
inaccessible by being made available in print only?

Has anyone else gone directly to authors in search of
machine-readable texts?
From: John.Linko@p0.f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org (John Linko)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: New TDD on market
Date: 5 Jan 93 21:20:46 GMT
Reply-To: John.Linko@p0.f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:129/26.0 - SoundingBoard, Pittsburgh PA
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26974

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Positron, Inc. has just introduced into the Public safety markets a TDD
(I prefer that term) that is built into a standard PC keyboard unit.
The keyboard replaces your IBM compatible keyboard, and there is a
16-character display and a small printer built right into the keyboard.
The TDD is independent of any software needs of the PC. It's not meant
for use with a modem, as far as I can gather. It's being marketed as a way
for 9-1-1 centers and other dispatch providers to comply with the ADA. For
more information:

Positron Inc.
5101 Buchan Street
Montreal PQ Canada H4P 2R9
1-800-361-9698

The unit is called the "Express". FYI. JL

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From: jlarson@TENET.EDU (Jeanette Carolyn Larson)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Symbols
Date: 5 Jan 93 19:39:09 GMT
Reply-To: jlarson@TENET.EDU (Jeanette Carolyn Larson)
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26952

[This is from the ADA-law mailing list]

Does anyone know of a source for clip art or "press on" art for
accessibility symbols?  These would be used on library brochures
and program handouts to indicate, for example, the availability of
reference service via TDD, close captioning of a library produced
video, or wheel chair accessibility of a library program.  Thanks.