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From: jak@panix.com (Jack Krueger)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: If you didn't see this.(President-elect)
Date: 30 Dec 92 15:31:52 GMT
Reply-To: jak@panix.com (Jack Krueger)
Organization: Panix, NYC
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26935

[Forwarded by Patt Bromberger]

| From: Clinton-HQ@Campaign92.Org (Clinton/Gore '92)
| Organization: MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab
| Date: 19 Dec 1992 21:06:37 -0500
| Newsgroups: alt.politics.reform,alt.politics.usa.misc,alt.activism
| Subject: CLINTON: Season's Greetings & Best Wishes for a Happy New Year
|
| Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year!
|
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From: bro@huey.met.fsu.edu (Bob Broedel)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: ALS & e-mail
Date: 30 Dec 92 15:30:33 GMT
Reply-To: bro@huey.met.fsu.edu (Bob Broedel)
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26928

RE: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), "Lou Gehrig's Disease"

Recently my best friend was diagnosed as having ALS so I am
trying to locate people with "Internet-compatible" e-mail
addresses who have an interest in communicating about ALS.

This would include ALS patients, patient supporters, physicians,
support groups, research centers, etc.

If I get enough responses I will create a directory of contact
people, computerized bulletin board systems, BITNET/Internet
discussion groups, etc. that will be freely available to all
interested people.

If there is enough support for the idea, I can set up kind
of an on-line discussion group (mailing list) on the subject
of ALS ... or I can refer all interested people to others
that already exist (but that I do not presently know about).

So if you are set up for e-mail, and if you have an interest
in exchanging information about ALS, please send me a message.

Sincerely, Bob Broedel

=======================
Bob Broedel, Engineer
Meteorology Department
Love Bldg, Room 404, B-161
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-3034  USA
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Telephone, 904-576-4906 (home), 904-644-6840 (work, answering machine)
Internet..broedel@geomag.gly.fsu.edu             MCI Mail..298-0782
San Francisco-Moscow Teleport (SFMT)..bro        EasyLink..62930541
TELEX (AT&T EasyLink).5106014520 (TALLY-KRAS FL) PeaceNet..bbroedel
TELEX (MCI/WUI)..6502980782 (6502980782MCI UW)   BITNET..BROEDEL@FSU
FAX 904-644-9642  ATTN: BROEDEL               CompuServe..71107,1710
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From: masticol@cadenza.rutgers.edu (Steve Masticola)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: RICV (?) - radio for the blind
Date: 30 Dec 92 15:30:46 GMT
Reply-To: masticol@cadenza.rutgers.edu (Steve Masticola)
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26929

Hi,

My father asked me to try to find out about "RICV", which he
described as a short-range radio broadcast system serving the
blind. Does anyone have any more information on this?

Thanks,

- Steve Masticola (masticol@cs.rutgers.edu).
From: APISCITELLI%ewuvms.BITNET@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Congress & INTERNET
Date: 23 Dec 92 20:16:58 GMT
Reply-To: APISCITELLI%ewuvms.BITNET@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26895

----------------------------Original message----------------------------
This posting came via CLINTON@MARIST

This came this morning from Eric Loeb at MIT via one of the
Clinton servers.  It is definitely a step in the right direction
and I think he has the right idea on how we can utilize our
skills to good advantage to help promote and nurture it.
Lee Sakkas
--------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------

It turns out that all members of the House of Reps.
are going to have the option of accepting email over
an internet gateway to the House system as of January.

The new House system (ISIS) will be released then.  It
is in test now.

I would recommend that we all go out and volunteer to help
our local congressional district office with their
computers.  At some point we will also each need to take
some responsibility for getting a good lobbying effort
going within our districts, so that our congress-people
will know that the Internet connection is desired by the
constituents.

eric
From: CCANACW@TECHNION.TECHNION.AC.IL (Chanoch Weil)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: A new list for people interested in Multiple Sclerosis?
Date: 30 Dec 92 15:29:29 GMT
Reply-To: CCANACW@TECHNION.TECHNION.AC.IL (Chanoch Weil)
Organization: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Taub Computer Centre
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26922

I feel the need for a new list/newsgroup, which will serve as a forum for
multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and their families, as well as for
anyone (e.g doctors, nurses, therapists) who cares about the subject.
The scope of the suggested list should cover all concerns of people
involved with MS.

If you would be interested in such list, please e-mail to me, maybe
indicating how far you expect to get involved with it. I'll later
summarize to this newsgroup.

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| Chanoch Weil             |  Fax      : 972-4-236212                   |
| User Support Group       |  Bitnet   : ccanacw@TECHNION               |
| The Computer Centre      |  TCP/IP   : ccanacw@TECHNION.TECHNION.AC.IL|
| Technion, Haifa 32000    |                                            |
| Israel                   |                                            |
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From: nmcb@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Yolanda Thompson)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Classes with disabled
Date: 23 Dec 92 19:44:54 GMT
Reply-To: nmcb@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Yolanda Thompson)
Organization: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26890

[Forwarded from the alt.education.disabled newsgroup by Patt
 Bromberger]

In article <1992Dec16.081339.17085@rat.csc.calpoly.edu>
sludi@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Stephanie Ann Ludi) writes:
>[deleted for brevity]
>
>I'm not quite sure if this makes sense at this moment --it's late. :)
>
>>  A blind student knows how to get tle notes off of the blackboard.
>Not always.  See below.
>
>You have a point but the differences have to be addressed sometimes.  If you
>ignore the differences all the time, you may do more harm than good to a person.

  Well, concerning your comments on terminology.  If you don't educate
individuals about changes in language, then they are not able to
progress with the times.  If we did not change our terminology about
calling afro-americans what they were called in plantation days, we
would be doing them and ourselves a big disservice.

  If blindness makes you qualified to talk aobut the topic of disabled
students in classes, then I'm qualified also, since I am blind.  And
yeah, I went to college too, and still pop in for an occasional course
that looks intriguing.

  As far as the extra time on tests, the handling of transparencies,
and the blackboard information, it is not this profressor's
responsibility to make sure you get the info, it is yours.  If you
start expecting him to learn all the "differences" that each person
with a disability needs, you are not being fair to him.    Give this
professor who cares enough freedom to feel comfortable in teaching his
classes without having to worry that "this disabled student" won't
take initiative for what they need.

I too very much appreciate this professor's caring, and want him to
know that he is free to teach and it is his student's responsibility
to approach him with their needs.  You cant' give blanket answers,
because while you want things "blown up", I would prefer my things in
Braille, and neither should be his concern unless we approach him with
a request.  He would work with any student to assist them to succeed,
so let him teach, and you be forthright enough to make your requests
to him, don't lay an expectation on him to approach you.  This kind of
attitude is what makes situations uncomfortable.
From: FHEDA02%BLEKUL11.BITNET@VM1.NoDak.EDU (Jan Engelen)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Flemish newspaper now available in Braille
Date: 23 Dec 92 20:16:26 GMT
Reply-To: FHEDA02%BLEKUL11.BITNET@VM1.NoDak.EDU (Jan Engelen)
Organization: K.U.Leuven (Belgium)
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26893

Press Release
Flemish Leading Newspaper now simultaneously available in
inkprint and Braille
=========================================================
At a press conference in Brussels, Belgium on 14 December
1992, a new initiative was announced by the Flemish
Braille Newspaper Foundation (VZW De Braillekrant).
Starting from mid-December 1992 a daily edition in Braille
of the major Belgian newspaper "De Standaard" will be
available at the same time as the ink print version sold
to the general public.

The Foundation's President, dr.jur. Herve Eeckman,
explained during the press conference how the Foundation
considers that this publication will be a powerful means
for the cultural development and better integration for
Belgium's blind community.

As was explained by Mr. Marc Casteels, the VUM, the
Flemish Publisher of "De Standaard", provides an
electronic version of the daily news items. The VUM also
houses the Braille embosser and its associated computer
system. In the beginning the daily newspaper will contain
approximately 30 braille pages, increasing to 60 for the
weekend editions. It is sold at the same price as the ink
print edition.

The daily Braille Newspaper project has been supported by
several groups. The main sponsors have been the ABB, a
leading Belgian Insurance Company and several Lions
Service clubs.
In addition a representative of Minister Wivina De Meester
announced during the press conference that the project
will also be financed by the Flemish Government as part of
its support programme for daily newspapers.

The overall technical feasability study for the Flemish
daily Braille Newspaper was made by InfoVisie-Vlicht, a
specialised technical consultancy group based in Leuven,
Belgium.
For the practical implementation, full support has been
given to the Braille Newspaper by the "Braille Research
Group" at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
Prof. Francois' Group developed the high speed ELEKUL 03
braille embosser, an essential part of the daily
production cycle. All text conversion and formatting
software has been provided for by ir. Jan Mennens of the
same K.U.Leuven Group.

The Braille Newspaper is the first implemented project of
the dynamic Braille Newspaper Foundation.
According to Prof. Engelen, the Foundation is now drawing
up serious plans for creating a digital newspaper service
in 1993.
It will use the EIF, the European Interchange Format, so
that international exchange of information will be
possible. The EIF harmonisation has been developed in the
CAPS project, supported by the European Community (TIDEprogramme).

Detailed information can be obtained from:
De Braillekrant VZW
Paul Lebrunstraat 17
B-3000 Leuven
phone: +32 16 23 13 68
fax:   +32 16 23 74 31
email: engelen@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be (Internet)
From: dfp1@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Daniel Francis Pratt)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: PC or Mac -- What do I buy?
Date: 22 Dec 92 16:16:25 GMT
Reply-To: dfp1@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Daniel Francis Pratt)
Organization: Lehigh University
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26875

In article <26744@handicap.news>, Eric.Averink@f119.n244.z1.fidonet.org
(Eric Averink) writes:
|Index Number: 26744
|
|*** Quoting Jon Radue to All dated 11-05-92 ***
|> From: jradue@SANDCASTLE.COSC.BROCKU.CA (Jon Radue)
|>
|> Index Number: 25429
|>
|> A very good friend of mine, with advanced MS, has recently decided
|> to 'go with technology' and purchase a computer. But what does he
|> purchase? He has trouble using his fingers and would like voice
|> input to help with his job as treasurer of the local MS Society,
|> and to type letters (Dragon Dictate appears to be too expensive).
|> He also does not know how the disease will progress so he needs a
|> computer that can readily be adapted for his next requirement
|> (maybe controlling some of his environment, or turning book pages,
|> etc.). My problem is that I am a Mac fanatic, using Macs for all my
|> teaching and research, but I believe that there is greater
|> selection of hardware and software for the PC.
|>
|> Can anyone out there help me decide?

Dragon Systems has a less expensive version of DragonDictate out now I
believe.  I think it has a smaller vocabulary, but is much cheaper.  As
for troubles with using a mouse, I would recommend a trackball.  They're
about the same price as a mouse, and much easier to use.  I'm a quad
with no finger movement, and I find it easy to use.  If you buy the right
type you can even adjust the sensitivity.

Dan
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From: dingram@dims.demon.co.uk (Darren Ingram)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Electronic IRS filing
Date: 30 Dec 92 15:31:44 GMT
Reply-To: dingram@dims.demon.co.uk (Darren Ingram)
Organization: Darren Ingram Media Services
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26934

[Forwarded by Patt Bromberger]

In article <1992Dec20.074650.29029@unlv.edu> todamhyp@unlv.edu writes:

>Is there a public way to file taxes electronically without having to
>go to a broker and pay a $50 charge? I am aware of a Macintosh program
>that will print your tax return for you, but can this electronic form
>be uploaded to a IRS server?

This clipping from UPI/Clarinet may be of interest to you. Please remember
that it is an extract from copyrighted material.

I have cut off part of the text so that the sailient points are provided.
please respect the copyright.

 UPI Computer Comment

United Press International
        If Inforite Corp. has its way, you might not have to send even a
scrap of paper to the IRS on April 15.
        Right now technology exists to allow tax returns to be filed
electronically, but signatures are still collected the old-fashioned way
-- via mailed-in signature cards.
        San Mateo, Calif.-based Inforite is negotiating with the Internal
Revenue Service and a number of tax-preparation services and software
publishers to make the Inforite MP Series Writing Pads an industry
standard for electronically capturing and storing signatures to be sent
to IRS processing facilities.
        In fact, Inforite is one of many firms negotiating with the IRS to
provide electronic signatures for millions of tax forms that are filed
electronically -- using a computer and modem -- every year.

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From: K331972@EDVZ.UNI-LINZ.AC.AT (Bernhard Stoeger & Klaus Miesenberger)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: ADA and technology
Date: 22 Dec 92 16:12:37 GMT
Reply-To: K331972@EDVZ.UNI-LINZ.AC.AT (Bernhard Stoeger & Klaus Miesenberger)
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26872

[Forwarded from the BLIND-L mailing list]

A QUESTION ABOUT CD-ROM LITERATURE
We are a working group at the University of Linz, Austria, Europe, whose
intention is to support visually impaired students and to contribute
towards the development of information access for this group of people.
Since we are connected to several international networks (e.g., Internet
and Bitnet), it is rather easy for us to access databases available via
telecommunication. However, it would be also interesgint for us to
access library information stored on CD-Rom. The problem is that a great
part of the information available on CD-Rom is stored in a graphical
way.

Question: Do you or anyone else on this discussion list know about
databases or labraries that present information on CD-Rom in a
non-graphic (pure text) manner?

With best Thanks

Klaus Miesenberger & Bernhard Stoeger <k331972@edvz.uni-linz.ac.at>
From: robbie@dretor.dciem.dnd.ca (Robert Arrabito)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: palm printer
Date: 23 Dec 92 20:12:05 GMT
Reply-To: robbie@dretor.dciem.dnd.ca (Robert Arrabito)
Organization: Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26892

I have recently started a small business which provides services
and products to the blind and visually impaired. At present, I am
selling a palm size, battery operated printer. This printer is
great for making small notes. It has a line width of 27 characters
in normal mode and a line width of 40 characters in condensed mode.
This printer is ideal for hooking up to a Braille 'n Speak or to a
notebook computer.  The printer costs $350 U.S. for the parallel
interface and $400 U.S.  for the serial interface.  For further
information, please contact:

Robert Arrabito
Arrabito Enterprises
18 Alladin Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M6L 1S5
Canada

e-mail: robbie@dretor.dciem.dnd.ca
From: uccs.edu!rhgattis@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Master Bob)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Call for Interest in Software Field Evaluation
Date: 30 Dec 92 15:26:40 GMT
Reply-To: uccs.edu!rhgattis@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Master Bob)
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26908

[Forwarded by Patt Bromberger]

Call for Interest:

Meeting the Challenge, Inc. is interested in hearing from persons
and institutions who would be willing to participate in a field
evaluation of software developed for an NSF-sponsored project. The
evaluation would be in the Fall of 1993, from about August 93
through Nov 1993.

The evaluation would involve hosting a beta version of our software
on a 386 class PC, running Windows, and using the system to
identify appropriate accommodations for students with
disabilities.  While the evaluation plan is not designed yet, we
expect to gather information from the participants on the value of
the system in identifying appropriate accommodations in a variety
of situations.

We are most interested in gathering a diverse group of evaluators
from a wide spectrum of educational institutions.  For example, in
the current project, we are working with a 2 year community college
and a four year state university in our local area.  What we are
seeking is to expand the evaluation group to include:

- persons who are very familiar (expert !?) in determining the needs of
students with disabilities and identifying appropriate
accommodations (both assistive technology and other forms of
accommodations).

- persons who are unfamiliar with determining the needs of students with
disabilities and identifying accommodations, but end up doing it anyway.

- educational institutions with a strong science and engineering curriculum
who deal with issues of providing computer access to students with
disabilities.

We are contacting some institutions directly, ones that we know fit these
criteria to some extent.  If you are interested in becoming a test site or
simply would like more information about this project, please send email
to me at the following address:

        rhgattis@uccs.colorado.edu
From: T.Pennick@AXION.BT.CO.UK (Tim Pennick)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Info wanted on OCR systems
Date: 30 Dec 92 15:25:40 GMT
Reply-To: T.Pennick@AXION.BT.CO.UK (Tim Pennick)
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26903

[Forwarded from the Blind-L mailing list]

With apologies to people who have seen this on other
lists/newsgroups.  I've not had much of a response so far.

I just had a demo of the new Arkenstone product "An Open Book".  I
was really very impressed with this product, and it handled lots of
things better than my aging Kurzweil.  However, I was horrified to
learn that there is no continuous scan and speak mode, i.e. you
can't have the scanner running while you are listening to the
output of the speech synth.  I found this vey difficult to believe,
as it seemed to almost completely torpedo all the other advantages
offered by the product.

To explain further in case my ramblings so far aren't very clear:
With the Kurzweil, I can decide to read a document, locate the
pages I want to read (by means of an Optacon), place the first
sheet on the scanner, press the button and wait for it to start
speaking.

Assuming the print quality is reasonable, I can continue to feed
pages into the scanner while the synth reads to me, and with good
print, I can read uninterrupted at about 300 words per min.

Using the Arkenstone product, it seeems that you either scan all
the pages you want to read before you start to listen to them
(using the batch modes) or use "quick-speech" to access the info as
quickly as possible.  If you do the latter, you have to wait until
you have finished listening to the page before you can start to
scan the next one.

As far as I can see, this means that a Kurzweil must always be
faster if you are aiming for immediate speech since you can be
listening to one page while you scan the next.

Please someone, tell me I'm wrong, or that there is another way of
using the system which will get round the problem?  I find this
really annoying, because as far as I can tell from a short demo,
the system is in most other cases just what I'm after, and at a
very reasonable price.  The user interface is excellent, the speech
is good, the system is compact, the portability of files produced
on the floppy drive of the machine is fantastic ... what more can I
say?

Tim Pennick
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