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Adapting PC's For Disabilities Book/CDROM

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From: joe j lazzaro
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 00:00
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---An Electronic Bill of Rights: Adapting PCs for Disabilities

Reading, MA - For persons with disabilities, a properly equipped
computer breaks barriers to information access and communication.
Adapting Pcs for Disabilities is a complete guide to assessing an
individual's needs and outfitting a PC with the latest assistive
hardware and software.  Individuals with disabilities and
governmental and educational agencies will need a copy of this
book--it's a practical reference not only to what is possible with
a PC, but what is affordable and readily available. 

The book's CD features: 

o  over 60 demos of adaptive software packages
o  the complete text of the print book in ASCII 
o  a handy text file viewer
o  megabytes of articles and newsletters on assistive technology
o  complete text of the ADA and more
o  internet newsgroups and web page resources

Add adaptive products to your PC quickly, affordably, and easily-
Adapting PCs for Disabilities shows you how!

Joseph Lazzaro is the Technology Director for the Massachusetts
Commission for the Blind, author of numerous articles on computers
and technology, and an emerging science fiction writer. 

Addison-Wesley is a worldwide publishing company based in Reading,
Massachusetts. The Trade Computer Books Group publishes high-
quality books for business users, programmers, and computer
enthusiasts. 

Adapting PCs for Disabilities book/CD package is available from
your local bookstore at a suggested retail price of $39.95. ISBN
0-201-48354-8 paperback, 320 pages.
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Joseph J. Lazzaro
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From: lazzaro@world.std.com (joe j lazzaro)
Subject: Adapting PC's For Disabilities Book/CDROM 
Date: 1996/07/31
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