FW: Important Information: Free Accessibility on Operating lsSystems Besides Windows (fwd)

[ameer armaly]

This might be interesting; unix seems to be starting to make a name for
itself.

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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:52:07 -0400
From: "Prince, Phyllis B." <pbprince at greenville.k12.sc.us>
To: ameer at charter.net
Subject: FW:      Important Information: Free Accessibility on Operating
    Systems              Besides Windows



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Subject: Important Information: Free Accessibility on Operating Systems Besides Windows



You will want to join the Web conference Thursday, April 8 at 1 PM Eastern!

Unix/Linux and Mac operating systems are providing more accessibility tools
for users with disabilities.  Mac has beta software under development while
Sun Microsystems has an open system screen reader and more now on the market.

Even if you do not use Linux, you may know students with disabilities who
need to use it.  You may also be looking for less expensive accessibility
technology.  Peter Korn from Sun Microsoft systems will describe Sun's
assistive technology applications; how it works; its present state; and
future plans.  Several computers can now be purchased with Linux operating
systems from the factory.  They can also come with free accessibility
applications.  These do not yet have the sophistication of expensive
Windows assistive applications, but further development is presently taking
place.

This is a technology breakthrough.

Read more and register online at:
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm

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