New Linux PDA For Blind People

[Janina Sajka]

Travis Siegel writes:
> No joy there.  There already is a law that says *every* government  
> document be publically accessible.  Try finding a copy of the patriot  
> act.  I rest my case.

Sorry, Counselor. The law I think you're referring to, commonly known as
Sec. 508, does not apply to Congress. It only applies to the Executive
Branch.

PS: INterestingly, that means that NLS isn't covered by Sec. 508.

> On Mar 30, 2006, at 8:46 PM, Lorenzo Taylor wrote:
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> > If making mainstream products accessible to people with  
> > disibilities could
> > actually be done accross the board in a few weeks if a law mandated  
> > it, then we
> > should probably concentrate on writing Congress or whoever else to  
> > try to get
> > them to pass such a law.
> >
> > Lorenzo
> > - --
> > Keep American Idol great! Vote for Mandisa!
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