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• Our Eye diseases and condition pages have been expanded to include a section on Retinitis Pigmentosa.



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Pick of the Month
• Live, interactive webcast on barrier-free universal access to the world wide web: Live, interactive webcast on barrier-free universal access to the world wide web. Utilizing pictures, text and audio, this presentation will describe how to design web pages to meet the learning and working styles of diverse web users. Wednesday August 6 between 9-10 am central daylight time broadcast from the 13th Annual Distance Teaching and Learning Conference in Madison Wisconsin.



• BLINDSPOTS: Movie Reviews for Visually Impaired People
• A Deafblindness Web Resource (United Kingdom) Excellent collection of links and information
• High Technology Overview: The Canadian National Institute for the Blind presents this overview of technology
• Enable onLine
• Getting A Grip on HTML is developed by The West Virginia Rehabilitation Research and Training Center(WVRRTC) for learning how to write web pages. Anyone can do it.
• LVRGNet is the world-wide-web interface for the Low Vision Research Group (LVRG), providing an Internet resource for researchers, clinicians, and others with an interest in low vision.
• Memories of Mr. Magoo - Washington Post Op-Ed piece by Kathi Wolfe
• The National Home Of Your Own Alliance (NHOYO): Web Sites for People With disAbilities
• Online Workshops offered by Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI)
• Optometry Electronic Library - University of Waterloo Electronic Library (UWELib)
• Przegl9darka internetowa dla niewidomych (in Polish)
• Software for the blind and partially sighted: An editor and several other programs for Windows95 from Germany.
• Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports (VASS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing sports and recreational opportunities to individuals with disabilities.
• Web Accessibility
• The White Cane - Vision Links
• Who's Watching? The American Foundation for the Blind recently completed a study of the viewing habits of blind and visually impaired people and the impact of video description.



• JAVA ACCESSIBILITY

Specs and Info at Sun Microsystems

• Sun Microsystems' Enabling Technologies Program
• Java Accessibility (Sun)
• Download the Java Foundation Classes and Java Accessibility API
• Accessibility Quick Reference Guide


Other Resources on Java and Access
• Microsoft Active Accessibility for Java
• Java Accessibility Program: Trace Center
• Designing an Accessible World
• The Empowerment Zone: Java
• Sun rises on Java's promise: USA Today Article
• Managing Information Resources for Accessibility (GSA.GOV)


• HYPERPROCEEDINGS from the 6th International World Wide Web Conference: April 1997
• Anywhere, Anytime (+Anyone) Access to the Next-Generation WWW by Gregg C. Vanderheiden Ph.D., Trace R & D Center
• AHA: Audio HTML Access by Frankie James Computer Science Department, Stanford University
• BSCW for Disabled Teleworkers - Usability Evaluation and Interface Adaptation of an internet-based Cooperation: by Michael Pieper, German National Research Center for Information Technology Environment



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• EASI Internet Broadcast on Web Design August 6
• Email Support Group for parents and caregivers of children with septo optic dysplasia
• A new book on VI resources: their website
• Large Print Music
• Legislative action notice: Exciting possibility on NLS funding
• Windows 95 Explained: A Guide for Blind and Visually Impaired Users by Sarah Morley (Royal National Institute for the Blind)


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• Overbrook School for the Blind, Philadelphia, PA.
  Overbrook School for the Blind offers a variety of programs for children of different ages and abilities. Since 1832, their mission has been to provide all our students, according to their individual needs, with the skills that will give them the greatest opportunity to experience active and fulfilling lives.
• Thessaloniki School for the Blind- Greece
• Utah State University: The Disability Resource Center



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• Association for the Blind: Victoria, Australia
• Bartiméus a centre in the Netherlands for blind and partially sighted people (mostly in Dutch)
• Fukushima Prefectural School for the Blind (in Japanese)
• International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment: ICEVI. The 10th World Conference will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 3 - 8, 1997
• The Low Vision Centers of Indiana
• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
• National Disability Organizations And Agencies
• The New York State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
• Organizacion Nacional de Ciegos Espaqoles (English version): ONCE is the national blindness organization of Spain
• Spanish version
• text version
• PROJECT EENAT: Eastern European Network on Access Technology
• The Visual Impairments and Blindness Expert System (VIBES) by the Illinois Parents of the Visually Impaired, Inc
• BRC's Extensive collection of Organizational Links.



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• New guidelines for accessible Web page design: from Microsoft
• Guide to Resources for Children and Youth with Visual Impairments
• T.V. Raman on The Site The Site, a show talking about all sorts of computer technology on MSNBC recently featured an interview and a brief demonstration.
• BRC's Extensive Collection of Access and Telecommunications Links



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• From Henter-Joyce: Training Workshops - available in St. Petersburg, FL. Additional info available here.
• From HumanWare: TVi - A truly innovative new product in a compact, easy to transport design. Includes a smooth, easy-scan camera mouse that melds to your hand as you track letters and sentences.($795)
• From Microsoft: New guidelines for accessible Web page design
• New Vendor: Freedom of Speech, Inc., Minnetonka, MN
• BRC's Extensive Collection of Blindness and Low Vision Products Vendors



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   • Visually Impaired Computer Users Group of New York City (VICUG-NYC) meets on the second Monday of every month at the Associated Blind building, which is located at 135 West Twenty-third Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, in New York City. If you have any questions about subway lines and bus stops in the vicinity of the TAB building, please call (212) 255-1122.
   • MOVING TARGETS: Topical Topics of Interest to the Blind and Visually Impaired Community of the New York Metropolitan Area
   • Web Sites of Blind/VI Computer User Groups Nationwide
   
   
   
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