XML Levels Educational Playing Field For Blind and Visually Impaired

February 8, 2005 Blog No Comments

For the blind and visually impaired new technology has literally opened up the doors to education. They can listen to a textbook on a computer or read it using refreshable braille. Yet students with print disabilities have had to wait six months or longer for an accessible textbook to be made available to them. This is set to change, however, thanks to a reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA). The act, signed by President Bush on December 3, 2004 is geared to give students with visual disabilities Read the full article…

Technical Writers: Thinking About Indpendent Contracting?

The LAC Media project is a new forum and informational site created by two indpendent contractors looking to help others break into the IT consulting industry. Not sure how to start? Not sure what questions to ask? Frustrated because you can’t find answers to your questions? This is the place. LAC Media offers Tips of the Week, as well as regular site updates giving you, the site owners say, “the tools you need to get off the ground.” Visit LAC Media.