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Audio Yellow Pages Now Available
Voice Access Communications introduces the Audio
Yellow Pages, a free voice activated service for the blind and
visually impaired.
Virginia: Loan Program May Help
Residents With Disabilities Purchase Technology
Virginia residents with disabilities who need technology or modified
services may be able to use low-interest
or guaranteed-loan programs through the Assistive Technology
Loan Fund Authority (ATLFA).
Southwest Airlines Soaring Scholars
Program
Southwest Airlines, The Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and Latina
Magazine have joined forces to provide college-bound students, their
parents, and the Latino community information
on resources that will help them when planning for a higher
education.
New OneStops.info Website and
biweekly e-announcements help people with disabilities find jobs
The National Center on Workforce & Disability (NCWD) has recently
launched a new version of its website, http://www.onestops.info,
as well as its first brief, OneStops.info: One-Stop Career Centers
Serving People with Disabilities. [full
announcement]
Web-based service enables users
to send free Braille letters and learn Braille
You want to get in touch with a friend who is blind, but your friend
doesnt have email and you arent able to print in Braille.
Youre blind and youve been trying to persuade some of
your friends and relatives to learn Braille. A web-based service
at http://hotbraille.com can
solve both problems. [read about the service]
Support Services in Spanish
for People with Developmental Disabilities
In Cleveland, Ohio, the Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation
and Developmental Disabilities offers supports
and services to all eligible individuals.
Ingrid's Story
Ingrid Jimenez is a 38-year
old woman who was born in the Dominican Republic. Ingrid developed
Maccum Albrights Disease at the age of 8 months.
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