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Magazine articles of special interest to people with disabilities.

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Inc. February 2007 John Grossmann	Welcome! No, Not You American business moves fitfully toward website accessibility for the disabled.
CIO February 1, 2007 Elizabeth Montalbano	Project Makes Web More Accessible to the Blind IBM has developed a set of application programming interfaces collectively called IAccessible2 which make it easy for visuals in applications based on ODF and other Web technologies to be interpreted by screen readers that reproduce information verbally.
IEEE Spectrum January 2007 Prachi Patel-Predd	The Enabler How Rob Sinclair has been spearheading Microsoft's efforts to make computer software and devices more usable for people with physical or learning disabilities.
IEEE Spectrum January 2007 Sandra Upson	Tongue Vision A fuzzy outlook for an unpalatable technology: BrainPort, designed to help the blind, is telling you that you are facing a round object. It might be a tennis ball right in front of you. But then again, it might be a hot-air balloon a kilometer away. You really can't tell.
ifeminists December 27, 2006 Carey Roberts	Winner of the Coveted 2006 Award for Political Incorrectness For taking courageous action, for persevering in the face of adversity, and for exemplifying the raw spirit of daring-do masculinity, the 2006 Award for Political Incorrectness goes to biochemist, mountaineer, and double-amputee Mark Inglis.
Search Engine Watch November 30, 2006 Matt Bailey	Making Search Accessible to Visually Impaired Users Until recently, the needs of visually impaired users wasn't a top priority for search engines. That's changed, but there are still issues that need to be resolved, according to people with vision challenges.
Job Journal November 19, 2006 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros: No Longer Unemployable Given a chance, workers with disabilities can earn more than a paycheck.
Financial Advisor November 2006 Karen DeMasters	Special Needs, Special Advisor This former small-town mayor and now independent financial planner and president of a successful fee-based money management firm takes time out for folks with special needs.
Job Journal October 22, 2006	PrideWorks It's National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
AFP eWire October 2, 2006	Court Case May Require Charity Websites to Meet ADA Standards A lawsuit brought by the National Federation of the Blind against Target Corp. may set a new legal precedent requiring websites to be accessible to the disabled.
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