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Magazine articles of special interest to people with disabilities.

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Outside February 2005	Rachael Scdoris: The Blind Iditarod Racer The 20-year-old from Bend, Oregon, will be at the starting line on March 5, despite having congenital achromatopsia, a disorder that keeps her from seeing past the hazy butts of her lead dogs.
InternetNews January 21, 2005 Jim Wagner	IBM Magnifies Talking Browser Increasing government regulation and aging Baby Boomers spark Big Blue's continued investment in its Home Page Reader, a browser to address the needs of blind, visually impaired or elderly people using the Internet.
Inc. January 2005 Patrick J. Sauer	How I Did It: Randy Slager Former Army officer Randy Slager has two goals: continue expanding his $30 million IT services and consulting company; keep knocking down walls that prevent disabled veterans from achieving entrepreneurial success. Here's his first-person account.
PC Magazine December 28, 2004 Karen Jones	The Thought Interface Matthew Nagle is a 25-year-old quadriplegic with unique kinetic capabilities, thanks to a small sensor chip implanted in his brain.
PC Magazine November 24, 2004 Bill Machrone	I Know You Talk to Bill Gates Pocket PCs, smart phones, and similar devices can't communicate with TTY/TDD machines, the standard terminals for deaf communications.
Entrepreneur November 2004 Nicole L. Torres	Willing and Able Community Options Inc. has created an incubator to foster entrepreneurship for people with disabilities as well as those with businesses tailored to help the disabled.
T.H.E. Journal October 2004	Kurzweil 1000 Version 9 Focused on helping blind and low-vision learners read, Kurzweil 1000 Version 9 by Kurzweil Education Systems makes printed pages and electronic archives more accessible and usable for visually impaired readers.
InternetNews September 16, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Hiptop2 Device Honed for Deaf Market Danger's wireless communicator offers wireless Internet relay in new version.
Fast Company September 2004 Ryan Underwood	A Day in the Life of Work: No Brakes For wheelchair racer Cheri Blauwet, every day is an exercise in self-sufficiency, every race a test of faith.
InternetNews July 15, 2004 Jim Wagner	IBM Tool Has An Eye For The Blind A new alphaWorks application shows Web designers what their site looks like through the eyes of someone with a visual impairment.
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