Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select EducationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grants-in-aid
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
H.R. 4904, Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select EducationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grants-in-aid
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988
Author: United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : People with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Resources in Education
Author: Making Computers Accessible
Author: Elizabeth R. PetrickPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421416476
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
The revolution in accessible computer technology was fueled by disability activism, the interactive nature of personal computers, and changing public policy. In 1974, not long after developing the first universal optical character recognition technology, Raymond Kurzweil struck up a conversation with a blind man on a flight. Kurzweil explained that he was searching for a use for his new software. The blind man expressed interest: One of the frustrating obstacles that blind people grappled with, he said, was that no computer program could translate text into speech. Inspired by this chance meeting, Kurzweil decided that he must put his new innovation to work to “overcome this principal handicap of blindness.” By 1976, he had built a working prototype, which he dubbed the Kurzweil Reading Machine. This type of innovation demonstrated the possibilities of computers to dramatically improve the lives of people living with disabilities. In Making Computers Accessible, Elizabeth R. Petrick tells the compelling story of how computer engineers and corporations gradually became aware of the need to make computers accessible for all people. Motivated by user feedback and prompted by legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, which offered the promise of equal rights via technological accommodation, companies developed sophisticated computerized devices and software to bridge the accessibility gap. People with disabilities, Petrick argues, are paradigmatic computer users, demonstrating the personal computer’s potential to augment human abilities and provide for new forms of social, professional, and political participation. Bridging the history of technology, science and technology studies, and disability studies, this book traces the psychological, cultural, and economic evolution of a consumer culture aimed at individuals with disabilities, who increasingly rely on personal computers to make their lives richer and more interconnected.
Grants
Author: Jean M. FrommPublisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781594545108
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Grants are available from thousands of sources, both private and public. To the grantseeker, however, this wealth of sources appears like an impenetrable jungle. "Where are the grants I need and what do I need to do to submit my ideas and proposals?" This book is designed to answer these questions by aiming the grantseeker to both the grant givers and by providing a bibliography of book for further research.
Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
Book Description
A Guide to the Bound Publications of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate for the ... Congress
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human ResourcesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Calendars of the United States House of Representatives and History of Legislation
Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative calendars
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1520
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)