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<LI>Dr. Victoria Tripodi, formally the Program Administrator of our blindness
program, has left us to be Superintendent of <a href="http://morgan.k12.il.us/isvi/">The
Illinois School for the Visually Impaired</a>. <br>
Her new email address is <a href="mailto:dhsvi01@dhs.state.il.us">dhsvi01@dhs.state.il.us</a><br>
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<LI><a href="query/search.html"><b>NYISE Search Page</b></a>: We now have
extensive internal search capability of our website and it is available
in <b><a href="query/searchlrg.html">high contrast</a></b> also. <br>
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<LI><a href="tlc/index.html"><b>New York Beacons</b></a>: NYISE is participating
in a Technology Literacy Challenge Grant of united electronic communities
for special education to help teachers implement the new New York learning
standards. <br>
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<I><B>Pick of the Month</B></I> <BR>
<b><a href="http://www.rnib.org.uk/digital/">RNIB Digital Campaign Supporters
Network</a></b> <br>
Join their mailing list and receive information about <br>
how you can support this important campaign. <br>
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<div align="center"><font size="4">---------------</font> </div>
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<UL>
<LI><a href="http://www.tsbvi.edu/technology/95options.htm"><b><font size="5">Accessibility
Options in Windows 95</font></b></a><br>
<br>
</LI>
<LI><font size="5"><b><a href="http://www.aerbvi.org/text_only/certification/certification.htm">AER’s
certification programs</a> </b>define educational and professional standards
in the field and what qualifications are needed to meet those standards.
(<a href="http://www.aerbvi.org/"><b>AEROnline</b></a>: <i>Association for
Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired</i>)<b><br>
<br>
</b></font></LI>
<LI><font size="5"><b><a href="http://www.AudioUniverse.com/">AudioUniverse</a></b>
search or browse a library of 15,000 audiobooks available for sale at a
discount. <br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><font size="5"><b><a href="http://www.blindness.linkable.org/">blindness.linkable.org</a></b>
Blindness; Books, Links, and People<br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><font size="5"><a href="http://www.loc.gov/nls/bds.html"><b>The Braille
Development Section</b></a>, National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress administers a program
of courses leading to certification in braille transcribing and proofreading
<br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><font size="5"><b><a href="http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/literacy.html">Braille
Literacy</a></b>: Resources for Instruction, Writing Equipment, and Supplies<br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><font size="5"><a href="http://www.dors.state.il.us/atec/atecshar.htm"><b>Computer
Access On A Shoestring</b></a> - accessibility shareware (free or cheap)!
The ATEC Shareware Collection <br>
(<a href="http://www.dors.state.il.us/atec/">Access Technology Evaluation
Center</a>)<br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><font size="5"><a href="http://members.tripod.com/DE_VISU/"><b>De Visu</b></a>:
Información sobre y para personas ciegas o con deficiencia visual<br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><font size="5"><a href="http://eldred.ne.mediaone.net/./toc.html"><b>Eldritch
Press</b></a>: An extensive collection of online books and historical documents.
The latest addition is the <a href="http://eldred.ne.mediaone.net/owh/holmes.html">Oliver
Wendell Holmes</a> (1809-1894) Homepage. Several books have described illustrations.</font><br>
<br>
</LI>
<LI><font size="5"><a href="http://www.visuallyimpaired.com/"><b>Focus on
The Visually Impaired</b></a>: Information and resources to assist the blind
or visually impaired in independent living<br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><b><font size="5"><a href="http://members.surfsouth.com/%7Edgray/GuitarByEar.html">Gutar
by Ear</a></font></b><font size="5">: Learn Guitar, Piano and other instruments
by ear using taped instruction. <br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><font size="5"><b><a href="http://info.rnib.org.uk/Agencies/Agencies.htm">International
Guide to Agencies for Blind and Partially Sighted People</a></b> <br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><b><font size="5"><a href="http://www.braille.org/papers/index.htm">International
Braille Research Center (IBRC) Resource Library</a><br>
<br>
</font></b></LI>
<li><font size="5"><a href="http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/1761/index.html"><b>The
Laurence Moon-Bardet Biedl Syndrome Network</b></a> (LMBS) </font><font size="5">
Email Support Group: Contact <b><a href="mailto:mmandm@ozramp.net.au">Sue
McCoy</a><br>
<br>
</b></font></li>
<LI><font size="5"><b><a href="http://www.homestead.com/lowvision/">Low Vision,
Practical Tips for Independent Living</a></b>: List of 125 tips and exercises.
<br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><b><font size="5">NY Times:</font></b><font size="5"> <b><a href="whatsnew/melatonin.html">Melatonin
Used to Restore Sleep Patterns in Blind People</a><br>
<br>
</b></font></LI>
<LI><font size="5"><b><a href="http://www.wdsc.org/disability/index.html">Projects
for People with Disabilities</a></b> <br>
- get information on <a href="http://www.wdsc.org/disability/htmldocs/etr.html">employment
and training</a>. Also find out about <a href="http://www.wdsc.org/disability/htmldocs/jar.html">
job accommodation resources</a>. From the U.S. Department of Labor Employment
and Training Administration.<br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><font size="5"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/ie5.htm"><b>Microsoft
Internet Explorer 5</b></a> Microsoft's Comments on Accessibility of Version
5 (<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/ie5-u.htm">text version</a>)<br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><font size="5">"<a href="http://www.hicom.net/%7Eoedipus/books/index.html"><b>Read
'Em and Speak!</b></a>" <br>
<i>Books and Reading from a Blind Perspective</i> <br>
Electronic text offers blind and visually impaired individuals an unprecedented
level of intellectual independence and autonomy.<br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><font size="5"><a href="http://www.az.com/%7Edday/blindtext.html"><b>Resources
for Parents & Teachers of Blind Kids</b></a><br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><font size="5"><a href="http://www.magnifiers.org"><b>The Screen Magnifiers
Homepage</b></a> is moved from the old location to <a href="http://www.magnifiers.org"><b>http://www.magnifiers.org</b></a>
<br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><font size="5"><b><a href="http://www.helikon.com/Personal/Pete/Advents/iflibtext.html">Snacky
Pete's Text Adventure Archive</a></b> A personal archive of text adventure
games. <a href="http://www.thesocket.com/%7Ehenrich/ftpfiles.htm">Dozens
of speech friendly programs</a> are also available at Paul Henrichsen's
<a href="http://www.thesocket.com/%7Ehenrich/">Home Page</a><br>
<br>
</font></LI>
<LI><font size="5"><a href="http://psyc.queensu.ca/%7Echeryl/labpage.html"><b>The
Touch Laboratory</b></a>, Research has focused for many years now on the
sense of touch in humans. The work has examined how normally sighted and
blind people come to learn about the world around them through haptic exploration
and manipulation.<b> </b> <br>
<br>
</font> </LI>
<LI><font size="5"> <b><a href="http://public.surfree.com/rdauben/default.htm">Visual
Basic Tutorial</a></b> for blind or visually impaired programmers. This
online tutorial is designed for beginners who want to learn how to program
in Visual Basic. <br>
<br>
</font>
<LI><font size="5"><b><A HREF="bschools.htm">World Database - Schools for
the Blind</A><br>
<br>
</b></font>
<LI><font size="5"><a href="http://www.linkable.org/"><b>The Worldwide Virtual
Community of the Disabled</b></a><br>
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</font>
<p>
</UL>
<FONT SIZE=5><!--------------------Mailbox Highlights -------------> <A NAME="mailbox">
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</a></font> <br>
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<ul>
<li><font size="5">On Sunday, October 31, CBS will air "<a href="whatsnew/movie.html"><b>Anya's
Bell</b></a>," a very special movie on both the subjects of Blindness (reading
Braille and learning to become independent using a cane) and Dyslexia.<br>
<br>
</font></li>
<li><a href="whatsnew/w3org.html"><b><font size="5">W3C Issues Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines</font></b></a><font size="5">:<br>
The World Wide Web Consortium today announced the release of the "Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines 1.0" specification as a W3C Recommendation. <br>
<br>
</font></li>
<li><font size="5"><a href="whatsnew/alpha.htm"><b>Alpha Resources</b></a>
is marketing a low cost book reader. <br>
<br>
</font></li>
<li><font size="5"><b><a href="whatsnew/ccvip99.html">CCVIP Fall 1999 class
schedule</a></b>: The Computer Center for Visually Impaired People Division
of Continuing Studies, Baruch College, CUNY<br>
<br>
</font></li>
<li><a href="whatsnew/java.html"><b><font size="5">Java Technology continues
to empower blind developers</font></b></a></li>
</ul>
<p><font size="5"> <!--------------------New Schools on Line ------------->
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<FONT SIZE=5>
<LI><A NAME="newsch"><IMG SRC="images/fadesch.gif" HEIGHT=20 WIDTH=432 alt="New Schools online"></A></LI>
<BR>
<BR>
</font>
<UL>
<li><font size="5"><b><a href="http://morgan.k12.il.us/isvi/">Illinois School
for the Visually Impaired</a></b></font></li>
<li> <font size="5"><a href="http://www.spedschools.com/schools/perkins.html"><b>Perkins
School for the Blind factsheet</b></a><br>
<br>
</font></li>
</UL>
<FONT SIZE=5>
<UL>
<li><A HREF="http://www.tsbvi.edu/"><B>Texas School for the Blind</B></A>
<UL>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.tsbvi.edu/Education/index.htm">Instructional Resources</A></LI>
<LI><a href="http://www.tsbvi.edu/technology/index.htm">Adaptive Technology
Resources</a> </LI>
<LI><a href="http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/index.htm">See-Hear
Newsletter</a><b><a href="http://www.tsbvi.edu/news.htm"><br>
</a></b><A HREF="http://www.tsbvi.edu/news.htm"> <br>
</A> </LI>
</UL>
</li>
</UL>
</font>
<UL>
<LI><font size="5"><A HREF="http://www.obs.org/"><B>Overbrook School for the
Blind</B></A> </font>
<UL>
<LI><font size="5"><A HREF="http://www.obs.org/2001.htm">Overbrook 2001</A></font></LI>
<LI><a href="http://www.obs.org/SEANAT.htm"><font size="5">Project SEANAT</font></a>
<font size="4">The Southeast Asian Network on Access Technology for
Blind and Visually Impaired Persons</font> </LI>
<LI><a href="http://www.obs.org/eenat.htm"><font size="5">Project EENAT</font></a>
<font size="4">Eastern European Network on Access Technology</font></LI>
<LI><font size="5"><a href="http://www.obs.org/newproj2.htm">What's New
OSB?</a></font>
<ul>
<li><font size="4"><b><a href="http://www.obs.org/man_abstract.htm">
</a></b></font><FONT SIZE=5><A NAME="neworgs"><!-------------------- Organizations-------------></A>
</font></li>
</ul>
</LI>
</UL>
</UL>
<FONT SIZE=5>
<LI><A HREF="orgs.htm"><IMG SRC="images/fadeorgs.gif" HEIGHT=20 WIDTH=432 alt="Organizations online" border=0></A>
</LI>
</font>
<p align="center"><FONT SIZE=5><a href="http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/World/Disabilities_and_the_Disabled/"><img src="images/whatsnew/yahoonews.gif" width="250" height="31" border="0" alt="Yahoo! News Logo"></a>
<br>
<b><a href="http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/World/Disabilities_and_the_Disabled/">Disabilities
and the Disabled</a></b> </font></p>
<ul>
<ul>
<ul>
<ul>
<li><font size="4"><a href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/hl/story.html?s=v/nm/19990713/hl/who5_1.html">WHO
announces preventable blindness initiative</a> - Reuters (07/13/99)
</font></li>
<li><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/july1999/nf90707b.htm"><font size="4">Free
CD-ROM lists job hopefuls with disabilities</font></a><font size="4">
- CNNfn (07/12/99) </font><br>
<br>
</li>
</ul>
</ul>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b> <br>
</b></li>
<li><a href="http://www.rit.edu/%7Eeasi/"><font size="5"><b>EASI</b></font></a><font size="5"><b>:
Equal Access to Software and Information</b></font> </li>
<ul>
<li><b><a href="http://www.rit.edu/%7Eeasi/webcast/roundtable.html"><font size="5">EASI
Roundtable Discussions</font></a></b><font size="4"> A Weekly Discussion
Between Users and Creators of Information Technology focusing on the Need
for Universal Access to the Information Age. These 30-minute roundtable
discussions will be webcast on Thursday nights at 9 PM Eastern, 8 Central,
7 Mountain and 6 Pacific time. </font><br>
</li>
<li><font size="5"><b><a href="whatsnew/easibarr.html">EASI Online Workshops</a>:
<br>
<font size="4">Sept. 20, October 3 and Nov. 1</font> <br>
<br>
</b></font> </li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://world.std.com/%7Eiceb/ubc.html"><font size="5"><b>International
Council on English Braille (ICEB), Unified Braille Code (UBC) Research Project</b></font></a></p>
<p><font size="5"><b><a href="http://www.kellogg.umich.edu">W. K. Kellogg
Eye</a> Center </b>University of Michigan<br>
</font><font size="3"> </font></p>
<p><font size="5"><a href="whatsnew/taevi.html"><b>On-Line Site Aids Blind
Studies</b></a></font></p>
<p><b><font size="5"><a href="http://www.pghvis.org/">Pittsburgh Vision Services
</a></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="5"><a href="http://www.rsb.org.au">Royal Society for the
Blind</a> (Australia) if unavailable </font></b><font size="5"><a href="http://at.rsb.org/">try
here</a></font><b><font size="5">.</font></b></p>
<p><font size="5"><b><a href="http://trfn.clpgh.org/vipace/">VIPACE</a></b>
Visually Impaired Pittsburgh Area Computer Enthusiasts! has a new address.
</font></p>
<p>
</ul>
<li>
<p><FONT SIZE=5><a name="technews"><img src="images/fadetech.gif" height=20 width=432 alt="Technology News"></a><br>
</font></p>
</li>
<ul>
<li><font size="5"><b><a href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/ap/washington/story.html?s=v/ap/19990714/pl/telecom_disabled_1.html">FCC
Approves Disability Ruling</a></b>:</font><font size="4"> The telecommunications
industry must make pagers, cellular phones and other equipment and services
easier for disabled people to use under new rules approved today by federal
regulators <br>
<br>
</font></li>
<li><a href="http://www.utoronto.ca/atrc/rd/hm/hotmetal.html"><b><font size="5">HoTMetaL
4.0: Accessible HTML Authoring System</font></b></a><font size="5">:</font>
<font size="4">Recently, SoftQuad announced the release of version 4.0 of
their HoTMetaL HTML authoring package. For the first time in a commercial
HTML authoring tool, this package includes features to encourage and aid
Web authors in the production of accessible HTML documents.<br>
<br>
</font></li>
<li><font size="5"><b><a href="http://www.sighted.com/obr.html">Optical Braille
Recognition</a></b> (Scanning braille-to-text) is a software sold by <a href="http://stats.interactive.net/ss?click&216.107.129.119&3746aa93">Sighted
Electronics</a></font><br>
<br>
</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p> <font size="5"><!--------------------V E N D O R U P D A T E S -------------></font></p>
</blockquote>
<li>
<p><font size="5"><A NAME="vendors"><IMG SRC="images/fadevend.gif" HEIGHT=20 WIDTH=432 alt="Vendor Updates"></A></font></p>
</li>
<ul>
<li><A HREF="vendors.htm"><B><font size="5">The Blindness Resource Center
Vendor Listing</font></B></A><font size="5">: A comprehensive collection
of vendors of products for persons with visual impairments.<br>
<br>
</font></li>
<li><a href="http://detectablewarning.tierranet.com/"><b><font size="5">Interlock
San Diego ADA Detectable Warning Products</font></b></a><font size="5">:
Interlock San Diego manufactures and installs concrete detectable warning
tactiles. <br>
<br>
</font></li>
<li><a href="http://www.elender.hu/%7Etal-mec/"><b><font size="5">Tal-Mec
Ltd - Sonar Vision</font></b></a><font size="5">:</font> <font size="4"><br>
Fitted into a pair of sunglasses, the device is developed to ease orientation
not only to a range of few steps as a stick does, but to a distance of 3-4
meters (3.5 yards) by warning its user of an upcoming obstacle. While moving,
the blind can obtain information on the distance of the obstacle in front
of him by the pitch of the warning signal.<br>
<br>
</font></li>
<li><font size="5"><b><a href="http://www.duxburysystems.com/whatsnew.html">What's
New at Duxbury!</a></b> Merging with Braille Planet for a new generation
of Braille Software technology<br>
<br>
</font></li>
<li><font size="5"> </font><b><a href="http://www.hj.com/NewsCommentary/JFDOSFREE.html"><font size="5">Henter-Joyce,
Inc.</font></a></b><font size="5"> has placed JAWS for DOS 2.31, the product
that brought the company to prominence in the access technology industry
as freeware on the Internet. <br>
<br>
</font></li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p><font size="5"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">NEW
VENDORS:</font></b> </font> </p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li><font size="5"><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/biz/bempub/page20.html"><b>Employment
Readiness and Lifeskills Webpage</b></a> by Basic Educational Materials,
Publishers offers quality instructional materials for teachers and special
needs professionals.</font><br>
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