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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 35 , Issue 5 (May 1992) table of contents

Pages: 32 - 35

Year of Publication: 1992

ISSN:0001-0782

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Ephraim P. Glinert	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Bryant W. York	Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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CITED BY 10

	Sandy Ressler , Qiming Wang, Making VRML accessible for people with disabilities, Proceedings of the third international ACM conference on Assistive technologies, p.144-148, April 15-17, 1998, Marina del Rey, California, United States
	Richard L. Kline , Ephraim P. Glinert, Improving GUI accessibility for people with low vision, Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems, p.114-121, May 07-11, 1995, Denver, Colorado, United States
	Alan Edwards , Alistair D. N. Edwards , Elizabeth D. Mynatt, Enabling technology for users with special needs, Conference companion on Human factors in computing systems, p.351-352, May 07-11, 1995, Denver, Colorado, United States
	Constantine E. Steriadis , Philip Constantinou, Designing human-computer interfaces for quadriplegic people, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI), v.10 n.2, p.87-118, June 2003
	Allan Edwards , Alistair D. N. Edwards , Elizabeth D. Mynatt, Enabling technology for users with special needs, Conference companion on Human factors in computing systems, p.405-406, April 24-28, 1994, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
	Alan F. Newell, Accessible Computing -- Past Trends and Future Suggestions: Commentary on “Computers and People with Disabilities”, ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS), v.1 n.2, p.1-7, October 2008
	Elizabeth D. Mynatt, Transforming graphical interfaces into auditory interfaces for blind users, Human-Computer Interaction, v.12 n.1, p.7-45, March 1997
	Richard E. Ladner, Access and Empowerment: Commentary on “Computers and People with Disabilities”, ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS), v.1 n.2, p.1-5, October 2008
	Alistair D. N. Edwards, Keeping Up with Technology: Commentary on “Computers and People with Disabilities”, ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS), v.1 n.2, p.1-5, October 2008
	Gregg C. Vanderheiden, Ubiquitous Accessibility, Common Technology Core, and Micro Assistive Technology: Commentary on “Computers and People with Disabilities”, ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS), v.1 n.2, p.1-7, October 2008

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
K. Computing Milieux
K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
K.4.2 Social Issues
Subjects: Handicapped persons/special needs**

General Terms:
Economics, Human Factors, Management, Theory

REVIEW

"Kailash S. Chandra : Reviewer"

With the passage of three major pieces of legislation relating to people with disabilities, namely Section 508 of Public Law 99-506 (1986), the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-407), a more...

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