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At Gettinghired.com, we want to congratulate KATHY MARTINEZ on her confirmation as Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Office of Disability Employment Policy. We join Justice for All, the American Association of People with Disabilities, and many in...
Filed under: Employment, DOL, U. S. Department of Labor, ODEP, Office of Disability Employment Policy, blind, Kathy Martinez, international development, gender issues, WID, independent living, diversity, asset building, World Institute on Disability, Senate confirmation
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If you live in the Los Angeles area, check out this intriguing event, and stop by the Reading Rights Coalition booth #207 in Zone B to lend your support and cheer the coalition on as they continue to advocate for access to e-books for all of us! Thank...
Filed under: National Federation of the Blind, blind, Amazon.com, Kindle 2, mainstream access to books, print disabilities, Reading Rights Coalition, text-to-speech, dyslexia, spinal cord injury, Randy Shaw, University of California at Los Angeles, equal education, e-book reader, LA Times Festival of Books, Marc Maurer, learning issues, processing issues, strokes, seniors, low vision, a way for books to reach a broader market, Deborah Kent, civil rights issue
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Do you know of a blind high school or college music student looking for ways to deal with theory and music reading? The National Resource Center for Blind Musicians is taking applications for its one-week Summer Braille Music Institute, which provides...
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We were delighted to learn that Amazon.com, responding to an online petition asking for accessible controls on the Kindle 2, has promised to make the reading device's controls speak aloud. That is great news for people who cannot see the controls;...
Filed under: Visually Impaired, blind, Amazon.com, learning or processing issues, Kindle 2, seniors losing vision, online petition, e-books, mainstream access to books, demonstration, the Authors' Guild, print disabilities, spinal cord injuries, people recovering from strokes, Reading Rights Coalition, text-to-speech, Amazon, dyslexia
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On March 20, President Obama announced the nomination of Kathy Martinez, as Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy in the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), Department of Labor. Blind since birth, Kathy Martinez is an internationally...
Filed under: Department of Labor, Employment, ODEP, blind, Kathy Martinez, reduce poverty among people with disabilities, international development, Access to Assets, U.S. Institute of Peace, gender issues, WID, Latinos with disabilities, independent living, disability rights advocate, Proyecto Visión, Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy, nominee, diversity, asset building, DisabilityWorld, World Institute on Disability
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We would say his biggest advantage is his excellent sense of humor! Enjoy this article about a mechanic from the Netherlands who happens to be blind. We thank the online DigitalJournal.com here for the story: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/267701...
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Voting begins this week. We are thrilled that talented singer, Scott MacIntyre has made it into American Idol's Top 36! Voting begins this week. We hope that Scott, who happens to be blind and who is very talented, makes it all the way. How cool it...
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