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AccessWorld (R) Extra
A bi-monthly e-mail newsletter of additional AccessWorld content
Volume 4, Number 2
April 2004
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Contents
1. From the Editor
2. Readers' Corner
3. Coming Soon in AccessWorld (R)
4. Conference Report
5. What's New
6. Contact Us
Note: This material is copyright 2004 American Foundation for the
Blind and may not be reprinted or reproduced electronically without
permission. AccessWorld (R) is a trademark of the American
Foundation for the Blind.
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1. From the Editor
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Dear AccessWorld Reader: Welcome to the April 2004 edition of
AccessWorld Extra, the e-mail newsletter produced by AccessWorld
staff in each of the six months when AccessWorld is not published.
This month's Readers' Corner includes responses from February's
questions about hobbies you pursue and games you play, or,
according to the responses we received, don't play on the web. This
month we ask you about whether or not you used an accessible voting
machine when you voted in this year's presidential primaries.
Deborah Kendrick and I report on the Technology and Persons with
Disabilities conference, hosted by the Center on Disabilities at
the California State university at Northridge (CSUN). We highlight
some of the new products and most interesting presentations that we
found at this year's conference. We will provide extended coverage
of CSUN in the May AccessWorld. If you would like to receive e-mail
notification of when the May issue and future issues are available
online, send a message to <accessworld@xxxxxxx> with the word
"subscribe" in the subject. Please include your name and e-mail
address in the message.
AccessWorld Extra is designed to be easy to read for everyone.
Items are numbered, and you can search for the beginning of the
next item, since each item is preceded by a line of equal signs.
Send your comments to <accessworld@xxxxxxx>. This e-mail newsletter
is meant to provide, in each of the six months when the regular
AccessWorld is not published, more of what you have told us you
want--more of AccessWorld. We hope you will love it, but if you
decide that you want to be taken off the distribution list, please
e-mail us at <accessworld@xxxxxxx> and let us know. If your e-mail
address changes, please also contact us at that address and we will
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We strongly encourage you to forward AccessWorld Extra to a friend,
relative, teacher, or someone else who is not an AccessWorld
reader. Please help us spread the news that AccessWorld is now free
for all to read.
Just be sure to forward the entire issue, including the copyright
notice.
Jay Leventhal
Editor in Chief
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2. Readers' Corner
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Here's your forum for talking to us and to each other. This month
we want to know about your experiences voting in this year's
presidential primaries.
This month's question is:
Did you get to cast your vote using an accessible electronic voting
machine in a primary election this year?
-- Yes.
If yes, please briefly describe the experience.
-- No.
If not, how did you record your vote?
-- With the help of a poll worker.
-- With the help of a family member or friend.
-- Other, please specify.
If you did not vote in a primary this year, or if you live outside
the United States, please describe a recent experience you had with
inaccessible technology. For example, last month your editor in
chief wanted to wash some clothes. However, I found out that the
machines in my building now only accept smart cards, rather than
quarters. I needed help to buy a card and to add money to it with
my credit card.
In February, we asked you about hobbies you pursue on the web and
about playing games online. We received six responses from
obviously busy, serious readers.
In February, we asked:
What hobbies do you pursue on the web?
* Finance and investing: 2
* Reading: 2
* Old-time radio shows: 1
* History and medical research: 1
* Bagpiping, science, international broadcasting: 1
* News, nonprofits: 1
* None: 1
What is your favorite hobby-related web site?
* Google.com
* Googlenews.com
* Yahoo.com
* Sites hosted by the brokers with whom I have accounts.
* Reading: <http://www.loc.gov/nls>, especially their web-braille
area with its downloadable texts suitable for reading on a notetaker
or computer
* Piping:
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radioscotland_aod.shtml?pipeline>,
the web site for listening to BBC Radio Scotland's "Pipeline" program.
* Science: <http://www.cbc.ca/quirks>, the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation's Quirks and Quarks page
* International broadcasting: <http://www.wrn.org>, the World Radio
Network site
Have you played games on the web?
* Yes: 0
* No: 6
If not, which of the following is the reason you have not?
* Not sure how to do it: 1
* Don't know what games are out there: 1
* Tried but couldn't figure out how to make the game I wanted
accessible: 0
* No time to play around: 6
Here are some of the comments we have received in the last two
months.
Richard H. Fidler
"I enjoyed reading the article 'A History of Accessibility at IBM'
in the March issue of AccessWorld. Might I suggest an article about
the history of the first talking computer, about Apple and Street
Electronics and about Bill Grimm. It seems to me that the work
Apple and Grimm did is beginning to disappear into remote memory.
I functioned with a Talking Apple II for 12 years and benefitted
from several products developed by Grimm and what was then Computer
Aids. I moved with Computer Aids as they entered the 'IBM' and
'GUI' worlds and became GW Micro."
Morgan Jones
"Annemarie Cooke, in her article, 'On-the-Job Profile: A History of
Accessibility at IBM' (AccessWorld, March 2004), stated, 'Our
terminals became talkies just 20 years ago, in 1984.' I disagree.
"I got my first computer, an Apple II Plus, in January 1982, and it
definitely had speech. The synthesizer was an Echo, and the
software was Braille Edit. I continued to use that combination
until 1991 when I changed platforms from Apple to an IBM-based
system with JAWS as my screen reader. Of course, I don't mean to
belittle the outstanding work of Jim Thatcher at IBM in 1984 and
later. It was great."
Editor's Response
Early Apple computers were discussed in "Focused and User
Friendly," <http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=3DAW030106>,
an interview with Doug Geoffray of GW Micro, which appeared in the
January 2002 issue of AccessWorld. In the 1980s he worked for Bill
Grimm at Computer Aids and wrote some of the Apple software. If
more readers are interested in the history of assistive technology,
we may publish one or more articles on the subject.
Maria Kristic
"I really enjoy reading AccessWorld and the AccessWorld Extra
newsletter for their informative content. I especially like the
product reviews because they give readers a good look into what a
product's capabilities actually are, as opposed to promotional
messages that explain what the product is all about. I was
wondering if, in upcoming issues, AccessWorld could feature a
product review or comparison between stand-alone reading machines
such as Pulse Data International's ScannaR and Freedom Scientific's
VERA? I would love to read someone's hands-on experience with these
units, as I am considering purchase of a scan-and-read system."
Editor's Response
An evaluation of stand-alone reading machines is high on our to-do
list.
Gene Asner
"Regarding the article, 'Getting Your Forms in Shape,' which
appeared in the March 2004 issue of AccessWorld, and one of the
related article prompts offered on the AFB site, some comments and
questions come to mind.
"First, it appears that instruction of blind people in using the
Internet is completely inadequate and poorly done in the majority
of cases. Of course, many blind users don't get formal training.
However, for the benefit of your readers, the following information
will make Internet use much easier:
"First, for those using older screen readers that don't support
skipping blocks of links, it is very easy to find the text you want
on most web sites even without this feature. I'll give two
examples.
"Keep in mind that a web site is a document with links. It isn't
some alien construction. Conventions, such as links at the tops of
pages, serve a good purpose for sighted users, but also for blind
users if they understand how to use them or skip them as they wish.
Since a web site is a document, it makes sense that if you follow
a link from the page you are on--say the home page of a newspaper
or a link on the editorial page or any page with links that lead to
articles--the page containing the article has the title of the
article above the text. That's what you would expect from a
standard document and the Internet follows this convention. You can
almost immediately find the beginning of the article by using your
screen reader's search command for one or two words you expect to
be in the title. For example, if you follow a link that says,
'Twenty people killed in rioting in Iraq,' when the page containing
the article is displayed, doing a search for the word 'killed' or
'Iraq' is likely to take you to the title immediately above the
text of the article in one or two repetitions of the search, often
the first time. There are pages on which using the search strategy
gets you where you want to be faster and easier than using the
skip-blocks-of-links command provided by modern screen readers,
though this tends to happen more on pages that have a good deal of
nonlink text before you get to the article. In a good many cases,
the efficiency of either system of navigation works about as well.
Also, it is common nowadays for sites to have links to printer-
friendly versions of a given document. Printer-friendly versions
are often far more convenient to read using screen readers. While
I realize that different blind people learn at different speeds,
just as everyone else does, proper instruction in use of the
Internet causes many of the difficulties you site to be greatly
reduced or mostly eliminated."
Editor's Response
These suggestions will often work. However, the New York Times, for
example, often places two or three tables with "article tools"
directly after the article title. You must skip over these tables
to reach the article text.
Roni Mathew
"I sincerely enjoy reading the detailed, informative product
descriptions, and unbiased side-by-side reviews. I am an AT
computer user and travel the 'road to full accessibility,' which
this journal envisions with each publication. Thank you for your
wonderful efforts."
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3. Coming Soon in AccessWorld (R)
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We hope you are enjoying the March 2004 AccessWorld, featuring
evaluations of insulin pumps, the Roomba Robotic Floorvac, and
democratic presidential candidates' web sites; an article on how to
create accessible web forms; a history of accessibility at IBM; an
interview with Gayle Yarnall, president of Adaptive Technology
Consulting, and more.
You can read the issue for free or download "printer-ready" or
"braille embosser-ready" files at: <http://www.afb.org/accessworld>.
Don't miss the May 2004 issue, coming soon. This issue will bring
you:
Conference Report: CSUN 2004
Deborah Kendrick and Jay Leventhal
We report on the 2004 Technology and Persons with Disabilities
conference hosted by the Center on Disabilities of the California
State University at Northridge (CSUN.) Read a round-up of the
largest and best assistive technology conference in the business.
We describe the fascinating sessions and product demonstrations
that filled each hour of every day of the conference.
The Key to the Information Age: A Review of Three Screen Readers,
Part 1
Jim Denham and Jay Leventhal
We review Freedom Scientific's JAWS for Windows 5.0 and GW Micro's
Window-Eyes 4.5. We evaluate each screen reader's documentation, as
well as their performance in Microsoft Word and Excel and on the
web. The current versions of these two heavyweights in the U.S.
screen-reader market are packed with new features. Find out how
these tools can make your work and leisure-time activities more
productive.
An Accessible, Pricey Answer: A Review of the Mobile Phone
Organizer
Jim Denham
The ALVA Mobile Phone Organizer (MPO) is the first combination
personal digital assistant and phone specifically designed for
persons who are blind or visually impaired. The MPO features
braille input, synthetic speech output and a 20-cell refreshable
braille display. Applications include notes, phone, SMS (short
message service), contacts, agenda, utilities and settings. Phone
calls can be handled using a headphone microphone for privacy or
through a speaker phone. This article will help you decide whether
a fully accessible cell phone and a notetaker are worth the high
price of the MPO.
We Think They Hear Us Now: Cell Phones with Speech
Darren Burton and Mark Uslan
We evaluate two cell phones: the Audiovox CDM 9950, also sold as
the Toshiba VM 4050, and the Samsung SPH-a660. The Audiovox phone
has many features found in today's top phones, and "Voice
Guidance," which provides speech and other audio output to
communicate some screen information. The Samsung phone includes a
Global Positioning Satellite capability and web access. Voice
Recognition, which allows you to control the phone via voice
commands, also includes the speech output that is of interest to
users who are blind or visually impaired. Learn what our cell phone
experts think of these two new products.
An Introduction to Web Design
Joe Lazzaro
This article provides an introduction to creating a web site. It
introduces some basic HTML commands and walks you through creating
your first web page. If you have been thinking about designing a
web site or writing a web log or blog, this article will get you
started.
What Color is Your Pair of Shoes? A Review of Three Color
Identifiers
Deborah Kendrick
We review color identifiers--the ColorTest Memo from Caretec, the
Color Teller from Brytech, and the Cobolt Speechmaster Colour
Detector. These three devices are designed to assist you in
selecting appropriately coordinated clothing, sort laundry, select
file folders or other office materials coded by color, identify
packaging of products or medications, and more. The ColorTest also
includes additional features. Now you won't hesitate when someone
tells you to "Keep only the yellow copy."
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4. Conference Report
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CSUN 2004
Deborah Kendrick and Jay Leventhal
For a number of years now, the Technology and Persons with
Disabilities conference, hosted by the Center on Disabilities at
the California State university at Northridge (CSUN), has been
recognized as one of the most outstanding international venues for
products and information relevant to assistive technology. The 19th
annual CSUN conference, held at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott
and Airport Hilton, March 15-21, maintained that standard of
excellence and, in some areas, even exceeded earlier efforts.
The Scene at CSUN
CSUN offers sessions and exhibits of interest to every disability
group--those with mobility, hearing, vision, and/or cognitive
disabilities--but it certainly is one of the friendliest
conferences to people who are blind or visually impaired.
Conference materials are provided in braille, large print, and
computer disk formats. Braille users are provided with a booklet of
tactile maps, depicting the floor plans of both hotels. An
accessibility table is staffed throughout the conference to provide
additional assistance--such as getting presentation materials
brailled, receiving assistance in locating a particular meeting
room or exhibit booth, or meeting any other accessibility needs
that might arise.
AccessWorld staff members were on hand, gathering information and
looking at products. The following is some of what we found.
A Touching Display
Among the products and presentations targeting people who are blind
or visually impaired, the emphasis at this year's CSUN conference
on producing tactile maps and graphics was noticeably high. While
some blind people have difficulty interpreting tactile maps or
images, for many, the "picture" albeit, a picture meant for
touching, not viewing--is indeed worth a thousand words.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
demonstrated a prototype of a tactile graphics display that, it is
projected, will cost under $2,000. "We know that very subtle
changes can be detected by touch," explained John Roberts, the NIST
representative demonstrating the prototype display. "On the smooth
surface of a table, a single grain of sand can be felt." With that
in mind, the display (similar to the popular "bed of nails"
novelty) comprises 3,600 pins with smooth rounded tops in a 5-inch
by 7-inch display. The pins forming the image are raised, activated
by a single actuator, Roberts explained, whereas a more costly
device might dedicate one actuator per pin. The pins are mounted in
holes in a stack of flat plates that define the reading surface,
and that hold the pins vertical while allowing them to move up and
down to form the desired patterns. A moving mechanism positions the
pins, and then all the pins are locked in place to form a rigid
pattern for the user to view. After viewing, the pin array is
unlocked, and the pins are returned to the default position,
erasing the image and preparing the display for the next image.
When connected to a computer, the estimated time required to send
an image to the display is 30 seconds. For more information,
contact: John Roberts, NIST; e-mail: <john.roberts@xxxxxxxx>.
Another approach to displaying graphical images in a tactile format
was demonstrated in a product, also still in prototype stage, by
ViewPlus Technologies. A sheet containing a tactile representation
of a visual image (produced by one of the company's own Tiger
embossers) is placed on a so-called talking tablet. Pressing
various points on the tablet, which is attached to a PC, provides
the user with additional information, spoken by the computer's
speech synthesizer. If, for example, a blind person wanted to fill
out a tax form, the form could be scanned into the computer and a
tactile representation embossed. The embossed sheet is then placed
on the tablet. By pressing on designated points, the user can hear
the more extensive text that appears on the original form. The user
can then type on the computer the required information to be added
to the form, continue working down the form with the tactile image,
and ultimately print a form that has been completed independently.
For more information, visit: ViewPlus Technologies; web site:
<http://www.viewplustech.com>.
An Owasys of Accessibility
A U.S. version of a fascinating new cell phone was on display. The
Owasys 22C has no screen, because it is designed from the ground up
to speak to you as you press its large and easily-identified
buttons to dial a number, or to arrow around in the menus.
Developed in Spain by Owasys with assistance from the Organizacion
Nacional De Ciegos Espanoles (ONCE), the European model of this
phone is now available for purchase from Telefonica Moviles--
Spain's largest cell phone service provider. This GSM phone works
on all three U.S. GSM networks, AT&T Wireless, Cingular, and T-
Mobile. This phone seems to have almost everything you might really
need to use a telephone effectively without sight--speaking Caller
ID, logs of dialed, missed, and received calls, a comprehensive
phone book, and even SMS messaging. AccessWorld will review this
phone later this year. For more information, visit: Owasys; web
site: <http://www.owasys.com/accesible_en/products.php>.
Reading and Writing
The Jot-a-Dot, a new mechanical device from Quantum Technology in
Australia that has been in development for some years, allows a
braille user to make a quick note on braille paper, without the use
of a slate and stylus. The Jot-a-Dot, not much bigger or heavier
than a large paperback book, sports six keys for writing braille,
and moves from right to left while writing, allowing the user to
check what has been written while in process. The result is a
simple hardcopy braille note. The Jot-a-Dot uses ordinary 20-pound
paper. For more information, go to: Quantum Technology; web site:
<http://www.quantech.com.au>.
Measuring the Potential Market
Madeleine Bryant McIntyre, director of the Microsoft Accessible
Technology Group, discussed the results of a study commissioned by
Microsoft and conducted by Forrester Research in 2003. The purpose
was to measure the potential market of working age people in the
United States, ages 18-64, who could benefit from the use of
accessible technology for computers. Over 15,000 households were
contacted by telephone and mail for the study. In Phase 2 of the
study, people who were classified as likely to benefit were
contacted again and asked more in-depth questions. The disabilities
of the people contacted in the study's second phase included
vision, dexterity, hearing, speech, and cognitive problems.
Based on this study, Microsoft projects that 33 million computer
users in the United States have a visual impairment and are
"likely" or "very likely" to benefit from assistive technology--
ranging from accessibility options built into Windows to screen
magnifiers and screen readers. The study found that 35 percent of
people who are visually impaired are familiar with screen
magnification products, and 15 percent are familiar with screen
readers. Of those, only 5 percent actually use screen magnification
and 1 percent use screen readers.
Survey researchers who specialize in disability statistics question
this study's methodology and feel strongly that the estimates of
the number of people of working age identified in this study who
"have difficulties/impairments and would benefit from assistive
technology" of various types are extremely high. AccessWorld will
have additional coverage of this study in the future. For more
information, visit: Microsoft; web site:
<http://www.microsoft.com/enable/research>.
Accessibility on Demand
IBM introduced Frances West, director of IBM World Wide
Accessibility Center, who spoke on IBM's theme for CSUN "Combining
Innovation and Insight to Enhance Accessibility in an On-Demand
World." She outlined the company's four-tier accessibility solution
framework that leverages technology and business process
integration and transformation to improve access to information for
more people, regardless of ability or disability. This presentation
was followed by a demonstration of a new version of IBM's Home Page
Reader, a talking web browser, that is still under development. For
more information, contact: IBM; web site: <http://www.ibm.com/sns>.
You can't help leaving the CSUN conference exhausted from the
frenetic pace, but also energized by all the new knowledge and
ideas to which you have been introduced. Many of the products and
solutions we take for granted now started out as prototypes and
concepts at CSUN. For our complete report on the CSUN conference,
read the upcoming May issue of AccessWorld.
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5. What's New
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Apple Unveils Spoken Interface for OS X
Apple recently unveiled a spoken interface for the Mac OS X, its
latest operating system. Spoken Interface provides a combination of
speech, audible cues, and keyboard navigation. Using the interface,
you can manage access to the Dock, menu items, tool bars, palettes,
and other on-screen objects; pressing buttons; activating sliders
and check boxes; selecting radio buttons; and using all the other
interface elements of Mac OS X and its applications. Spoken
Interface is currently available as a preview version, which features
applications that have been enhanced for Spoken Interface
accessibility, including Safari, Mail, TextEdit, and system
preferences. You can gain access to the preview release by filling
out a form on the Spoken Interface web site,
<http://www.apple.com/accessibility/spokeninterface>.
Find Your Way . . . Indoors
Sendero, the developers of the global positioning satellite system
for the BrailleNote personal organizer, are hard at work on a
version of the device that can be used indoors. Sendero has been
leading a consortium of U.S. researchers as part of a $2.25
million, five-year project funded by the National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research to test various devices and
methods for navigation by people who are blind or visually
impaired. Sendero is also working on the finishing touches of an
updated outdoor version of BrailleNote GPS, which is expected to
include improved points of interest, address searching, and a
virtual exploration mode. No dates have been set for the releases
of these new products. For more information, contact: Sendero
Group, 1118 Maple Lane, Davis, CA 95616; phone: 530-757-6800; e-
mail: <GPS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; web site:
<http://www.senderogroup.com>.
Mobile Wireless Technology Conference
The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Mobile Wireless
Technologies for Persons with Disabilities (Wireless RERC) is hosting
its international conference on the state of mobile wireless technology
for persons with disabilities on May 11-12, 2004. The two-fold theme
of the conference is examining the ways that mobile and wireless
technologies can improve the quality of life for persons with
disabilities and ensuring universal, equitable access to the
technologies to all persons. The conference will be held at the
Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (GCATT)
building in midtown Atlanta and is jointly sponsored by the
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
(NIDRR), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the
National Center for Dissemination of Disability Research. This
conference will look in detail at these areas, and suggest
solutions and new research and development areas to move forward.
The Mobile Wireless Showcase and reception, to be held at the
Colony Square Hotel the evening of May 11th, will feature
demonstrations of wireless products designed to assist people with
disabilities. These include a control device with gesture input, a
communications aid for people with a hearing impairment that
receives captions wirelessly and displays them on a tiny display.
People with severe speech impairments now use tablets with
synthetic speech for communications. The RERC will demonstrate a
method for these tablets to send text messages to RIM Blackberry
pagers and other wireless devices. For more information, contact:
Salimah Zook, Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center;
phone: 404-385-4075; e-mail: <salimah.zook@xxxxxxxxx>; web site:
<http://www.gcatt.org>.
Call for Papers
In May 2004, the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB)
will issue its call for papers for its technology conference, RNIB
Techshare 2004, which will take place November 18-19 in Birmingham,
England. The conference will focus on the role technology plays in
learning, work, and life for people with visual impairments. The
submission deadline is August 2, 2004. For more information,
contact: Sally Cain, web technologies officer and project manager,
Techshare, Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) Technology
in Learning and Employment, 58-72 John Bright Street, Birmingham,
B1 1BN, England; phone: +44-121-665-4226; e-mail:
<sally.cain@xxxxxxxxxxx>; web site: <http://www.rnib.org.uk>.
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6. Contact Us
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Editor in Chief
Jay Leventhal: <jaylev@xxxxxxx>
Contributing Editors
Founding Editor: Paul Schroeder: <pws@xxxxxxx>
Senior Features Editor: Deborah Kendrick: <dkk@xxxxxxx>
Crista L. Earl: <crista@xxxxxxx>
Mark M. Uslan: <muslan@xxxxxxx>
Managing Editor
Ellen Bilofsky: <ebb@xxxxxxx>
Associate Editor
Rebecca Burrichter: <rebeccab@xxxxxxx>
Marketing Manager
Sharon Baker-Harris: <sharonb@xxxxxxx>
Web site: <www.afb.org/accessworld>
General e-mail: <accessworld@xxxxxxx>
AccessWorld, AFB's premier technology publication is a free, web-
based magazine. It offers multiple options for reading and sharing
content, including a braille embosser-ready file, a printer-
friendly version, and an "e-mail this article to a friend" option.
The new format also offers:
More timely access to cutting edge product evaluations
Sophisticated search capabilities
Access to all back issues of AccessWorld.
To advertise, contact the AFB Press Advertising Department; phone:
212-502-7652; e-mail: <sharonb@xxxxxxx>.
To submit an article, question for the Questions and Answers
column, or Letter to the Editor, contact: Jay Leventhal; phone:
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