-----Original Message----- From: accessworld@xxxxxxx [mailto:accessworld@xxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 1:44 PM To: AFB Subscriber Subject: AccessWorld(R) Breaking News An article from the upcoming November issue of AccessWorld (R), the American Foundation for the Blind's technology magazine, is now available on our web site. Follow the link below to read about the life and death of a special person in the assistive technology field. Driven to Succeed: a Tribute to DR RUSSELL SMITH Deborah Kendrick http://www.afb.org/afbpress/Pub.asp?DocID=aw060603&Special=39 From the Sonic Guide of 1976 to the BrailleNote mPower released in July 2005, many innovative devices aimed at assisting people who are blind or visually impaired throughout the world resulted from the work of just one man. We pay tribute to that man, Dr. Russell Smith, founder and CEO of Pulse Data, now HumanWare. On August 7, Dr Russell Smith and his wife, Marian D'Eve, were killed in an airplane crash in New Zealand while returning home from a weekend conference. Read about the life of this passionate pioneer and leader of the assistive technology field. Jay Leventhal Editor in Chief You can unsubscribe at any time. To remove your name from this mailing list, or to find out what other newsletters are available from AFB, visit http://www.afb.org/myAFBNewsletter.asp.