blind_html Fwd: Tech news to keep you up-to-date for Friday, May 7, 2010

  • From: Nimer Jaber <nimerjaber1@xxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 19:22:36 -0500

Check this out, particularly i believe the third article. It's the one about the new library for visually impaired. Click on the link and check this out, it sounds interesting. And it's by internet archive.


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Nimer J

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