IT Accessibility Review
Volume 1, Number 5
State of the States
Michigan Introduces Text Version of State Web site Site
Government Technology Executive News, March 3, 2005.
http://www.govtech.net/news/news.php?id=93186
The State of Michigan´s Web Sites Now Provide a Text-Only Format for Every Page
A link to the text version is available uniformly at the top of each page.
Access Michigan.gov at:
http://www.michigan.gov/
New York City Council Adopts Resolution Supporting High-Speed Internet in Low Income Housing
The New York City Council unanimously passed a resolution requiring publicly financed and subsidized housing developments to provide high-speed Internet access in every unit for $10 or less per month. The resolution results, in part, from a public policy initiative by the non-profit One Economy Corporation, which "has affected policy change in 29 states and two cities since its launch in February 2004."
Government Technology Executive News, Feb. 28, 2005.
http://www.govtech.net/magazine/channel_story.php?channel=14&id=93182
State Needs More Qualified Sign Language Interpreters, Especially in Schools
The Salt Lake Tribune
Just as the need for American Sign Language teachers is on the rise, the scarcity of certified ASL interpreters has state officials sounding alarms.
To read the full text of this article, go to the following site:
http://www.tecaccess.net/content/inthenews/staten.shtml (REMOVED IN NEW SITE)
