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February, 2002

Tapping Technology

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Cover Image

Using the universal disability symbol, the picture is of a person in a wheelchair looking at a black computer screen. The screen has the word "Access" written across it in white lettering. The picture is enclosed in a square.

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Article 2, pic 1: Susan Yim

A woman with dark hair sitting in a wheelchair faces the front of a room. On her left sits a young man looking at some paper on the lap of her wheelchair. On the right is an older man with glasses and gray hair. He is standing over her looking at the same thing. A number of people are crowded at the front of the room.

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Article 2, pic 2: Sue's Devices

A large laminated sheet of paper sits on a black desk. In the middle of the sheet is a series of letters and numbers from one to ten. Each letter and number is encased in its own hexagon. Around the letters are a series of commonly used words, each encased in hexagons as well. On the right side of the sheet are two wires that trail off of the desk

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Article 4, pic 1: Background screen

A slide is projected against a large screen with black and white writing on it. The left side of the screen is all black with white lettering that reads, "Unplug your speakers. Remove your mouse. Turn off your monitor. Now surf the web." On the right side of the screen, in large black lettering against an all white background, it reads "Accessibility and the Web." At the bottom right corner are the logos to three companies.

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Article 4, pic 2: Chong 2

A blind man with dark hair stands at a brown podium. He is wearing a gray jacket with a white shirt and a blue and white tie. A white cane rests against his shoulder.

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Article 4, pic 3: Drew K. 2

A young man with short brown hair faces the camera. He is standing at the front of the room, next to a projector. He wears a blue button-down shirt, gold tie, and brown jacket. Behind him is a large painting of a man.

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Article 4, pic 4: The Law

At the top of a blue and white screen is a horizontal blue bar with white writing in it that reads "The Law." Below that, in the white section, it reads, "Federal Regulations: The ADA; Section 508; Assistive Technology Act of 1988. State Law: Maryland Law; Virginia Law."

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Article 5, pic 1: Stagewhisp glasses

A pair of wire-rimmed glasses with a black plastic devise attached to the left arm of the glasses is against a white background. The device projects a little clear screen in front of the left lens.

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Article 6, pic 1: Paul at Booth

A man with blonde hair sits in a wheel chair and looks off to the right. He wears a white shirt and tan button-down sweater. Behind him is a large semi-circular felt board with many pictures of various assistive technologies attached to it. At the top of the board, in red lettering, a long horizontally hung sign reads "Maryland Technology Assistance Program." Towards the bottom of the picture, in front of the man in the wheelchair, is a table with various phones on display. On the far right of the table is a black TTY screen with red lettering.

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Article 6, pic 2: Hands free phone

A white touchtone phone sits on a white table. Beside it is a black plastic box with a small red light. On the box is a set of black headphones with wires connecting into the touchtone phone

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Article 6, pic 3: Picture phone

A white phone sits on a white table. Each of the buttons on the phone is significantly large and each of the ten buttons holds a small picture. At the bottom of the phone's keypad are six green buttons

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Article 6, pic 4: Breath switch phone

A tan colored phone keypad sits on the table. There are 12 traditional, black telephone keys on the right and a laminated menu on the left. On the right of each line on the menu is a tan corresponding button. To the left of each line is a small light. At the top of the phone is a long black microphone that extends upward and out. On the left of the phone itself is a small, tan mobile switch.

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Article 6, pic 5: TTY

A white phone sits in front of a large black screen. The phone has black wires leading into the back of the screen. At the bottom of the phone is a red circular light with several white and blue buttons directly above it. At the top of the phone itself is a small screen. The large black screen standing over the phone has red lettering that reads "Telephone Mode."

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Article 6, pic 6: Crowd at booth

A crowd of people gathers in front of a table with phones on it. Standing closest to the table is an older man with gray hair and who is wearing a black short-sleeve shirt and gray pants. Next to him, but in the background, is a young African American man wearing a yellow shirt and dark pants. Beside him is an older man wearing a long-sleeved plaid shirt; he is looking towards the camera. In the front right corner of the picture is the back of a man wearing a tan jacket and white shirt. He has a mustache and sits behind the table. A small black keypad sits on the table in front of him.

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Article 6, pic 7: Staff at booth

On the left of the picture is a young man with dark hair wearing a dark suit and tie; he stands in front of a table. Next to him is a woman with short brown hair. She wears a dark suit with a white blouse. She is looking towards the man beside her who is an older gentleman wearing a plaid, long-sleeve shirt. Behind these three individuals is a semi-circular display board with a variety of pictures attached. Along the very top of the board is a white sign with a yellow rim. In red lettering, the sign reads "Maryland Technology Assistance Program." On the other side of the table, to the left of the picture, is the back of an older man wearing a tan suit.

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Book 1, pic 1: Deaf World

In blue, white, red, and gray, a flower pattern is revealed at the center of the cover. In the middle of the flower is a white box with black lettering that reads "Deaf World." At the top of the book cover is a horizontal red block that runs the full width of the cover. In the red block is white writing that states, "A Historical Reader And Primary Sourcebook." Along the bottom of the book is another long block but of blue. In the block, in white capital lettering, is written "Edited By Lois Bragg."

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Book 2, pic 1: Touch the Top of the World

A man, wearing all black, stands at the top of a snowy mountain peak. Beyond him are more mountain peaks and blue sky. In yellow writing at the top of the cover is the title of the book "Touch the Top of the World." Directly below the title is a thin blue line, and below the line it reads, "A Blind Man's Journey To Climb Farther Than The Eye Can See." Another blue line ensues, and then the words "My Story." At the very bottom of the book, in a white section with blue lettering, is the name of the author "Erik Weihenmayer."

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Book 3, pic 1: Blindness: The History of a Mental Image in Western Thought

An all black cover with no writing or pictures

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Event pic 1

A blue-sketched bird is carrying a red heart. Around its head are four green lines.

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