---

Vol. 3, Issue 6

July 10th 2001

---

Focusing on Adaptive Technology for people with disabilities, DCLnews looks at the opportunities created in the workforce by legislation that recently went into effect. There are more than 508 reasons why the federal government is taking initiatives to equip websites and workplaces with technologies that accommodate disabled persons to both perform their jobs as well as to receive the uninterrupted flow of electronic information. This issue of DCLnews also takes a look at how one corporate honcho planned the great internet vacation, a group of online publishers led by NY Times Digital banded together to form a new trade association, reveals a roundup of recent initiatives in Scholarly Publishing and looks at the age-old question - does higher quality warrant higher cost.

FOCUS ON ADAPTIVE TECHOLOGY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:

ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY OPENS DOORS FOR DISABLED WORKERS
508 Reasons Why the Federal Government Makes the Grade
Date: 7/10/01, DCLnews Feature

Disabilities run across a spectrum of types. Who can be assisted by adaptive technology? People with disabilities who are blind, deaf, color blind, dyslexic and those with physical injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis are among the disabled workers employed by the federal government worldwide. Section 508 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 guarantees individuals with disabilities who are Federal employees or members of the public who are disabled to have unfettered access to electronic information and technology. How and what are the adaptive technologies available? Read all about it here...

OTHER NEWS:

AROUND THE WORLD in 80 CLICKS!
PLANNING THE GREAT INTERNET VACATION

Date: 07/10/01, DCLnews Feature

Planning a vacation on the links? Perhaps you should click on them first. Take a ride on the internet express and see how one corporate honcho planned her European vacation using the links and nothing but the links. All aboard! Read about it here...

ONLINE PUBLISHERS BAND TOGETHER TO FORM NEW ASSOCIATION

New York Times Digital, 10 Others to Start Web Publishers Group

Date: June 29, 2001, iMarketing News

Banding together to form the Online Publishers Association (OPA), 11 big-name publishing industry executives, led by New York Times Digital, announced its mission to "advance the interests of high-quality online publishers." To find out the other members of this consortium and its mission click here...

WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE IN SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING?
Roundup of Recent Initiatives
Alternative Publishing
Date: Professional Scholarly Publishing Bulletin,
Summer 2001, Page 2

What's new and news in scholarly publishing? The author offers information taken from websites of recent initiatives involving primary publications and secondary services. Read about some of the new distribution channels for traditional publishers of journals, professional books and college textbooks. The alternatives are available at: http://www.pspcentral.org/

HIGHER COSTS FOR HIGHER QUALITY: SHOULD TECHNICAL EBOOKS COST MORE?

Shouldn't Technical eBooks Cost More Than Their Counterparts?

Planet eBook

Technical books aren't exactly light summer reading fare. Professional Engineer Jack Lewis offers his somewhat contrarian views on whether technical eBooks should cost more than printed technical books. Find out why Lewis thinks web hyperlinks for references and full text searches are just a part of the answer at http://www.planetebook.com/mainpage.asp?webpageid=139

ASIDES:

20 SIGNS THAT TECHNOLOGY HAS TAKEN OVER YOUR LIFE

Date: 7/10/01

Do you send electronic greeting cards instead of paper ones, print out maps from the internet even if they do give directions that take you miles out of your way or email the person who sits next to you rather than get up to speak to him? These and other sure signs may indicate that, technologically speaking, you may need to get a life! Find out the signs of the technology times by going to: http://www.dclab.com/signs.asp

A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE: MOST PEOPLE NOT IMPRESSED WITH WEB, STUDY SAYS

Study: Web fails to impress most people

Date: June 14, 2001, CNET News.com

It may just seem that everyone in the world is on your instant message buddy list but according to the results of a recent survey it's estimated that only 6 percent of the earth's inhabitants are online. What are the other 94% up to? Find out at

http://cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6279142.html

previous issues of DCLnews...