In cyberspace, the deaf can hear you scream

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There is no legislation in the UK requiring organizations to make their Web sites and Web-based services accessible to the disabled. Many publicly funded government sites cannot be accessed by the blind, even if they are using latest software. However, recent developments indicates that the accessibility of the Internet for the disabled is set to improve. The Web Accessibility Initiative and the Royal National Institute for the Blind are working to boost awareness of Web accessibility, both within government organizations and among Web designers.

Government regulation, Usage, Services, Disabled persons

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How the Net can serve society

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People should think about the ways new technologies affect society, according to author Howard Rheingold. He feels that attention should be given to how community changes in relationship to changes in communications technology. He believes that virtual communities can play a valuable role in allowing people in the same city or neighbourhood to revive civic life. He wishes to see virtual communities acting as a driving force for social change.

Population information, Literature, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers, Social aspects, Authors, Writers, Interview, Rheingold, Howard

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