PC World Clip

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From PC World, April 1, 1999.

From the article "People With Disabilities Reach for Web Access," by John and Judy Heim.

The Internet has become a powerful tool in improving the lives of people with disabilities. Those who are blind, visually impaired, or afflicted with a learning disability, have a new way to connect with the outside world, work online, and participate in web communities, e-commerce, and research. Many of these new technologies will also aid people with less severe physical difficulties, such as aging baby-boomers, whose eyesight isn't what it used to be.