Computers and the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Manager's GuidePassed in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) opens the doors for millions of physically and mentally disabled Americans. This book shows business managers and human resources directors how to use computers to more easily and cost-effectively conform to ADA regulations and, at the same time, how to profit by adding disabled employees to their payrolls. |
Contents
Adaptive technologies | 15 |
Optical character recognition | 47 |
Largeprint screen programs | 61 |
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ABLEDATA with permission accommodation ADA Technical Assistance adaptive technology advocacy for mentally advocacy for persons applications ASCII Assistance Center Region Avenue Bldg blind Boulevard Braille bulletin board system Business Technical Assistance Client assistance program communication DARCI database Department Developmental disability council device Disability and Business disabled workers disk display DragonDictate employees Employment service files hardware IBM PC IBM PC compatibles individuals with disabilities input interface joystick JTPA liaison keyboard Macintosh macros magnification mentally ill individuals modem monitor mouse MS-DOS operate option P.O. Box persons with developmental President's Committee partner Protection & advocacy provides regulations scanner scanning screen speech recognition speech synthesizer standard Street Suite switch Technical Assistance Center telecommunications relay services telecommuting telephone tion trackball transportation visually impaired Vocational rehabilitation agency Voice Voice/TDD wheelchair word processor WordPerfect