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janet Just had to say THANKS! for posting that article. I do believe you've made my day! I tried to get AOL to do something for the visually impaired years ago. Bonnie Come join SPARKLE - (Smiling PARKies Live Easier -) In a message dated 11/5/99 8:36:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > AOL SUED BY NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND > America Online is charged with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act > in a lawsuit filed by the National Federation of the Blind. The federation > alleges that unlike other dial-up networks, AOL's software remains > incompatible with programs that convert text to audio or Braille. "It's been > nine years since the Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted," says > Daniel Goldstein, an attorney for the group's Massachusetts chapter. > "Patience has begun to flag." An AOL spokesman says his company is > "disappointed" by the lawsuit, and points out that the next version of AOL > software, scheduled for release next year, will include features that make > it more user-friendly for the blind. (AP/Los Angeles Times 5 Nov 99) > http://www.latimes.com/wires/wbusiness/19991105/tCB00V0022.html >