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Subject: Microsoft Accessibility Update, May 2002 -- Special Edition


Accessible Technology in Today's Business: Case Studies for Success
     Microsoft Accessibility Update Newsletter
            May 2002— Special Edition


                 Announcing New Book
            Accessible Technology in Today's Business


            Microsoft Press, in conjunction with Microsoft's Accessible
Technology Group, are pleased to announce a new book entitled Accessible
Technology in Today's Business: Case Studies for Success.

            This book demonstrates to business organizations that not
only are accessible solutions available today that provide people with
disabilities the essential tools they need to work, but that it makes
good business sense to do so.


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            How to Order

            This book provides

              a.. A discussion of the business value of providing
accessible technology in your organization. You'll learn how accessible
technology can help you retain your most valued employees, recruit the
most talented minds, and attract new customers.
              b.. An overview of what accessible technology means
including information about assistive technology products available
today, and how individuals with disabilities and whole organizations can
benefit from using these products.
              c.. In-depth case studies that showcase solutions
implemented in healthcare, retail, manufacturing, government, and
financial organizations. These case studies feature best practices and
lessons learned from organizations such as Cingular Wireless, Compaq
Computer Corporation, General Motors, Royal Bank of Canada Financial
Group, Sears, the State of Georgia, UnumProvident, and the U.S.
Department of Defense.
              d.. A five-step process your organization can use to
develop and execute a strategic accessible technology plan as well as
ideas on how to measure progress and sustain the plan over time.
              e.. Important purchase considerations and tools to help
you identify solutions that will work well for your organization.
              f.. A prediction of what the future holds for accessible
technology based on today's research trends.
            Read excepts from the book's in-depth case studies:

              a.. Healthcare—UnumProvident
              Assistive Technology Makes a Lifetime of Difference to
UnumProvident VP and Medical Director Dr. Glenn Higgins
              b.. Financial—Royal Bank of Canada
              ZoomText Screen Magnification Software Provides Access for
Royal Bank of Canada Employee with Visual Impairment
              c.. Retail—Sears
              Assistive Technology Gets Sears Employee with Mobility
Impairment Back on the Job and Back on His Career Path
              d.. Manufacturing—Compaq
              Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Outlook Features Boost
Productivity of Compaq Employee with Hearing Loss
              e.. Manufacturing—General Motors
              Provides Needed Assistive Technology to Help Employee Who
is Blind Be More Effective in His Work
            Authors: Gary Moulton, LaDeana Huyler, Janice Hertz, and
Mark Levenson



                  "If you're like me, you want to be able to tap into
the largest possible pool of hiring candidates with the greatest minds
and talents. You also want to retain the great people you already
have... As the capabilities of assistive technology and software
advance, the possibilities are virtually limitless."

                  — From Foreword by Steve Ballmer

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