Aloha, y'all!

This message is divided into 3 parts
Part 1: The Next Meeting
Part 2: Notes and Comments
Part 3: About VICUG NYC's General Membership Meetings

*** PART ONE: THE NEXT MEETING

VICUG NYC's next General Membership Meeting will be held in the Board Room
of The Associated Blind/Selis Manor building on Tuesday, March Ninth, from
6 to 7:30pm. At the March 9th meeting, Jay Leventhal and Crista Earl will
be discussing the findings of a survey they conducted for the American
Foundation for the Blind's Technology Evaluation Center. The purpose of
the survey was to gather information about Windows accessibility from the
perspective of people who are either blind or have low vision, and who use
screen readers. While a 1997 survey, also conducted by Jay and Crista,
revealed that even experienced users had difficulty accessing Windows, the
current survey shows a much greater comfort level amongst users, although
some areas, such as formal training and access to databases, continue to
pose problems.

*** PART 2: NOTES AND COMMENTS

1. Please note that in December 1998, VICUG NYC's web site moved to the
following address:

        http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/vicug/

Please update any bookmarks or links accordingly.


*** PART THREE: ABOUT VICUG NYC's GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

VICUG NYC meets on the second Tuesday of every month in the Auditorium of
the TAB/Selis Manor building, which is located at 135 West Twenty-third
Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, in New York City. If you have
any questions about subway lines and bus stops in the vicinity of Selis
Manor, please call The Associated Blind at (212) 766-6800 between 9am and
4:30pm, or consult the hypertextualized directions to the TAB/Selis Manor
building located at:

        http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/vicug/directions.html

For more information about VICUG NYC and its activities, please call the
VICUG NYC Hotline at (212) 539-3514, or visit the VICUG NYC web site,
which is located at:

        http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/vicug/

Gregory J. Rosmaita, <[log in to unmask]>
President, WebMonster, & Minister of Propaganda, VICUG NYC
<http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/vicug/index.html>


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