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Did you know that the U.S. Dept. of Justice recently issued an opinion
that ADA accessibility requirements apply to Internet Web pages? How can
libraries incorporate universal design strategies into their Web
offerings? What do we need to ask of our vendors and publishers? What
adaptive equipment is needed and how can library policies and practices
help? The ACRL/NEC Spring Conference will address these issues!

THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES, NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER
                     1998 Spring Conference

         WIDENING THE DOOR: ACCESS TO WEB-BASED RESOURCES FOR
               USERS WITH DISABILITIES--April 3, 1998

               Location: Boston University
                         Center for Corporate Education
                         Tyngsboro, MA

Come hear Judy Brewer, Director, Web Accessibility Initiative,
International Program Office for the WWW Consortium; Will Walker,
Systems Interface Architect, Sun Microsystems, Geoff Freed, CPB/WGBH
National Center for Accessible Media, Jane Burke, Endeavor Information
Systems, Inc., Beth Fraser, Project Librarian, University of Washington
and Joe Lazzaro, Director, Adaptive Technology Program, Massachusetts
Commission for the Blind.

For complete details and information on registration visit the
ACRL/NEC home page:  http://www.conncoll.edu/acrlnec/

or contact Doris Ann Sweet, Boston University, Mugar Memorial Library, 771
Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

Telephone: 617-353-3916
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