Re: I would appreciate your assistance

Hello,

Here are a few Web pages to get you started.


http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Disabilities/ --
categorized lists of businesses that are focused on prodcuts and services
for people with disabilities

http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Disabilities/ -- categorized
lists of general information about different types of disabilities.

http://www.abledata.com/ - searchable database of products

http://trace.wisc.edu/tcel/ - searchable database of people, products,
services, and publications

--wendy

At 11:42 PM 10/12/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Allow me to introduce myself.  My name is Robin Krout.  I am a member of
>
>the Governor's Advisory Board for the Telecommunications Relay in the
>United States, for the state of Maryland.  While on this board, I've
>realized a need to have computer technology that the deaf/illiterate,
>blind, and deaf/blind can use.  My question to you is how do I go about
>getting businesses involved in the funding of the research to launch
>specialized services for that community?  Will you please suggest to me
>organizations or businesses that may be of interest in supporting my
>research and services?  You seem very knowledgeable and understanding of
>
>the needs of these communities.  I am hearing disabled and assisted by
>hearing aids, amd I am not familiar with all the specialized services
>that
>are available to those communities.  Any advice will help me.  Thank
>you.
>
>Robin
>

Received on Tuesday, 13 October 1998 10:33:39 UTC