Vol. 41, No. 5 May 1998
Barbara Pierce, Editor
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Table of Contents
Opening
of Two New Newsline� Sites
Reporters Look at Technology for the Blind
Microsoft Promotes Accessibility
by Curtis Chong
Deaf-Blind Woman Wins Lawsuit Against
Continental Airlines
by Douglas Parker
A Sad Reminder
The Optacon: Past, Present, and Future
by Deborah Kent Stein
Raising the Bar: First Time at National
Convention
by Dan Burke
Convention Extras
by Elizabeth Campbell
Equality Safari-Style
by Michael Baillif
DotsPlus
by John A. Gardner
The Hollow Nature of Political Correctness
by Noel Nightingale
Introducing Music Education Network for the
Visually Impaired
by Richard Taesch
EEOC Charges Filed against Virginia's So-called
Disability Rights Agency
by Charles Brown
National Task Force on Employment of Adults with
Disabilities
Recipes
Monitor Miniatures
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