ADVISORY/Disabled Face Difficulty in Surfing Web.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2000 TOPIC: While the Internet has become increasingly easy for users to navigate their searches, disabled consumers still have difficulty, said a report by CNN.com. Because 1 in 5 Americans allegedly is disabled, there should be devices such as a screen reader for blind people, to help disabled customers use the Web. Reportedly, all Web sites must be in accordance with the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. civil-rights law, enacted 1990, that forbids discrimination of various sorts against persons with physical or mental handicaps. to ensure the best and most fair service for the disabled. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. many disabled Web users, the Web has reportedly circumvented these standards and kept their sites difficult for disabled users to navigate. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Patricia L. McCabe, Founder of Law Offices of Patricia L. McCabe, is an expert in disability law, and can offer expertise about the Americans with Disabilities Act. 818/907-9726 PLMCCABE@AOL.com PR: Fisher & Associates, Inc. (pr4biz biz n. Informal Business. biz Noun Informal business Noun 1. @FisherPR.com). Tom D'Agostino, Editor of LRP LRP Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein LRP Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein LRP Loan Repayment Program LRP Linux Router Project LRP Livestock Risk Protection LRP Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Lrp Leucine-responsive Regulatory Protein Publications, is an expert in disability law and accommodations. 215/784-0941, ext. 312 tdagostino@lrp.com PR: Gary Bagin (garybagin@lrp.com). Professor Robert Rodman Robert Rodman is a notable writer and professor of computer science at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was born in Boston and educated in Los Angeles at UCLA where he worked closely with famed linguist Victoria Fromkin. of the Department of Computer Science at North Carolina State University History
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