Cytura's Contenuity V4 Selected to Power Section508.org.Business/Technology Editors HEATHROW, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2002 Cytura Joins iCan! and the Toni Jennings Antoinette "Toni" Jennings (born May 17, 1949) was the 16th lieutenant governor of Florida. She was nominated to the office by Governor Jeb Bush in February 2003 to replace Frank Brogan, who resigned to become president of Florida Atlantic University. Exceptional Education Institute to Form Consortium to Provide Complete Internet Accessibility for Disabled Users Through New Web Site Cytura Corporation, a leading next generation provider of content management software, today announced that its Contenuity(TM) V4 platform has been chosen to develop www.Section508.org, a new section 508 Web site community. Section508.org is a partnership of thought-leaders and technology providers focused on offering complete Internet accessibility to individuals with disabilities. The Web site, which will be unveiled at the Assistive Technology Hardware and software that help people who are physically impaired. Often called "accessibility options" when referring to enhancements for using the computer, the entire field of assistive technology is quite vast and even includes ramp and doorway construction in buildings to support Industry Association (ATIA ATIA Assistive Technology Industry Association ATIA Alaska Travel Industry Association ATIA Association of Translators and Interpreters of Alberta ATIA Army Training Information Architecture (US DoD) ) conference in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. , January 16, will promote, interpret, mediate MEDIATE, POWERS. Those incident to primary powers, given by a principal to his agent. For example, the general authority given to collect, receive and pay debts due by or to the principal is a primary power. and support Section 508 initiatives and aid companies and organizations in complying with the regulation. The pilot Web site, powered by Cytura's Contenuity V4, provides Section 508-related content from charter consortium partners, including iCan!, the Internet's most frequently trafficked Web site www.ican.com for individuals living with disabilities as well as individuals with a personal connection to the disabled community. Section508.org is also supported by the Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute, which is committed to providing educational and clinical services to children and adults with exceptional needs. "Contenuity V4 enables geographically diverse and disparate organizations to contribute to a single source of information on Section 508 compliance and cutting-edge approaches to overall Web accessibility For Wikipedia's accessibility guideline, see Wikipedia:Accessibility. Web accessibility refers to the practice of making websites usable by people of all abilities and disabilities. ," said Mitchel Laskey, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Cytura Corporation. "Providing the platform for a forum on Internet accessibility benefits Cytura directly--we can use this information to understand how to make our platform more accessible. It is our hope that other technology organizations will participate in the consortium and use Section508.org in the same manner." "iCan! is always seeking opportunities to raise awareness about the barriers that exist for the world's largest, and most underserved minority--people with disabilities," said Kenny Rudolph, president and chief operations officer of iCan!. "As a charter member of the new Section 508 consortium, iCan.com will lend its award-winning content, and through its Web accessibility and usability services, act as a prominent and knowledgeable voice to ensure that the latest information and technology reaches individuals and institutions that need it most. Through Section508.org, all forward-thinking organizations can benefit from our combined expertise, and a shared mission of providing solutions for an accessible world can be achieved." Contenuity V4, Cytura's flagship content management product, enables those who create the content to personalize per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. and distribute information without the need to understand complex coding. With a few clicks of a mouse, a person writing an article can select output options and the content will then morph morph 1 n. An allomorph. [From morpheme.] morph 2 n. to fit the needs of the reader. "Participating in this consortium addresses one of our primary goals, which is to facilitate access to and provide instruction in assistive technology," said Robin Basile, assistant director of the Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute. "Contributing to Section508.org allows the Institute to take an active part in the dialog about how technology can transform the World Wide Web to inherently include the disabled community." About Section 508 In 1998, Congress amended the Rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. Act to require Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. Inaccessible inaccessible Surgery adjective Unreachable; referring to a lesion that unmanageable by standard surgical techniques–eg, lesions deep in the brain or adjacent to vital structures–ie, not accessible. See Accessible. technology interferes with an individual's ability to obtain and use information quickly and easily. Section 508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in information technology, to make available new opportunities for people with disabilities, and to encourage development of technologies that will help achieve these goals. The law applies to all Federal agencies when they develop, procure To cause something to happen; to find and obtain something or someone. Procure refers to commencing a proceeding; bringing about a result; persuading, inducing, or causing a person to do a particular act; obtaining possession or control over an item; or making a person , maintain, or use electronic and information technology. Under Section 508 (29 U.S.C. ` 794d), agencies must give disabled employees and members of the public access to information that is comparable to the access available to others www.section508.gov/About508.htm. About iCan! iCan! Inc. (www.ican.com) is the gateway to solutions for the 54 million Americans with disabilities Americans with disabilities comprise one of the largest minority groups in the United States. According to the Disability Status: 2000 - Census 2000 Brief [1], approximately 20% of Americans have one or more diagnosed psycho-physical disability. and for leaders in business. iCan!'s consulting/subject matter expertise is offered through a platform of services including Awareness Training, Web Accessibility/Usability and Research that are designed to rapidly educate and develop Fortune 2000 companies seeking to position their products/services to the nation's largest, most underserved minority group: people with disabilities. iCan.com, the leading online community for people with disabilities, forms the cornerstone of iCan!'s business and serves as a virtual town hall where information and resources are exchanged and life changing opportunities are identified. iCan!'s business partners include: General Motors, Kmart, Microsoft, Visa and AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. . (AOL keyword: iCan). About the Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute The mission of the Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute (www.exedinstitute.ucf.edu) is to facilitate the development of knowledge and skills necessary to provide educational and clinical services for children and adults with exceptional needs and their families through interdisciplinary in·ter·dis·ci·pli·nar·y adj. Of, relating to, or involving two or more academic disciplines that are usually considered distinct. interdisciplinary Adjective research practice and partnerships. Currently under development, the Institute's goals are being met through the development of strong partnerships, the recruitment, preparation and retention of educators and related professionals to serve students and adults with exceptional needs and to facilitate access to and instruction in the area of assistive technology. Dissemination dissemination Medtalk The spread of a pernicious process–eg, CA, acute infection Oncology Metastasis, see there of information related to proven and promising practices through the creation of a communication hub for individuals, families and professionals will be a major focus of the Institute. About Cytura Cytura is a leader in assisting Enterprise Customers, Independent Software Vendors and Solution Integrators, across all industries, solve the complex issue they have with managing distributed and disparate information. Cytura provides comprehensive software and services for creating, aggregating, managing and distributing all types of content assets on a global scale. Cytura's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Contenuity(TM) integrates content management, document management and digital asset management into a single enterprise platform. For more information, call (877) 9CYTURA or visit www.cytura.com. Copyright Notice: Copyright(c)2002 iCan, The Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute and CYTURA Corporation. All rights reserved. All other company names and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or owners. |
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