Is the web leaving the blind and deaf behind?

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Creating sites accessible to the blind and death is proving to be a complex, controversial subject for companies and advocacy groups.

Windows 8 adds more features to help disabled users

February 15, 2012 2:26 PM Sean Ludwig

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Microsoft will be adding new features to its upcoming Windows 8 operating system designed to help people with disabilities navigate and better use the OS, the company said in a blog post Tuesday.

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Oregon to use iPads in election today

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Some Oregon residents will have the option of voting via iPad in today’s election.

The state is giving disabled and visually impaired citizens in five counties the option of voting using Apple’s iconic touchscreen tablets.

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Is the web leaving the blind and deaf behind?

Windows 8 adds more features to help disabled users

Oregon to use iPads in election today