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Purpose

The Washington, DC Chapter Web site provides an ongoing presence and communication for the chapter members. This site identifies membership benefits, job opportunities, chapter information, educational resources, speakers' handouts and presentations, community service activities, and many more items of interest to the technical communicator and others interested in the field. It serves as a public relations tool for chapter members and others who want to know about events such as competitions, meetings, workshops, and seminars / webinars sponsored by the chapter and by the Society for Technical Communication.

The chapter site provides chapter members with networking tools such as the Chat discussion list, the blog, and several social media groups such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Tools are provided for the technical communicator in the form of links to Web resources for developing technical materials, information about the career of technical communication, job announcements, ability to provide a resume to potential employers, ability to advertise your documentation company, scholarships, and more. The Web site also provides an historical platform and repository for chapter records, awards, honors and achievements, competition winners, photos, past presidents, and past events.

Site Design and Contact Information

The Washington, DC Chapter Web site was first put up in March 1996. Site awards are listed on the Site Awards page.

The site was initiated, designed, and coded by Cynthia A. Lockley. The Web site is maintained by the Web Site Team Committee.

Committee Manager	Cynthia Lockley
Web Assistant	Leslie Reed

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Accessibility Design and Features

The Accessibility Design and Features page describes the Document Type Designation (DTD), navigation, fonts, style sheets, colors, Web conventions, and other items used to make this site an enjoyable and useful experience for everyone. The following information is provided on the Accessibility Features page.

STC WDC Logo Elements

See the STC WDC logo elements page for a variety of graphics you can use for adding links back to the Washington, DC Chapter pages in your site.

Access Statistics

Current status reports for the site are maintained at http://www.stcwdc.org/mint. Copies of the report may be obtained from (however, the stats are formatted for online viewing so they don't format well for printing hardcopy). The status reports are maintained with the Mint package.

Site Search

Search capability of the entire site is available through FreeFind. This is a free service for sites with 3000 pages or less. For the free version of this service, we cannot control the ads.

Scholarship Fundraising

Shop at our Washington, DC Chapter Amazon Associates Store and support the chapter's scholarship fund! Books purchased through links on this site or by clicking on the Amazon.com logo provide us with up to 8.5% of each sale, which is used to help support the chapter's scholarship fund for high school and college students.

Payment for events, competitions, and scholarship fund contributions may be made by credit card on the Web site through PayPal. A PayPal Payments button, as shown on the right, is provided on Event Registration and other forms to make your payments. For information about how to use PayPal, see the PayPal FAQ.

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PDF File Information

Some hypertext links may take you to Portable Document Format (PDF) files you can view in your Web browser. PDF file links are marked by the PDF icon ( ). PDF files are extremely compact, platform-independent, and easy to create. They offer design control, print-ready documents, and an endless array of authoring applications. PDF is an extension of the Encapsulated PostScript format that allows hypertext linking. Some PDF files may contain hypertext links that take you to another location in the PDF file or to another Web page. The hypertext links are indicated by a hot spot in the PDF file where the cursor changes to a hand with a pointing finger. Use the Back button to return to previous pages in the Web browser or to return from the PDF viewer to the HTML viewer.

If you can't view the PDF files or you get an error message, download and install the latest version of the FREE Acrobat® Reader™ plug-in for your browser: http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/. Some PDF files are saved with accessibility and search capabilities for screen readers. The Acrobat Reader, full version has accessibility and search capabilities. For more information about Adobe Acrobat accessibility, see the Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader, and accessibility: FAQs. After installing the Reader, use the Help menu to select "Updates..." to be sure you have the latest version. The Adobe® Web site provides good technical support in their Support Knowledgebase. For example, solutions for printing problems with an Acrobat 5-7 PDF file on Windows; and solutions for printing problems with an Acrobat 5-7 PDF file on Mac OS.

Access Plug-in Note: If you are using a screen reader, download the Access plug-in as well: http://access.adobe.com. The Access plug-in allows you to convert the PDF file to an ASCII Text format.

Javascript

Some pages on this site use JavaScript™ 1.0 or 1.1, which is supported by Netscape Navigator® 3.0 or later and Internet Explorer® 4 or later. If you have disabled Javascript™, you may want to turn it on to use the features and enhancements provided by JavaScript™. For information about fixes to browser security problems, see http://browser.netscape.com/.

Web Help

If you are new to the World Wide Web and to Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), see the handout for "Home Pages and the World Wide Web" presented to the Society for Technical Communication (STC) Washington, DC Chapter on 12 December 1995. You can find helpful information in the Technical Tools & Resources page. It provides links to sources for audio, graphics, tools, HTML guides, and information about publishing on the Web. You can also Search Tools using a variety of Web search engines.

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For information about disclaimers, opinions, product endorsements, and copyrights on this site, see our Legal information page.

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