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Sharing this news release from the National Association of the Deaf. The third bullet, about this applying to Internet-based video programming, could have implications for webcasts and e-Learning.
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NAD Supports Draft Legislation to Ensure Access to Technology
SILVER SPRING, MD - The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) announced its support of a recently released U.S. House [...]

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Researchers believe it could be time to build a successor to the internet.
by Bobbie Johnson
http://www.guardian.co.uk, Wednesday August 1 2007
How do you cut online crime, tackle child pornography, halt crippling viruses and get rid of spam? The answers could lie in a £200m successor to the Internet that computer experts are already referring to as the [...]

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[ April 5, 2008; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Our next Admin. Council meeting will be Saturday, April 5th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Steve Whitney’s home. Steve’s address is:
16 Crescent Pl
Takoma Park, MD

It is about 6 blocks from the Takoma Park metro stop on the Red line.

Please submit your committee report by March 31st. Please post your
committee report to [...]

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The Chapter Members’ Publications list on the main site has been updated with the following:

Author
Publication

Renee Barnow
Action Based Communication: Changing Experience through Language
AuthorHouse, Inc. (December 2007).

Steven C. Oppenheimer
Patent Careers for Technical Writers, Engineers, Scientists, and Medical Professionals
Oppenheimer Communications (January 2008).

Steven C. Oppenheimer
Spying On The College Of Your Choice is a guide book [...]

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STC Scientific Communication SIG member, Dr. Peter Aitken, sent the following book announcement:
Hello,
We are pleased to announce the publication of
Microsoft Word for Medical and Technical Writers
by Peter G. Aitken, PhD and Maxine M. Okazaki, PhD
As a technical writer, you probably use Microsoft Word to create long, complex documents such as software documentation, engineering specifications, and [...]

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I discovered the Rat Race Rebellion site at http://www.ratracerebellion.com/ today following a link on the Social Security Administration’s job information page. This video is a valuable lesson for telecommuters looking for work and surprisingly, the Web site they use as their case study is still live!

Compare the Opera.com executives page at http://www.opera.com/company/about/executives/ with the other [...]

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[ March 29, 2008; 10:00 am to 11:30 am. ] We are happy to announce the chapter’s third webinar in its 2008 series of excellent speakers and content at a low, low, low price! Join us online on Saturday, March 29 at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. (this particular webinar may actually end earlier than that but we want to allow plenty of time for [...]

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The AccessAbility SIG of STC is pleased to bring you another STC conference accessibility guide. Download a PDF of the guide at http://www.stc.org/55thConf/access/index.asp. To help you plan your journey to Philadelphia and the 2008 Technical Communication Summit, look for the guide on the conference site under "Accessibility" at http://www.stc.org/55thConf/index.asp.
Feedback from attendees at the 2007 [...]

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The STC Board and staff are committed to providing excellent service to community leaders and to the membership as a whole. With Evelyn McCamey’s departure, we have reformulated the community relations position and have hired a highly skilled association executive who understands the full range of financial, legal and technological issues that affect both the [...]

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Nominations are now open for the 2008-2009 slate of candidates for the Administrative Council. For descriptions of each office, see Administrative Council Roles.

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