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How many times a day do you use a computer or are on the Internet? Whether it's for work or for pleasure, we are constantly surfing, downloading, emailing, scanning, printing, and saving without a thought to the ease or convenience of it all. But imagine if you had a sensory limitation, such as vision impairment, and easy use of a computer was not possible without a screen reader or some other type of expensive, assistive technology. If what was easy and convenient for everybody was difficult and expensive for you due to a disability, I'd bet you'd be thinking accessibility should be available to everyone.
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Well, you would not be alone in your thinking. Launched in January of 2008, the AIR Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to providing advocacy, education, and delivery of information accessibility tools for individuals with blindness, low-vision, and...
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