RadioShack Announces New Point of Sale Equipment - Website Initiative for Customers with Visual Impairments. -June 13, 2007
IBM and Technology: Employment Issues for Persons with Disabilities - Remarks by P.J. Edington, Governmental Affairs Executive, IBM, at an Employment Policy Forum sponsored by Cornell University and AAPD, Washington, D.C. -June 8, 2007
On Accessible Technology and Employment for People with Vision Loss - Remarks by Paul Schroeder of the American Foundation for the Blind at an Employment Policy Forum sponsored by Cornell University and AAPD, Washington, D.C. -June 8, 2007
Health Information Technology (HIT) and People with Disabilities - Jenifer Simpson's Remarks at the Stakeholder Roundtable held as part of a policy forum entitled "Connecting Disability Users and Systems to Health Information Networks." -April 19, 2007
CCD Telecom & Tech Task Force Writes AG Gonzales About Lack of Sec. 508 Oversight. -March 16, 2007
Get your COAT! New 40-Member Coalition Launched For Accessible Technology. -March 12, 2007
Accessible Technology Standards under Review by Federal Committee. -February 24, 2007
Oracle Sued for Failing Blind Users - US National Federation of the Blind takes up fight against database giant. -February 5, 2007
Recycle Your Assistive Technologies - The reuse of assistive technology devices is a practical way to meet the needs of many who would go without or who could benefit from higher-level devices. -January 4, 2007
AAPD Comments to U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, FDA - Regarding Specific UDI Issues for Medical Devices. -November 6, 2006
AAPD Comments to NTIA - Implementation and Administration of a Coupon Program for Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes. -September 25, 2006
AAPD Comments to FCC Office of Engineering & Technology about establishing Medical Device Radio Communications Service. -October 31, 2006
AAPD Comment to NTIA on Eligibility for Coupon Program for Digital-to-Analog TV Converter Boxes. -September 25, 2006
AAPD Comments to FCC Consumer Bureau to Improve Informal Complaint Filing Processes. -September 15, 2006
AAPD Comments to FCC Enforcement Bureau to Improve Sec. 255 Formal Complaint Filing Process. -September 15, 2006
Medicare Issues Harmful New Mobility Device Rules - Medicare published final local coverage determinations (LCDs) for power mobility devices (PMDs) that will severely restrict access to appropriate PMDs for individuals with mobility impairments. - September 14, 2006
Disability and the Digital Divide: Comparing Surveys with Disability Data - Surveys consistently report that people with disabilities have only half the rate of Internet access of people without a disability. -September 7, 2006
AAPD Action Alert on Broadband/Telecom Legislation - Update on Disability Accessibility in Congressional Bills. -June 16, 2006
Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs & 2007 Appropriations for the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended. -April 17, 2006