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Disability411 provides audio workshops, interviews and information on disability-related topics for those who work with individuals with disabilities, including college disability counselors, rehabilitation counselors, K-12 special education teachers, employers, or anyone who works in the disability field. Information is also of interest for individuals with disabilities and their families. Hosted by Beth Case, a disability counselor with more than 13 years of experience in postsecondary disability services. We're back! And with a very important topic. The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, otherwise known as H.R. 3101, has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. But now it needs to pass the Senate. The Senate has a similar Bill, S. 3304, but doesn't include all of the features that H.R. 3101 has. Listen to the podcast and follow the links below to learn more, then contact your Senators. This is a chance for you to have a real impact, so do your part! Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) Find contact information for your Senators Sign the petition to support the Bill TRANSCRIPT FOLLOWS Check out this site for lots of great news about the anniversary of the ADA. AbleGamers (http://www.ablegamers.com/) is a fantastic website that evaluates video games for accessibility. Mark Barlet, the founder of AbleGamers, was interviewed on NPR. Listen here: http://bit.ly/cIWhwB Here's part three of my conversation with Ron Stewart on accessible instructional materials. Don't forget to go back and hear part 1 in Show 70 and part 2 in Show 71 if you haven't yet. Some additional resources that we talked about in this episode include: Project Gutenberg Reading Rights World Intellectual Property Organization NIMAS TRANSCRIPT FOLLOWS 
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