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George Kerscher has a sweeping vision, even though he's blind: He wants to make all printed information "accessible." Web sites, academic papers, books, magazines and other publications - everything in print should be readily available in audio, he says, so that the millions with impaired eyesight can "read" by using their ears.
Kerscher, who turns 59 this month, is now seeking funding for the Missoula Demonstration Project. With the help of other local experts, it would make many local Web sites and reading materials in schools and nursing homes accessible. "We're in the Information Age," Kerscher says, "and access to information is a fundamental human right."See the full content of this document
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Inventing Equality for Blind People
George Kerscher has a sweeping vision, even though he's blind: He wants to make all printed information "accessible." Web sites, academ...
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