30 June 2005
A ground-breaking program designed to increase accessibility for blind and visually impaired people has secured extra funding for continued international expansion.
Based in California, the Community Technology Foundation has approved an initial grant worth £28,343 to support the non-profit LightHouse group in implementing the successful Access to Information Program (AIP), which is enabling blind and visually impaired subscribers to AIP to access information far more easily.
Greg Kehret, who is directing the program, said the funding is symbolic of the rapid improvements being made in attitudes and emphasis on accessibility-enhancing developments.
He also spoke of the wider influence such programs can potentially have for improving accessibility.
"It opens up a whole new demographic to the power of the Internet, linking that community to a wealth of information," said Mr Kehret.
The LightHouse currently provides assistive technological solutions to more than 3,000 blind and visually impaired individuals.© DeHavilland Information Services plc
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