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From: Jon Gunderson
Date: Nov 8, 2002 9:26AM

I noticed their were no symbols for people with cognitive impairments.
Does anyone know if they considered this disability?

Jon


On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Tony Trott wrote:

> Hi. I recieved this this morning from PACER Center.
>
> "The National Endowments for the Arts has funded the development of a new
> International Symbol of Accessibility. The symbol was developed by the
> Graphic Artists Guild, and informal guidance from the US Department of
> Justice indicates that they consider the symbol to provide equivalent
> facilitation under 4.30.7 Symbols of Accessibility (ADAAG 1991).
> The new symbols can be found on the Guild's website
> at: http://www.gag.org/resources/das.html."
>
> That page mentioned Sections 503 and 504 but not 508. I'm not sure what to make of that.
>
> Tony
>
> Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)
> 6320 Augusta Drive, Suite 1200
> Springfield, VA 22150
>
> www.peatc.org
>
>


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