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From: Tony Trott
Date: Fri, Nov 08 2002 8:59AM
Subject: new symbols
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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 no

From: Jon Gunderson
Date: Fri, Nov 08 2002 9:26AM
Subject: Re: new symbols
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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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