When representatives from libraries around the world gathered at Microsoft to share best practices for improving services to people who are blind or print disabled, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates joined them to explore ideas for converting print and audio data to more accessible digital formats and distributing library resources over the Internet.
I live just about a mile from
The Seeing Eye; we often see the dogs being trained on the streets and see the smiles on the faces of the blind people as they become accustomed to their new friends. We have talked about the promise of technology especially these computers that are so much a part of our lives. Now we are beginning to see the application of the power of the PC to help people lead more fulfilling lives. Just last week
Russ Fustino a Microsoft as a Community Champion handed me his business card and it was embossed in
braille, were all coders here.