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- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 03:10:52 -0400
- From: wtm@bunker.shel.isc-br.com (Bill McGarry)
- To: Info-IBMPC@brl.mil
- Subject: Handicap ftp site now available!
- Summary: Reposted by Keith Petersen
-
- I am pleased to announce the opening of an anonymous ftp site dedicated
- to handling programs and information files for the handicapped. The
- site is:
-
- handicap.shel.isc-br.com
-
- and the IP address is 129.189.4.184
-
- The files on this machine are duplicates of the files from the Handicap
- News BBS. As I get more disk space and time, I will include all 2800+
- issues of the Handicap Digest.
-
- What kind of files can you find here? Sign language tutors, screen
- enlargers, one-finger programs, the complete text of ADA (American
- Disabilities Act), screen readers, speech synthesizer drivers, the
- Handicap BBS list, the IBM Disability Resource Center guides, back
- issues of the Braille Monitor, the Braille Forum and other various
- newsletters and much more. Right now, there are somewhere around 800
- files and programs and I have another 800 or so that I have not had the
- time to check, re-format and store on the archive.
-
- Actually, this site has been up and running for the past 6 months
- or so. I have just re-organized the entire system and moved it
- to a slightly larger disk.
-
- Current directories are:
-
- acb American Council of the Blind
- ada Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- adapt ADAPT organization
- aging Aging
- als ALS
- amputee Amputee
- apple Information on the Apple and Mac
- arth Arthritis
- artic Artic configuration files
- augment Augmentative communication
- autism Autism
- bbslists Handicap BBS list and medical BBS list
- braille Files and programs for braille
- calendar Calendar of Conferences and other Events
- care Caregiver information
- cf Cystic Fibrosis
- cfs Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- children Children and disabilities
- cp Cerebral Palsy
- ct The handicapped in Connecticut
- develop Developmental delay information
- dogs Guide dogs
- down Down Syndrome
- educ Education and the handicapped
- esoft Educational software
- euth Euthanasia
- forum Copies of the Braille Forum newsletter
- hearing Files and programs for the hearing impaired
- ibm IBM's Disability Resource Database
- info Various information files
- large Screen and print enlargers
- learn Learning disabilities
- legal Legislation and the handicapped
- leisure Leisure and the handicapped
- md Muscular Dystrophy
- misc Don't know where to put these
- mobile Files and programs for the mobility impaired
- monitor Copies of the Braille Monitor newsletter
- ms Multiple Sclerosis
- nfb National Federation of the Blind
- nletter Various newsletters
- other Info on other computers other than IBM and Apple
- pain Chronic pain
- people Handicapped people in the news
- polio Polio and Post-polio
- psych Psychological disorders
- rare Rare disorders
- rehab Rehabilitation
- seizures Seizures information
- social Social Security
- speech Files and programs for speech synthesizers
- stroke Information on strokes/traumatic head injuries
- tech Handicapped and technology
- unix Programs for Unix and the handicapped
- uspeech Speech friendly utilities
- visual Files and programs for visually impaired (enlargers, etc)
- work Work and the handicapped
-
- You will find some of these directories empty or nearly so, other
- directories overflowing. I have several hundred more files and programs
- that I have not had the time to put either here or on the Handicap News
- BBS so hopefully there will be more information constantly available
- here. If certain directories get too large, I will split them up.
-
- In each directory, there should be a file called "00-index.txt" which
- will be a listing and description of the files in that directory.
-
- Hopefully, there will be one file in the "/pub" directory (where
- you start out when you first ftp here) called "index" which will
- be a listing of all of the files available. At some point, there
- will also be a file called "new" which will describe what is new
- within the last 30 days.
-
- Most of the text files in here are in PC format, that is, each line
- is terminated by both a line feed and a carriage return. If you are
- viewing these files on a non-PC machine, you may have some problems or
- you may see control M's at the end of each line. There are various
- programs which can remove these control M's if you do not want to use
- your normal text editor.
-
- Please use your e-mail address as your password when you log on as
- anonymous. This allows me to contact you if I find a problem with
- any certain file.
-
- One special note: Due to the sheer number of files and programs
- for the visually impaired, I've created 11 different directories
- as follows:
- acb American Council of the Blind
- artic Artic configuration files
- braille Files and programs for braille
- dogs Guide dogs
- forum Copies of the Braille Forum newsletter
- large Screen and print enlargers
- monitor Copies of the Braille Monitor newsletter
- nfb National Foundation of the Blind
- speech Files and programs for speech synthesizers
- uspeech Speech friendly utilities
- visual Files and programs for visually impaired (enlargers, etc)
-
- Most of the programs here are for the PC, hence the posting of this
- article to this newsgroup. I will still continue to send the major
- disability-related programs to the SIMTEL20 directory, MISC.HANDICAP.
-
- If you have suggestions for new directories and any comments
- on how I can improve this site and make it more useful to
- YOU, please let me know.
-
- If you would like to upload a program or file, PLEASE do. You must log
- in as "incoming" or "upload" and use your e-mail address as your
- password. This will place you in the /pub/upload directory. Please
- leave me a readme type file or send me mail describing the file.
- Programs must be demos, shareware or freeware.
-
- I will make announcements of all new files and programs in the
- misc.handicap newsgroup and the Handicap Digest mailing list. PC based
- programs will also be announced here in comp.binaries.ibm.pc.archives.
-
- If there are any questions, comments, suggestions, please let me know.
-
- Bill McGarry
- (203) 337-1518
-
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