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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Athen,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am interested in the accessibility of online communities
including (but not exclusively) Facebook.  I am reporting to a committee
which is evaluating implementation of online communities on campus.  I searched
through some emails and I didn’t see much discussion on this issue. 
I don’t want to recreate the wheel if online community sites have been
evaluated already.    Another question is whether people with
disabilities are using these online communities?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PS I am looking forward to attending the Higher Ground
conference in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Boulder</st1:City> <st1:State
 w:st="on">Colorado</st1:State></st1:place> for the first time this year!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Kevin Price MSW, ATP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Disability</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
 face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Resource</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> (MC 321)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Illinois</st1:PlaceName>
at <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Suite</span></font></st1:Street><font
 face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> 1190</span></font></st1:address><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on">Student</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Services</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>1200 West
  Harrison Street</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Chicago</span></font></st1:City><font
 face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Illinois</st1:State> 
 <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">60607-7163</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(312) 413-0886   Fax (312) 413-7781<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Email:  pricek@uic.edu<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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