1998 GSA ACCESSIBILITY FAIR 1998 GSA Accessibility Fair at General Services Administration Tuesday, December 8, 1998 On Tuesday, December 8, 1998, the General Services Administration Office of Government Wide Policy and CITA (Center for Information Technology Accommodation) will be hosting a one-day, on-site procurement opportunities fair. The day will consist of seminars and vendor displays. The event will be heavily promoted to all GSA personnel. Vendor capabilities should include visual, hearing, mobility and ergonomic enhancements to accommodate people at their workstation, plus life-safety products, signage, and telecommunications accommodation. Some appropriate technologies to exhibit include: keyboard alternatives & enhancements, speech output screen reading systems, TDD compatible PC modems, automated attendant systems/TDD access, braille output printer/embosser/translation/refreshable braille display, speech recognition, telecommunications, optical character readers, robotic devices, tactile output non-braille, enlarging display/hardcopy output and other special devices. The seminar display/hardcopy output and other special devices. The seminar schedule is as follows: 8:00 a.m. -- 9:00 a.m. registration, check-in and exhibits set up. 9:00 a.m. -- 9:30 a.m. conference in-gathering and keynote address. 9:30 a.m. -- 9:45 break. Session I begins at 9:45 a.m. -- 10:45 a.m. "Becoming GSA Schedule Capable". From 10:45 a.m. -- 11:00 a.m. -- break and exhibits open until 2:00 p.m. Session II follows from 11:00 a.m. -- 12:00 p.m. on "IT Quality Assurance Initiatives". For more information, please contact the National Small Business Council at (031) 596-0770 or (800) 333- 6722. Pre-registration is mandatory. WEB: NSBC, http://www.nsbc.org. E-MAIL: Karin Bruce, bruce@nsbc.org. Posted 11/16/98 (W-SN271581).

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