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From nrcgsh@ultb.isc.rit.edu Sun Jan 23 18:50:59 EST 1994
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From: nrcgsh@ultb.isc.rit.edu (N.R. Coombs)
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Newsgroups: alt.etext
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Subject: First Issue of Info Tech and Disabilities
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Message-ID: <1994Jan18.213213.10149@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
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Date: 18 Jan 94 21:32:13 GMT
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Announcing the Availability of a New Electronic Journal:
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITIES
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Below is information about the journal, including the table of
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contents for Volume I, no. 1, as well as information on editorial
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staff and explicit instructions for subscribing or using the
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journal via gopher.
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IT&D V1N1 Table of Contents 230 lines
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITIES
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ISSN 1073-5127
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Volume I, No. 1 January, 1994
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ARTICLES
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INTRODUCING _INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITIES_
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(itdV01N1 mcnulty)
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Tom McNulty, Editor
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BUILDING AN ACCESSIBLE CD-ROM REFERENCE STATION
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(itdV01N1 wyatt)
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Rochelle Wyatt and Charles Hamilton
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ABSTRACT: This case study describes the development of an
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accessible CD-ROM workstation at the Washington Library for the
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Blind and Physically Handicapped. Included are descriptions of
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hardware and software, as well as selected CD-ROM reference
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sources. Information is provided on compatibility of individual
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CD-ROM products with adaptive technology hardware and software.
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACCESSIBLE USER INTERFACE FOR PEOPLE WHO
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ARE BLIND OR VISION IMPAIRED AS PART OF THE RE-COMPUTERISATION
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OF ROYAL BLIND SOCIETY (AUSTRALIA)
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(itdV01N1 noonan)
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Tim Noonan
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ABSTRACT: In 1991, Royal Blind Society (Australia) and Deen
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Systems, a Sydney-based software development company, undertook a
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major overhaul of RBS information systems intended to enhance
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access to RBS client services as well as employment opportunities
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for blind and vision impaired RBS staff. This case study outlines
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the steps taken and principles followed in the development of a
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computer user interface intended for efficient use by blind and
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vision impaired individuals.
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THE ELECTRONIC REHABILITATION RESOURCE CENTER AT
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ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY (NEW YORK)
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(itdV01N1 holtzman)
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Bob Zenhausern and Mike Holtzman
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ABSTRACT: St. John's University in Jamaica, New York, is host to
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a number of disability-related network information sources and
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services. This article identifies and describes key sources and
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services, including Bitnet listservs, or discussion groups, the
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UNIBASE system which includes real-time online conferencing, and
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other valuable educational and rehabilitation-related network
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information sources.
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THE CLEARINGHOUSE ON COMPUTER ACCOMMODATION (COCA)
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(itdV01N1 brummel)
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Susan Brummel and Doug Wakefield
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ABSTRACT: Since 1985, COCA has been pioneering information
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policies and computer support practices that benefit Federal
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employees with disabilities and members of the public with
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disabilities. Today, COCA provides a variety of services to
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people within and outside Government employment. The ultimate
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goal of all COCA's activities is to advance equitable information
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environments consistent with non-discriminatory employment and
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service delivery goals.
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DEPARTMENTS
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JOB ACCOMMODATIONS
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(itdV01N1 jobs)
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Editor: Joe Lazzaro
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lazzaro@bix.com
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K - 12 EDUCATION
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(itdV01N1 k12)
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Editor: Anne Pemberton
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apembert@vdoe386.vak12ed.edu
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LIBRARIES
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(itdV01N1 library)
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Editor: Ann Neville
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neville@emx.cc.utexas.edu
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ONLINE INFORMATION AND NETWORKING
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(itdV01N1 online)
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Editor: Steve Noble
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slnobl01@ulkyvm.louisville.edu
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CAMPUS COMPUTING
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(itdV01N1 campus)
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Editor: Daniel Hilton-Chalfen, Ph.D.,
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hilton-chalfen@mic.ucla.edu
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Copyright (c 1994) by (IT&D) Information Technology and
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Disabilities. Authors of individual articles retain all
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copyrights to said articles, and their permission is needed to
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reproduce any individual article. The rights to the journal as a
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collection belong to (IT&D) Information Technology and
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Disabilities. IT&D encourages any and all electronic
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distribution of the journal and permission for such copying is
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expressly permitted here so long as it bears no charge beyond
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possible handling fees. To reproduce the journal in
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non-electronic format requires permission of its board of
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directors. To do this, contact the editor.
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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Tom McNulty, New York University
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(mcnulty@acfcluster.nyu.edu)
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EDITORS
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Dick Banks, University of Wisconsin, Stout
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Carmela Castorina, UCLA
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Daniel Hilton-Chalfen, PhD, UCLA
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Norman Coombs, PhD, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Joe Lazzaro, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
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Ann Neville, University of Texas, Austin
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Steve Noble, Recording for the Blind
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Anne L. Pemberton, Nottoway High School, Nottoway, VA
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Bob Zenhausern, PhD, St. John's University
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EDITORIAL BOARD
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Dick Banks, University of Wisconsin, Stout
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Carmela Castorina, UCLA
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Danny Hilton-Chalfen, PhD, UCLA
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Norman Coombs, PhD, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Alistair D. N. Edwards, PhD, University of York, UK
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Joe Lazzaro, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
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Ann Neville, University of Texas, Austin
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Steve Noble, Recording for the Blind
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Anne L. Pemberton, Nottoway High School, Nottoway, VA
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Lawrence A. Scadden, PhD, National Science Foundation
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Bob Zenhausern, PhD, St. John's University
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ABOUT EASI (EQUAL ACCESS TO SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION)
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Since its founding in 1988 under the EDUCOM umbrella, EASI has
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worked to increase access to information technology by persons
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with disabilities. Volunteers from EASI have been instrumental
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in the establishment of _Information Technology and Disabilities_
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as still another step in this process. Our mission has been to
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serve as a resource primarily to the education community by
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providing information and guidance in the area of access to
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information technologies. We seek to spread this information to
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schools, colleges, universities and into the workplace. EASI
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makes extensive use of the internet to disseminate this
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information, including two discussion lists:
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EASI@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU (a general discussion on computer access)
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and AXSLIB-L@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU (a discussion on library access
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issues). To join either list, send a "subscribe" command to
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LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU including the name of the discussion
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you want to join plus your own first and last name. EASI also
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maintains several items on the St. Johns gopher under the menu
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heading "Disability and Rehabilitation Resources".
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For further information, contact the EASI Chair:
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Norman Coombs, Ph.D.
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NRCGSH@RITVAX.ISC.RIT.EDU
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or the EASI office:
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EASI's phone: (310) 640-3193
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EASI's e-mail: EASI@EDUCOM.EDU
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Individual _ITD_ articles and departments are archived on the St.
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John's University gopher. To access the journal via gopher,
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locate the St. John's University (New York) gopher. Select
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"Disability and Rehabilitation Resources," and from the next
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menu, select "EASI: Equal Access to Software and Information."
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_Information Technology and Disabilities_ is an item on the EASI
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menu.
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To retrieve individual articles and departments by e-mail from
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the listserv:
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address an e-mail message to:
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listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu
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leave subject line blank
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the message text should include the word "get" followed by the
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two word file name; for example:
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get itdV01N1 contents
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Each article and department has a unique filename; that name is
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listed below the article or department in parentheses. Do NOT
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include the parentheses with the filename when sending the "get"
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command to listserv.
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NOTE: ONLY ONE ITEM MAY BE RETRIEVED PER MESSAGE; DO NOT SEND
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MULTIPLE GET COMMANDS IN A SINGLE E-MAIL MESSAGE TO LISTSERV.
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To receive the journal regularly, send e-mail to
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listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu with no subject and either of the
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following lines OF text:
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subscribe itd-toc "Firstname Lastname"
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subscribe idt-jnl "Firstname Lastname"
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(ITD-JNL is the entire journal in one e-mail message while
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ITD-TOC sends the contents with information on how to obtain
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specific articles.)
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To get a copy of the guidelines for authors, send e-mail to
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listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu with no subject and the following
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