[EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "AFB Subscriber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 1:43 PM Subject: AccessWorld(R) Breaking News
> An article from the upcoming November issue of AccessWorld (R), the > American Foundation for the Blind's technology magazine, is now available > on our web site. Follow the link below to read about the life and death of > a special person in the assistive technology field. > > Driven to Succeed: a Tribute to DR RUSSELL SMITH > Deborah Kendrick > http://www.afb.org/afbpress/Pub.asp?DocID=aw060603&Special=39 > > From the Sonic Guide of 1976 to the BrailleNote mPower released in July > 2005, many innovative devices aimed at assisting people who are blind or > visually impaired throughout the world resulted from the work of just one > man. We pay tribute to that man, Dr. Russell Smith, founder and CEO of > Pulse Data, now HumanWare. On August 7, Dr Russell Smith and his wife, > Marian D'Eve, were killed in an airplane crash in New Zealand while > returning home from a weekend conference. Read about the life of this > passionate pioneer and leader of the assistive technology field. > > Jay Leventhal > Editor in Chief > > > You can unsubscribe at any time. To remove your name from this mailing > list, or to find out what other newsletters are available from AFB, visit > http://www.afb.org/myAFBNewsletter.asp. >
