November 2004
For Immediate Release
Amputee Coalition of America Contact: =
Leslie Duncan =20
900 East Hill Avenue, Suite 285 Phone: =
888-267-5669
Knoxville, TN 37915-2568 Fax: =
865-525-7917
Phone: 800/267-5669 =
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: 865/525-7917
www.amputee-coalition.org =20
Amputee Coalition of America adds Easy Read Materials to Web site
With ACA’s audience being one of rich diversity, the need to present =
educational materials in multiple formats – to reach and address the =
specific concerns and needs of its audience – is apparent. To do this, =
the ACA has created the Easy Read Materials Web page =
http://www.amputee-coalition.org/nllic_easyread.asp, which presents many =
of ACA’s educational materials in two distinct formats: Easy Read and =
Large-Print materials.=20
Easy Read materials are rewrites of original ACA material, revised to =
8th grade level, to ensure that all people, despite reading or =
comprehension levels, can read and understand the information. The new =
Easy Read versions are more concise, less detailed, and easier to =
comprehend, while maintaining the information presented in the standard =
versions. They are also presented in 14 point font instead of the =
standard 12 point font with more bulleting and white space utilized in =
the layout and design.=20
Large-Print materials are reproductions of standard fact sheets and =
inMotion/FirstStep articles-reproduced word for word. The only =
difference is that the materials are presented in a 16 point font =
instead of the standard 12 point font for people with vision problems.=20
For more information regarding these and other issues, please visit the =
ACA Web site at http://www.amputee-coalition.org/nllic_easyread.asp or =
contact an ACA information specialist for further details.
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Leslie Duncan, MIS=20
Manager, Information Services=20
Amputee Coalition of America=20
900 East Hill Ave., Suite 285=20
Knoxville, TN 37915-2568=20
888-267-5669 ext. 8115=20
Fax 865-525-7917=20
[email protected]=20
www.amputee-coalition.org=20
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