Gates Foundation and School Reform
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009Bill Gates has issued his first annual letter about the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s work, which includes a section on education and reform.
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Lighthouse International - What’s New
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008Target.com Website Accessibility Lawsuit Settled
On August 28, it was announced that the Target Corporation had agreed to a $6 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed in early 2006. The lawsuit, which was filed by the National Federation for the Blind (NFB), claimed that the company’s website, Target.com, was not accessible to web users with visual impairments, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
U.S. Women’s Goalball Team Wins Gold
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008Great news from the US Paralympic website:
BEIJING, China–The U.S. Women’s Goalball Team consisting of Jen Armbruster (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Lisa Banta (Boonton, N.J.), Asya Miller (Lapeer, Mich.), Robin Theryoung (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Jessica Lorenz (Berkley, Calif.) and Jackie Barnes (Wadsworth, Ill.) beat Denmark in sudden overtime to play China for the gold. The U.S. team then beat China, 6-5, in a sold-out Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium to win the gold medal.
U.S. Paralympic Team | News | 2008 PARALYMPIC GAMES: U.S. Women’s Goalball Team Wins Gold.