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GOOD FOR YOUR ART - The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod was heartened by TD Banknorth's
decision to continue as a sustaining partner of the group. Showing their happiness at the
news are,left to right,Lisa Hergenrother,executive director of the foundation; Bert Talerman
of TD Banknorth; Margaret Van Sciver, board president of the foundation; and the bank's
Larry Squire and Marlene Weir.
Banking on the arts
TD Banknorthisonce againasustain-
ing partner of the Arts Foundation of
Cape Cod year-round,and title sponsor
of Popsbythe Sea.The $70,000 donation
from the bank wasreceived bythe foun-
dation at a ceremony on the Hyannis
village green,where Keith Lockhart will
conduct the Boston Pops Esplanade
Orchestra Aug. 6 at 5 p.m.
General Admission Lawn Tickets
($15, or $20 on day of show) and Fes-
tival Seats ($50) are available at www.
artsfoundation.org, TD Banknorth
branches, Christmas Tree Shops , Puri-
tan Clothing stores, the Cape Cod Mall
information desk, and the Yarmouth
and Hyannis Area chambers of com-
merce. Lawn tickets for children ages
6 to 12 are $5, and one child under 5 is
admitted free with each adult General
Admission Lawn Ticket.
For more information, call 508-362-
0066.
Cape firm to explore seabed
for minerals
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institu-
tion and Nautilus Minerals, Inc., of
British Columbia are looking for cop-
per, gold, and other mineralson the sea
floor near Papa New Guinea. The joint
venture includes scientific research as
wellastheinvestigationof commercially
valuableminerals.WHOI'sremote-op-
erated underwater vehicle Jason will
conduct the probes.
The latest in digital arts
International artist Lyn Bishop will
speak at the Digital Arts SIG social at
Brewster Ladies' Library July 26 from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more details and to
makereservations, goto www.capetech.
com or call 508-771-6308.
FinelyJ.P.'s to take
reservations
Wellfleet-based FinelyJ.P'sisnow tak-
ingreservations in their newly reopened
establishment. They are also offering a
new menu that includes Baked Oysters
Bienville , Blackened Beef , Lobster
Cataplana, Wellfleet Paella and more,
all prepared by chef John Pontius.
Box it up
Cape Cod Mailbox Co. is a new
business selling and installing quality
mailboxes and posts throughout Cape
Cod and the South Shore. To get more
details, call 508-420-3527. Mailboxes
may also be purchased through Agway
of Sandwich on Route 6A.
Falmouth chamber sets
BBQ
Members of the Falmouth Chamber
of Commerce meet July 25 at Johnny's
Tune & Lube at 4:30 p.m. for aBusiness
After Hours that will include BBQ, a
Commodores game, batting cages and
more.
Bella wins award
Osterville- and West Barnstable-
based Bella of Cape Cod was recently
awarded a Best Accessory Designer
award in the On the Rise competition
sponsored through StyleBakery.com.
Santangelo joins UNICEF
Matt Santangelo, vice president of
trusts & estates for Merrill Lynch's
Northeast region, has been elected as
amember of the New England Chapter
Boardforthe U.S.Fundfor UNICEF.He
was raised in Cotuit and is a graduate
of Barnstable High School.
Daly named director
Onset Computer Corporation has
named Gregg Daly director of sales
at the weather station product com-
pany.
Vandebrockjoins casket
company
Bruce J. Vandebrock has joined the
staff of Atlantic Coast Casket Company
of Cape Cod. He has 36years experience
in the business.
New menu at Panera Bread
Panera Bread now has a kid's menu
featuring healthy foods. Among the of-
ferings are organic and natural foods,
soft breads, squeezable yogurt tubes
and more.
Chowder challenge champs
Captain Parker's Pub and The Skip-
per Restaurant recentlytook homefirst
and second prizes, respectively, at the
Newport Chowder Festival.
Contractors wanted
Minority- and women-owned busi-
nesses in the building trades are
welcome to register for present and
future affordable housingprojects.Call
508-548-1450.
IMP honors president
The Cape Cod Chapter of the Inter-
national Association ofAdministrative
Professionals has designated Sharon
K. McPherson, CAR as aDistinguished
Chapter President for 2005-2006. The
Centerville resident will be honored
and presented with a Distinguished
Chapter President Watch by Interna-
tional President Kay E. Enlow Aug. 7
in Reno, Nev.
Painting raffle to benefit
Habitat
Cape Cod Life Publications is spon-
soringaraffleof apaintingbylocalartist
JuliaO'Malley-Keyesto benefitHabitat
for Humanity of Cape Cod. The portrait
of the Endeavor in the 1934 America's
cup race, which is valued at $20,000,
can be seen on-line at www.capecodlife.
com/2006HomeExpo. Only2,000tickets
will be sold at $25 each or five for $100.
Call Cape Cod Life at 508-775-9800,ext.
45 or Habitat at 508-775-3559.
Real estate seminar isJuly
27
Jamie Regan, who has sold property
on Cape Cod for 26 years, will lead a
free seminar on opportunities in the
real estate industry July 27 from 4 to
5:30p.m. at Century21 ReganRealtors,
18 Steeple St. in Mashpee Commons.
For reservations, call 508-477-5200 by
July 20.
GLAD to party
Gay &Lesbian Advocates &Defend-
ers (GLAD) hostsasummerpartyat the
Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown
Museum July 29 from 4 to 7p.m. Tobuy
tickets ($50; children free), go to www.
glad.org/events.
Building on a good
Foundation
TheCapeCodFoundationisincompli-
ance with the Council on Foundations'
national standardsfor U.S.Community
Foundations. For more information,go
to www.capecodfoundation.org.
Chips company chips in
Cape Cod Potato Chips will be hand-
ing out free samples at the Pops by
the Sea concert in Hyannis Aug.6 and
will be a sponsor of the Barnstable
County Fair July 21 to 29. Tours of the
Hyannisfacility at 100Breeds HillRoad
in Hyannis are given weekdays from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. year-round.
Roy-L Groomingdales leaves
mall area for C'ville
Roy Laferriere'sRoy-L Groomingda-
les dog grooming business has moved
from behind the Cape Cod Mall to 89
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Sensory Issues
Decreases in visual acu-
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cits,adesignercouldaugment
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use asingle-columnformat in-
stead of multiple columns and
enlarge the browser controls.
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blindness. People with these
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would be unable to use a
mouse because it requires
hand-eye coordination. This
individual navigates the Web
using only the keyboard.
People with low vision can
use a hardware or software
magnifier. These people, as
wellasthose with color blind-
ness, benefit from strongly
contrasting colors.
ALT text is used as an
alternative text for images.
Voice browsers speak ALT
texts along with images - a
critical function for blind or
vision-impaired users.
People who are deaf or hard
of hearing may require closed
captioning, blinking error
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spoken audio.
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People with motor deficits
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- also experience difficulty
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disks and other media that
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andperhapsvoice-recognition
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The mouse and keyboard
can pose special problems,
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People with cognitive defi-
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to maintainandincrease their
international business.
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the name given to equipment
or software products that
increase, maintain or assist
the functional capabilities
of individuals with compro-
mised capacities. Assistive
technology caninclude screen
readers , magnifiers, closed
captioningand more.IBMhas
done considerable research
into what makes a Web site
more or less user-friendly as
users increase in age.
There are standard acces-
sibility checks that adesigner
can use. One is Section 508 of
the U. S. Rehabilitation Act;
others are promoted by indi-
vidualcompaniesandnational
governments.They are similar
in that they check alist of site
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pliance items. The standards
differ in the number and type
of items they check.
There are legal incentives
as well. The Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) of
1990 prohibitsdiscrimination
on the basis of disability in
employment, programs and
servicesprovided by state and
local governments, as well as
goods and services provided
by private companies.
Section 255 of the Tele-
communications Act of 1996
requires that manufacturers
of telecommunications equip-
ment and software ensurethat
such equipment be directly
accessible to individuals with
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cess is "readily achievable."
In addition to federal leg-
islation, many states have
enacted laws that address
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search engines can locate
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players can search and index
multimedia content usingthe
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nications,a West Barnstable marketing
communications agency that specializes
intechnology-based businesses. He
can be reached at 323-401-1290 or
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