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Technology Access Bill Signed Into Law

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The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) announced that President Obama signed into law the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act. According to the statement, the legislation gives individuals with vision or hearing loss improved access to television programming, smart phones, the Internet, menus on DVD players, program guides on cable TV and more.

Celebrating 50 Years of the Laser

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, announced that this Sunday marks the golden anniversary of the invention of the laser. Laser technology enables the internet, personal computers and PDAs, new cancer treatments, restored vision, exploration of deep space, solar and other clean energy production, non-invasive detection and treatment of malaria and other diseases, …

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