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6 Reasons People with Disabilities Should Use Linux

Often, when issues of accessibility and assistive technology are brought up among people with disabilities, the topics center around the usual issues: How can I afford this device? Is it available for me? Will it meet my needs? How will I receive support? Open source solutions, including any Linux-based operating system, are rarely, if ever, considered. The problem isn't with the solution; instead, it is a result of lack of information and awareness of FOSS and GNU/Linux in the disability community, and even among people in general. Here are six solid reasons people with disabilities should consider using Linux...

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Army, Air Force Tap Goodwill Industries To Scan And Send Records To VA

Bob Brewin | Nextgov | February 4, 2014

The Army and Air Force have contracted with a division of Goodwill Industries to scan and then transmit to the Veterans Affairs Department millions of pages of service treatment records of Army and Air Force personnel discharged this year. Read More »

Living Sick And Dying Young In Rich America

Leah Sottile | The Atlantic | December 19, 2013

Chronic illness is the new first-world problem. Read More »

Open Access Week 2013 Starts Today

George Williams | The Chronicle of Higher Education | October 21, 2013

Here at ProfHacker we’ve published many posts about open access, “the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need.” Read More »

When Your Child's Food Allergies Are A Matter Of Life And Death

Staff Writer | The Salt | April 12, 2014

Laurel Francoeur's son Jeremy was about a year old when he had his first life- threatening allergic reaction. She took him to the doctor when hives started to cover his whole body. Tests revealed severe allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, soy, sesame and shellfish. Read More »