Taking the ‘Dis’ out of ‘Disabilities’: Special Needs SIG Seeks Support

Dan Voss

The Society’s newest SIG, the Special Needs (SN) SIG, is still looking for new members to support the SIG in its twin mission to assist technical communicators with disabilities in the practice of our profession and to provide all technical communicators with information that will help them make our communication products more accessible to users with disabilities. A detailed mission statement is available on the SIG’s Web site (www.stcsig.org/sn/index.shtml).

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Evaluating the Information Mapping Method

Julia Byrd

Technical writers have long searched for a writing method that’s easy to implement and use and that results in formatted documentation that pleases management, developers, and users alike. While some writers may still be searching for a one-size-fits-all method, many have adopted the Information Mapping method of organizing and formatting documentation and other printed materials.

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