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).
The SN SIG has already made significant progress:
• A comprehensive Web site
• An online newsletter (the first edition is posted at www.stcsig.org/sn/newsletter.shtml)
• Extensive support to the 49th STC Conference (including publication of “Guidelines for Persons With Special Needs” and an Addendum thereto), a successful progression, and several articles in the Proceedings (conference materials are available at www.stc-orlando.org/prodev/49notes/SNC.asp)
But there’s much yet to do, and to accomplish it, the SN SIG needs more people. It’s looking for both active members (to join the SIG’s initiatives) and patrons (whose affiliations will help the SIG secure the budget it needs to fulfill its objectives). If you want to support the SN SIG, download the SIG sign-up form from www.stc.org/PDF_Files/sigform.pdf and submit it directly to the Society office. And to be added to the SN SIG’s newsletter and/or listserv, e-mail daniel.w.voss@lmco.com or jvinegar@myranch.com.