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  <h3 align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Snowbird 
    Software's "Electric Chemistry Building" <br>
    Opens up to Learners with Disabilities </font></h3>
  <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Snowbird Software, based 
    in Hamilton Ontario, is currently revising its highly adaptable and engaging 
    chemistry simulation software "Electric Chemistry Building" to include accessibility 
    features that will provide students with disabilities access to the world 
    of self-directed chemistry experiments. </font></p>
  <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">For some students with 
    disabilities, conducting chemistry experiments may prove difficult. Those 
    with visual disabilities have difficulty accessing the visual cues offered 
    by chemical reactions, and cannot utilize traditional methods of measuring 
    experimental outcomes. For students with mobility disabilities, working with 
    sometimes dangerous chemicals may be too much of a risk to consider the experiment 
    a worthwhile learning venture. </font></p>
  <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Snowbird Software's Electric 
    Chemistry Building allows users to conduct experiments using any of up to 
    150 chemicals and different types of experimental apparatus. The simulation 
    then provides students with readouts of any chemical reactions that take place, 
    and the weight, size and temperature of reactants. </font></p>
  <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The accessible version 
    of the Electric Chemistry Building will include:</font></p>
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      <li> Full keyboard access</li>
      <li>Screen reader compatibility</li>
      <li>Speech output where required</li>
      <li>High contrast graphics and text </li>
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  <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">For more information about 
    this project, or to order copies of the Electric Chemistry Building, please 
    contact: </font></p>
  <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="http://www.snowbirdsoftware.on.ca/">Snowbird 
    Software</a> </b><br>
    71A Leland St., <br>
    Hamilton, Ontario <br>
    L8S 3A1 Canada <br>
    Telephone (905) 521-9667 <br>
    Fax (905) 521-9667 </font></p>
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