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Volume 17 Number 1
Spring 1998
Technology & Society During Sweeping Change

Simon R. Burne, Guest Editor

Departments

    3  President's Message
    New Directions - and Recognition

    4  Guest Editorial
    Technology and Society at a Time of Sweeping Change

    5  News and Notes

    7  ISTAS 1998 Registration

    36  Last Word
    Managing Technological Change
      

Features

    8  Survival Lessons in Russian Defense Conversion *
    Joint ventures with the West are a key component of the success of the Russian defense conversion process.
    Luidmila Yu. Bzhilianskaya

    16  Improving Access to Higher Education in South Africa *
    Technology should be used to leverage educational resources in post-aparteid South Africa.
    Tiana van Harmelen and Carl W. I. Pistorius

    23  Designing for All: Emphasizing Ability *
    Technology designers can embrace images that emphasize ability over impairment.
    Geoff Busby and Diane Whitehouse.

    28  The Telepresence Era: Global Village or "Media Slums"? *
    What will the future of telecommuting, teleshopping, telemedicine, and tele-education bring?
    J. Baal Schem and D. Shinar

    * Refereed Article