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Canon USA features TecAccess

February 9, 2004--Canon USA features TecAccess, a worldwide leader in Electronic and Information Technology (E&IT) Accessibility and Section 508 Solutions, in its webcast entitled “Canon Universal Design and Section 508.” Produced by TV Worldwide, the three- minute video shows how TecAccess has helped to make Canon copiers and other Canon products more accessible to persons with disabilities and thus create a universal design for everyone. In the webcast, Debra Ruh, President and Founder of TecAccess, explains how Canon is committed to universal design. The webcast also includes other TecAccess associates who discuss how accessible features on Canon products have made work easier for them. To view the Canon presentation, visit the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIT) website at http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/atia/040114/.

Headquartered in Lake Success, New York, Canon is a major provider of professional business and consumer imaging devices and information systems. Canon products include cameras, copiers, printers, facsimile machines, electronic systems, camcorders, flatbed scanners, and optical equipment. Fortune lists Canon as one of the “Most Admired Companies in America,” and Business Week ranked Canon 39th of its “Top 100 Brands.” To learn more about Canon and its products, visit www.usa.canon.com.

TecAccess is a SBA 8(a), SDB Certified and Woman-Owned Company that is one of the leading providers of Accessibility, Section 508 solutions and Accessible Websites. It provides comprehensive services that enable its clients to understand, acquire, and deliver accessible solutions. Specifically, it offers Independent Accessibility Testing for Section 508, Section 255, and other Accessibility Acts and Legislation. It also offers consulting and training services. TecAccess has worked with prominent companies such as Canon, Circuit City, Thomson NETg, and Wachovia. In addition, it has conducted training sessions and provided accessibility testing and consulting solutions for the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO), Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, General Services Administration (GSA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Social Security (SSA), just to name a few. The majority of TecAccess associates are persons with disabilities. For further information about TecAccess, please call (804)749-8646, e-mail druh@tecaccess.net, or visit www.TecAccess.net.