TecAccess to Appear on NBC 12, Everyday Miracles!

For More Information:
Contact: Paul Spicer
Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications
(804) 749-8646
info@tecaccess.net

Rockville, VA - October 4, 2006 -- TecAccess LLC, an award-winning provider of Section 508 compliance, W3C Standards, and electronic and information technology (E&IT) accessibility solutions, will soon be featured on NBC 12´s new series, Everyday Miracles.

NBC 12, www.nbc12.com, offers the largest broadcast news staff in Central Virginia with 5 hours of award-winning news each weekday. Andrea McDaniel, co-anchor of NBC 12 News Today, interviewed TecAccess employees for the new segment, which will air in late October.

"This is an effort to highlight the wonderful things people are doing in our community," explains McDaniel

Debra Ruh, founder of TecAccess, spoke to McDaniel at length regarding the leading accessibility company´s mission to assist the Commonwealth of Virginia in the recently adopted Virginia IT Accessibility Standards for all agencies. Ruh explains that each agency has been tasked with developing and executing a plan to ensure Section 508 technical requirements are met and all IT products and services are fully accessible to people with disabilities. Helping Virginia with these ground breaking efforts, Ruh´s team is currently utilizing expert accessibility consultants with disabilities. This industry leading practice uniquely positions TecAccess to realistically evaluate compliance, accessibility, and usability from the perspective of people with disabilities.

Also interviewed by NBC 12 was Edward Ziegler, Senior Accessibility Consultant, who demonstrated various assistive technologies, such as voice activated software. Ziegler, who has limited use of his hands, is known worldwide for his accessibility expertise and knowledge of best practices in accessible technology. NBC 12 will share Ziegler´s insight, along with Debra Ruh, on Everyday Miracles in its debut episode that will soon be announced.

About TecAccess

TecAccess is the most awarded risk management and accessibility consultancy in the world. TecAccess turns potential risks into a marketplace advantage through leading accessibility services and products. With a focus on Section 508 compliance, TecAccess makes Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) accessible to the world´s largest and fastest growing demographic - people with disabilities. TecAccess is a certified Woman-Owned and SBA certified 8(a) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB).

For further information about TecAccess, please call: (804) 749-8646, e-mail info@tecaccess.net, or visit our website at www.TecAccess.net.

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