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Universal access refers to the ability of all people to have equal opportunity and access to a service or product from which they can benefit, regardless of their social class, ethnicity, background or physical disabilities. It is a vision, and is some cases a legal term, that spans many fields, including education, disability, telecommunications, and healthcare. It is tied strongly to the concept of human rights.

In many developed countries an infrastructure exists to help implement the vision. Examples include access to education at the grade school, high school and sometimes college level; disability-related laws such as the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 in the United States; univeral access policies and funding that support for telecommunications infrastructure to underserved rural... Wikipedia

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Court won’t block bids for cable TV PEG contract

Friday, January 25, 2008, THE MAUI NEWS

WAILUKU – Second Circuit Judge Joel August said Thursday that the state could continue with a competitive procurement process for public-access television services.

Akaku: Maui Community Television, which holds the Maui contract for public-access TV, had asked August to stop the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs from using a competitive bidding process, saying it was illegal and inappropriate given the station’s role in protecting free speech.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Court won’t block bids for cable TV PEG contract

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