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SIG History
Photo Archives
Logo Design History
SIG Honors
SIG Members' Honors
SIG Managers
Publications Awards
Web Site Awards
This page contains information about the early beginnings of the A-SIG. It also includes the photographic archives and the history of the A-SIG's logo design.
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The following are links to various conference presentations that relate to the history of the SIG.
). If you'd like some hard copies of the brochure, contact Dan Voss at
As the lists of managers, honors received by SIG members, and the SIG itself grows, they are now located in separate pages.
There have been two designs for the logo in the history of the SIG to-date.
"The Wind Beneath Your Wings"
© Copyright 1999, Barbara Luther,
http://www.WindBeneathYourWings.com/
The AccessAbility SIG acknowledges Barbara's kind permission to share her slogan.
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)By coincidence, after we designed our butterfly logo, a friend who knew nothing about the SIG or its new logo, sent a PowerPoint presentation called the Lesson of the Butterfly by Leandro Valdir of Brazil (translated by Fidelia García) that tells a story about a butterfly with a broken wing. (292 K
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The first logo represents "Achieve Your Potential—reach for the stars." The logo was designed for the AccessAbility SIG in 1999 by Terrilee Bishop, Federal Way, WA
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A-SIG Co-Manager:
strategic planning, administration
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