Updates...

The World Institute on Disability (WID) has announced that Sue Suter will be interim president. Suter, who is post polio, has been a member of WID's board of directors since 1993. Suter will fill the post left vacant by Ed Roberts, who died of heart failure March 14. Suter is the director of the Springfield, Ill., office of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and president of Suter and Co., which provides consultation and technical assistance regarding the ADA and issues related to people with disabilities. WID, founded in 1983, is a public policy, research and training center which focuses on issues affecting the quality of life for people with disabilities worldwide.

Recording for the Blind has officially changed its name to Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic. The name change is to alert students with dyslexia that the organization's recorded textbooks can enhance their educational success. Contact: Ellen Ogdin, (609) 520-8095, voice; (609) 520-7990, fax.