Kurzweil Educational Systems has released K1000 Version 11 with new features including improved form recognition and automatic document signature scanning. This new release will begin shipping in early November. Read the October 18 press release for additional details.

Don’t miss this coming ACB Radio Main Menu, where you will hear my review of the Plustek Book Reader scanning and OCR solution. Catch Main Menu on ACB Radio Mainstream starting at 01:00 Universal time on Wednesday, that’s Tuesday evening at 6:00 Pacific time here in the United States.

This important information is provided by Parker from VIP Conduit concerning the availability of an updated voice chat client that is compatible with Internet Explorer 7.0. If you have installed Internet Explorer 7 and can’t access the chat rooms, you need to download and install the latest version of the client.  It was updated sometime… Finish Reading VIP Conduit Now Compatible with Internet Explorer 7.0

Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 7.0 this morning, but you may not want to jump on the banwagon yet. It is known to work well with Window-Eyes 5.5, but is not fully supported by other current screen readers such as Freedom Box System Access and JAWS 7.1. It will be necessary to await an upcoming… Finish Reading Beware: Internet Explorer 7.0 Not Fully Supported By Some Current Screen Readers

GW Micro released the first public beta of Window-Eyes 6.0 today. It can be downloaded and used freely for a limited time. We strongly urge all of you to try this new version and provide GW Micro with all feedback needed to make the screen reader the best it can be.

We thank the developers of BlogLines for once again restoring access to the service to us. The following announcement now appears on the BlogLines home page. We believe in providing the best service for each individual. To that end, we recently released some changes to the tree in the left pane to make things a… Finish Reading BlogLines Officially Announces Accessibility Improvements

Shownotes We chat with all of you about all that has been going on with us as we enjoy a leisurely breakfast at Denny’s on a late Saturday morning. Please let us know if you all like these kinds of podcasts, or if you would rather we avoid doing them. Your feedback is very important… Finish Reading Saturday Morning Breakfast

Shownotes Listen as we chat during takeoff on our flight to Denver more than two weeks ago. Apologies for the delayed sound seeing podcasts from that trip. There will be a couple more podcasts from the trip in the near future. Download and Listen

WHITE CANE SAFETY DAY, 2006 A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Our Nation believes in the promise of all our citizens, and we must work to ensure that the opportunities of America are more accessible to every person.  Many Americans who are blind or visually impaired use white canes to… Finish Reading President Bush Proclaims October 15 White Cane Safety Day