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My Thoughts on Altruism Versus Commercialism in the Assistive Technology Industry

May 30, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

I’m just taking a quick few minutes to pen my (probably oversimplistic) thoughts on the need of companies doing business in the blindness assistive technology industry to balance the benefits and consequences of their actions to the blind community (altruism) versus their need to turn a sufficient profit to make doing business worthwhile to their… Finish Reading My Thoughts on Altruism Versus Commercialism in the Assistive Technology Industry

Categories: assistive technology, Serotek

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The Need for Multiple Screen Readers

May 28, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

This is another amazing article from Blind Christian. He writes about much more than the need for many of us to run multiple screen readers on our systems. The concept of a blind person being fired over technology inaccessibility remains more than repugnant to me, and I would absolutely love to learn more about the… Finish Reading The Need for Multiple Screen Readers

Categories: accessibility, employment, JAWS, Serotek

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Example of the Need for Flexible Remote Access Solutions for the Blind

May 24, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

I would urge you all to read this brief example illustrating the proliferation of remote access solutions like GoToAssist in the consulting and technical support occupations. Blind people in these careers must be able to deliver the direct, immediate service facilitated by remote access solutions, which enable the technician to gain secure access to the… Finish Reading Example of the Need for Flexible Remote Access Solutions for the Blind

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Point of Clarification of Save Serotek Petition

May 23, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Jeff makes some excellent points regarding the Save Serotek Petition which I would urge all of you to consider.

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New Petition Asks Freedom Scientific to Cease Lawsuit Against Serotek

May 19, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

In concert with Jeff Bishop of the Desert Skies blog, we at Blind Access Journal ask all of you to sign the new Save Serotek Petition asking Freedom Scientific to cease its trademark infringement lawsuit against Serotek Corporation.

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Objectivity versus Opinion, or the Difference Between Journalism and Evangelism

May 19, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

When I was in high school, I had a teacher’s aid named Gloria. Gloria came to the United States a long time ago from Burma. She’s a Karen, a member of an ethnic group that has been fighting for independence for more than 58 years. The Karen are officially represented by an organization known as… Finish Reading Objectivity versus Opinion, or the Difference Between Journalism and Evangelism

Categories: advocacy, journalism, opinion, Serotek

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Today’s KDD: Jaws Attacks; Take the Byte out of Crime

May 19, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Thanks to Karen for this wonderfully creative, poetic contribution. On Thursday May 17, we received some disturbing News,Freedom Scientific, they did choose,To Sue Serotek, they want to devour,Found out this at a late hour,This made me angry, yes indeed,If you have not already, do read,The lawsuit that was filed, and the accusations made, more to… Finish Reading Today’s KDD: Jaws Attacks; Take the Byte out of Crime

Categories: JAWS, Serotek

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Text Copy of Freedom Scientific V. Serotek Trademark Infringement Complaint

May 18, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Thanks to a reliable source, we are able to make available a plain text copy of Freedom Scientific’s complaint against Serotek. The information was made available in an image-based PDF, so it was necessary to convert it using Kurzweil K1000 and reformat the result.

Categories: lawsuit, Serotek

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Freedom Scientific Suing Serotek, Claim Trademark Infringement

May 17, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

We have just learned that Freedom Scientific filed suit against Serotek on May 14 claiming trademark infringement for use of the term “FreedomBox”. This development raises several potentially interesting, if speculative, questions: FreedomBox has existed as a product of Serotek Corporation for seven years. Why is Freedom Scientific making this move after all that time… Finish Reading Freedom Scientific Suing Serotek, Claim Trademark Infringement

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Serotek Announces Remote Incident Manager (RIM) Pricing

May 17, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

This is fantastic news! Serotek’s CEO, Mike Calvo, has just announced the pricing for Remote Incident Manager. This technology promises to totally revolutionize the business, employment and educational opportunities for any blind person requiring anytime, anywhere mobile and remote access to computers running modern Windows operating systems. Pricing for Remote Incident Manager will be $99… Finish Reading Serotek Announces Remote Incident Manager (RIM) Pricing

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