March 23, 2008 Dear Christine: Copies of this electronic correspondence have been shared with Karen Shandrow (my wife and the passenger about which the call in question was made), Gary Bretz (RPTA), Karl Stephens (City of Tempe ADA Coordinator) and the readers of the Blind Access Journal. I called your reservations center… Finish Reading Dial-A-Ride: Donna – "My job is not worth satisfying you"…
Tactile Devices Will Protect Financial PrivacyWashington, D.C. (March 18, 2008) – Several organizations representing the blind community today commended 7Eleven, Inc. for installing tactile point of sale (POS) devices that will protect the privacy and security of 7-Eleven shoppers with visual impairments. These new devices include tactile keys arranged like a standard telephone keypad, and… Finish Reading 7-Eleven, Inc.’s Upgrade of Point of Sale Equipment Praised by Blind Community
Dear Victor Reader Stream Customer: New Stream software version 1.2 multi-lingual TTS (Text-to-Speech) releases are now available for download at:http://www.humanware.com/en-canada/support/victor_reader_stream These multi-lingual versions are available in: Danish, French, German, Norwegian, and Swedish. Each multi-lingual version has its recorded prompts and messages in the local language. As well, each multi-lingual version has two Vocalizer TTS languages:… Finish Reading Stream News Wire – New Multi-Lingual Releases
Dear Victor Reader Stream Customer: The alternative Stream software with the English U.S. male (Tom) TTS voice is now available for download at:http://www.humanware.com/en-canada/support/victor_reader_stream This English alternative version 1.2 software has a male TTS voice (Tom) and can be downloaded to replace the default software with the female Samantha voice currently shipped on all English Streams.… Finish Reading Stream News Wire – English Tom TTS Voice
It looks like Jamal Mazrui has an interesting new initiative going for blind computer programmers. See his public announcement below: As you know, the web page of EmpowermentZone.com has not been updated for years after I began focusing on software projects. I knew the site neededa redesign, but wanted to work on Windows GUI development,… Finish Reading Introducing NonvisualDevelopment.org
Hello Everyone, This week on a one hour Main Menu Live, we hear from Susan Mazrui with AT&T Wireless all about the company’s accessibility initiatives for delivering screen readers and smartphones into the hands of blind and visually impaired customers. Here is how to participate in the show: The number to call… Finish Reading Coming up on Main Menu for the week of March 19 – AT&T Wireless Accessibility
Fellow Federationists: We are continuing to make a difference on Capitol Hill. Our "Dear Colleague" letter to support the Talking Books program now has 68 members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed on in support. Congressman Towns, the sponsor of this letter, has now agreed to hold the letter open through the close of… Finish Reading Dear Colleague Letter Extended, Calls Needed Monday to Help NLS Talking Book Program
We thought you might wish to know about the following: Who: Opening Remarks and Keynote Address by Jim Fruchterman, one of the leading innovators in the field of assistive technologyWhen: Live webcast today – Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 7:30 amWhere to access the live stream: (copy and paste into your browser): mms://67.19.222.187/CSUN Where to… Finish Reading Live Webcast and Archived Recording of CSUN Keynote by James Fruchterman
Dear Victor Reader Stream Customer: HumanWare has released the latest Stream software version 1.2.18. This is a free software upgrade that can be downloaded and installed on your Stream. To download the software visit: http://www.humanware.com/en-canada/support/victor_reader_stream Select the link to download the new software version 1.2.18. On the same page, you will also find a What's… Finish Reading Stream News Wire – Software Version 1.2 Released
Reading Machines SeminarMarch 7, 2008, Panel Presentations: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, PST Please join us at the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, for the fourth in our series of technology workshops, to discuss electronic devices that give the blind and visually impaired access to print documents by means of magnification or… Finish Reading Reading Machines Seminar Broadcast Live on ACB Radio World