Hi,
I saw this press release on Terminal server support
from a screen reader/magnifier - sounds good.
Bye,
Walt.
For release: November 20th, 2003
Dolphin Announces Access to Terminal Services, for
Computer Users with a Visual Impairment
Dolphin's latest software provides equality of access
for users of thin client technology.
Worcester, England - November 20th 2003 - Dolphin
Computer Access today announced the availability of
their award winning access software now with terminal
server support. Following the success of extensive
software trials amongst several public sector and
corporate clients in the UK and USA, Dolphin is
pleased to announce their latest release of computer
access software with support for terminal server
sessions.
Following more than 5 months of client trials using
Windows Terminal Server and Citrix MetaFrame operating
systems, the latest software release from Dolphin
allows blind and visually impaired computer users
unprecedented access to applications running on remote
thin clients, as well as Windows desktop terminals.
Versions 5.30 of Supernova, Hal, Lunar and LunarPlus
provide a combination of screen magnification, speech
and Braille support for Windows desktop terminals and
speech and Braille support for thin client terminals.
This now allows businesses to offer equality of access
to their computer systems from all networked
terminals. Speech support within a thin client
environment will necessitate the use of an external
hardware synthesiser.
Mike Hill, Dolphin's Software Director said "This is a
real breakthrough in access software development. It
will allow large employers and universities to offer
full inclusion and equality to blind and visually
impaired computer users from any networked terminal."
"Many employers are implementing thin client
technology in the workplace, and we at the Royal
National Institute for the Blind have been monitoring
the situation for some time," said Ruth Loebl, Senior
UK ICT Development Officer at the RNIB. "Until very
recently, applications delivered this way have been
completely inaccessible to access technology users, so
we are delighted that Dolphin have now developed
magnification, speech output and Braille solutions for
this platform.
This will enable employers to hire and retain more
blind and partially sighted employees in jobs where
thin client technology is used, and should offer new
opportunities for employment and career development to
people who rely on access technology to do their job."
Dolphin has been working very closely with their
customers and the Accessible Technology Team at
Microsoft and the Citrix Corporation in order to make
accessibility through Terminal Services a reality.
"We are always delighted to work with Dolphin in order
to extend the use of their accessibility solutions to
more customers," said Mike Schutz, technical product
manager, Windows Server Product Management Group,
Microsoft Corp. "As a result of the combined efforts
of Dolphin and Microsoft, customers will now be able
to benefit from accessibility features when running
applications in a Terminal Server session."
"This technology is going to make a real difference
to people working in large enterprise environments and
their employers, " said Steve Bennett, Dolphin's
European Sales Director. "It will enable people with a
visual impairment to meet their full career potential,
and allow their employers to choose the best person
for the job without being limited by technology."
The move supports the US government's implementation
of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and the UK
government's Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
For more information visit www.dolphinuk.co.uk
Press Contact:
USA & Canada - Gareth Collins, Dolphin Computer
Access Inc.
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60 East Third Avenue #130, San Mateo CA 94401, USA
Toll free: (866) 797-5921 Web: www.dolphinusa.com
Europe & Asia - Steve Hawkes, Dolphin Computer Access
Ltd.
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Technology House, Blackpole Estate West, Worcester WR3
8TJ, United Kingdom
Tel: +44(0)1905 754 577 Web: www.dolphinuk.co.uk
About Dolphin Computer Access:
Dolphin Computer Access has a simple goal: to create
software products that allow people with a vision
impairment to use mainstream information technology.
Dolphin software is designed to provide access to a
wide range of Microsoft Windows environments and
applications through magnification, speech and
Braille. Founded in 1986 in the United Kingdom, the
Dolphin Group now includes companies in the UK, USA
and Sweden, and its product range encompasses both
access and audio publishing technology. For more
information visit www.dolphinuk.co.uk ###
Windows® and Windows Server 2003 ™ are registered
trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Citrix® and MetaFrame® are registered trademarks or
trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. Supernova Reader
Magnifier and Hal Screen Reader are trademarks of
Dolphin Oceanic Ltd. All other trademarks and
registered trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
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