FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sales Contact: Bryan Carver, Inside Sales Director
Media Contact: Brad Davis
Blind/Low Vision Group
800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000
www.FreedomScientific.com


FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC ANNOUNCES GPS SOLUTION FOR THE BLIND

(St. Petersburg, Florida June 29, 2004) - Freedom Scientific today announced
a new GPS solution to run on their popular PAC Mate accessible Pocket PC.

"We have adapted the Destinator(tm) GPS application sold to users of
mainstream Pocket PCs, such as Hewlett-Packard iPAQ, to run on the PAC Mate
using speech and Braille.  We were able to get early access to their
software development kit and build our own interface to their application
and maps," explained Chris Hofstader, Vice President of Software
Development.

Freedom Scientific's application is called StreetTalk(tm).  PAC Mate users
will be able to purchase the standard Destinator application and GPS
receiver from retail outlets or over the Internet and then load StreetTalk
to make it accessible and to add special functionality for pedestrian use.
This approach has several advantages.

First, it allows users to choose from a range of GPS receivers.  Some plug
into the CompactFlash slot of the PAC Mate.  Others use a GPS receiver
equipped with Bluetooth(r) wireless technology so they can be placed
anywhere within 30 feet of the user-on the window sill, on the rear deck of
a car, or even on the harness of a guide dog.  There is no need to "gear up"
with a lot of cables or special straps to use the solution.

Second, the maps that come on the Destinator CDs cover the USA, Canada, and
Western Europe and a user can select which areas to install on the PAC Mate
using ActiveSync.  Destinator proprietary compression technology allows maps
of several states to be carried on a standard CompactFlash card.  Destinator
packages range from $299 for a CompactFlash GPS receiver and maps of the USA
and Canada to $699 for the USA, Canada, and Western Europe with a GPS
receiver equipped with Bluetooth(r) wireless technology.  Freedom Scientific
is offering StreetTalk at a special introductory price of $79.95 through
October 31, 2004.  Users can add a complete GPS solution to their PAC Mate
for as little as $378.95.

Users can get directions to any of the points of interest in the map
database, such as hotels, restaurants, ATMs, hospitals, etc.  The
application also integrates with Contacts on the PAC Mate so it can quickly
navigate to any location in the user's address book.

The Destinator technology has won "Best GPS Navigation System" the last two
years running from EUROPE POCKET PC AWARDS.

"We are excited to be working with Freedom Scientific to combine their
industry leading technology and support with our state-of-the-art map
processing and navigation technology.  The result is a great boon to blind
users everywhere," said Alexei Gavriline, Vice President of Business
Development, Homeland Security Technology Corporation.  For more information
on Destinator, visit http://www.destinator1.com.

Freedom Scientific will be demonstrating StreetTalk at the upcoming National
Federation of the Blind and American Council of the Blind Conferences and
plans to begin shipping in September.


About PAC Mate
The PAC Mate is the first and only accessible version of Microsoft's Pocket
PC applications for personal data assistants, or PDA's. The PAC Mate is a
handheld computer that provides on the go access to information and
computing. The PAC Mate is based on "pocket" or "small" versions of
Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office applications, such as Word and
Internet Explorer, and is designed to integrate seamlessly with a desktop
PC.

About Freedom Scientific
Freedom Scientific is the world's leading manufacturer of assistive
technology products for those who are blind and vision impaired, and
products for the special education and learning disability markets.

Freedom Scientific, PAC Mate, StreetTalk are registered trademarks of
Freedom Scientific, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.


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