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From: "HumanWare" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Mary Pendleton" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 3:36 PM
Subject: HumanWare announces "Support for Braille Literacy" efforts at ATIA
Wednesday, January 24 2007
Assistive Technologies Industry Association (ATIA) conference, Orlando,
Florida
HumanWare has been empowering Braille users and Braille learners for years.
Today the company, working with leading partners in the Assistive Technology
industry, announced new steps in its Support for Braille Literacy campaign.
"HumanWare's BrailleNote mPower already incorporates the well-regarded
'keyboard learn' Braille learning feature," said Richard Mander, HumanWare
CEO. "Now, we're working with partners to make Braille learning and
on-the-go Braille capability even easier."
HumanWare's efforts in support of Braille literacy include:
* Blindness Education Product Manager.
HumanWare welcomes Joann Becker, with extensive experience in Braille
technology. (Learn more about Joann on the HumanWare Web site.)
* Partnership with Quantum, manufacturers of the Mountbatten Brailler.
HumanWare has been awarded the exclusive distributorship in the USA for
Quantum Technologies' range of Braille products, including the Mountbatten
Brailler and PIAF.
* Free Oxford Concise Dictionary with BrailleNote "transplant" program.
Now through June 30th, along with the savings from transplanting the Braille
cells in a Classic model to a new mPower, HumanWare will include the Oxford
Concise Dictionary and Thesaurus with every transplant.
* BrailleConnect + Mobile Speak Pocket.
HumanWare has released the new BrailleConnect and Brailliant Braille display
with Mobile Speak Pocket software (by Code Factory) at competitive prices.
* "We're listening" program.
HumanWare will soon begin a research program to gather input from users,
funding bodies and experts worldwide for future generations of both
Braille-based and speech-based products for the blind.
* "Support for Braille Literacy" road show.
HumanWare USA and partners will be visiting several major US cities to
demonstrate Braille solutions and urge increased support for Braille
literacy. Details will follow shortly.
"We've been working hand in hand with educators and others for years to
spread the word about Braille literacy," said Phil Rance, CEO, HumanWare
USA. "We look forward to getting the word out even more broadly and hearing
your feedback."
About HumanWare
HumanWare provides innovative solutions which empower people to fully
participate in society. HumanWare's many innovative products include
BrailleNote, the leading productivity device for blind people in education,
in business and in their personal lives, and the Victor Reader product line,
the world's leading digital talking book players.
For offers above, conditions apply, and prices shown exclude shipping and
taxes.
For more information, contact:
Dominic Gagliano
Vice President of Blindness Sales
Phone: 800-722-3393 Ext 258
Direct: 312-432-1147
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