Date: May 23, 2001.

I am very happy to announce the release of Accessible Games SV.
Now, Accessible Games are accessible to everyone!
After reading about Accessible Games SV below, stop by the Accessible Games
web site, and download a free trial version today!
The Accessible Games web site is at:
http://www.GamesForTheBlind.com

Announcing Accessible Games SV!

Accessible Games SV are designed specifically for visually impaired
computer users.
These games are designed to operate on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows
ME.

Until now, Accessible Games have only been accessible to users of the JAWS
For Windows (JFW), and Window-Eyes screen reader programs.

Accessible Games SV solves this problem, and makes Accessible Games
accessible to everyone!

The SV in Accessible Games SV means self voicing.

A self voicing application is a program that can produce speech output
without the use of any other software.

All you need is any conventional sound board in your system, and Accessible
Games SV will be totally accessible!

You can play Accessible Games SV with your screen reader loaded, or you do
not need a screen reader at all!

I have acquired the rights to include the Eloquence software speech
synthesizer with all of my products.

Eloquence is the most advanced, and most understandable software speech
synthesizer on the market.

Including Eloquence in each game allows users of other screen readers to
play Accessible Games.
This technology also allows people with no screen reader at all to play
Accessible Games!

How do SV games work?

Essentially, the SV games are the same as the original Accessible Games,
but with one very important feature.

That feature is the Eloquence software speech synthesizer included in each
game.

Each game has its own copy of the Eloquence speech synthesizer.
Therefore, you can change the speech settings in one game, and those
changes will not effect any other program on your computer that also uses
the Eloquence
synthesizer.

For years, the JAWS For Windows (JFW) screen reader has used Eloquence for
speech output.
GWMicro is also using Eloquence for their latest version of the Window-Eyes
screen reader.

The Eloquence synthesizer included in each copy of Accessible Games SV is
the exact same speech output used in JFW and Window-Eyes.

If you are using a screen reader that uses Eloquence, I want to assure you
that changing the speech settings in any SV game will not effect your screen
reader in any way.

The SV games contain their own copy of Eloquence, so it is impossible for
any of the SV games to cause problems with your screen reader and Eloquence.

Accessible Games SV Features:
Choose from 8 unique voices in each game.

Set the pitch, speech rate, and volume of the speech in each game.

The help files are included in each game, and use the "talking text box",
invented by ITI, to allow you to read the help file just like any other
text document.

Spoken context sensitive help, to help you in case you do not know what to
do.

A review mode allowing you to read list box items, menu items, and so on.

plus much, much more!

Stop by the Accessible Games web site today, and download a free trial
version!
Visit:
http://www.GamesForTheBlind.com

Thank you very much,
Robert Betz
President
Initram Technologies Inc.
The developers of Accessible Games


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