FOR Immediate Release
Source: ViewPlus® Technologies, Inc.
Advanced Braille Technology Now More Affordable
Corvallis, Oregon March 17, 2003 - ViewPlus® Technologies today announced
the release of three cutting edge braille embossers the Tiger Max, Tiger
Cub, and Tiger
Cub Jr. These new devices are designed to create cost-effective options
for converting
visual information into raised media that can be understood by touch
whether that be text
made into braille or visual images transferred into tactile graphics.
In March 2002, ViewPlus® Technologies released the first braille embosser
capable of translating complex visual images into 3-D tactile graphics.
Previously,
this technology has been available almost exclusively at universities and
larger
institutions; but now it has been incorporated into three new embossers
that are priced to fit
smaller schools and others who create braille materials on a limited budget.
The new Tiger Max, Tiger Cub, and Tiger Cub Jr. embossers will make Tiger
Embosser technology available to more people. Now any computer
information used to
teach sighted students can also be embossed directly to one of the Tiger
Embossers. Blind students who study math, engineering, geography, and
other subjects that require access
to diagrams and other graphic images can get exactly the same information
as their sighted
peers.
"Braille embossers have existed for more than 30 years, but have progressed
little until Tiger Embosser technology was originally introduced in 1996,"
says
ViewPlus® Founder and President John Gardner. "Tiger Embossers work with
mainstream software
like MS Office so anyone who can use a computer can make the sophisticated
tactile materials
required by today's blind students and professionals."
Tiger Embossers can make more braille and tactile information available
more easily now for a price anyone can afford.
More about Tiger Technology
Advanced features on the Tiger Embosser line include: Windows®
compatibility, tactile graphic resolution four times greater than any other
embosser, 3-D graphics
capability, reduced extraneous sound, full featured intuitive user
interface, ability
to emboss on various types of media (cut sheet and tractor), double-sided
braille and more!
ViewPlus® Technologies, Inc.
ViewPlus® Technologies, Inc., is a research and manufacturing firm
delivering assistive technology tools to the visually impaired community on
an international
scale. ViewPlus® continues to manufacture the Accessible Graphing
Calculator software,
DotsPlus® and a line of enhanced Tiger Embossers that allows users to
produce materials
exceeding the limits of tactile perception.
ViewPlus® maintains a website at http://www.viewplustech.com
John Gardner
Professor and Director, Science Access Project
Department of Physics
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-6507
tel: (541) 737 3278
FAX: (541) 737 1683
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
URL: http://dots.physics.orst.edu
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Sounds promising, doesn't it?
Robert Lee Beach, Assistive Technology Specialist
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66112
Phone: (913) 288-7671
http://www.kckcc.edu/faculty/beach/
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