[access-uk] Re: FW: Ai Squared and GW Micro Join Forces - Assistive Technology Leaders Merge to Expand Opportunities for Computer Users Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
- From: "Steve Hyde-Dryden" <csdryden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 12:56:59 +0100
Haha, wishful thinking Elanor. Mind you, who'd have thought that W.E. would
have been available in such an offer.
Personally, I think the Shark needs to look out! The predators are getting
stronger smiles!
Steve
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Eleanor Martha Burke
Sent: 02 May 2014 09:12
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: FW: Ai Squared and GW Micro Join Forces - Assistive
Technology Leaders Merge to Expand Opportunities for Computer Users Who Are
Blind or Visually Impaired
are we going to be offered Zoomtext free of charge
Sent from my iPhone
On 2 May 2014, at 09:07, "TONY CRETNEY" <rac@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
This merger sounds a really good advance . As a Zoom Text user I have
always been rather concerned what might happen if my vision got worse to the
extent where I might need a more complex screen reader. this might help to ease
that transition in the event of this happening to me. Don't need to change at
the present time, but as a student with the open University I need to have the
most efficient technology suited to my sight problems to complete assignments
and reading accurately. This could be a great help to me in the future.
Tony
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Assistive Technology Leaders Merge to Expand Opportunities for Computer Users
Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
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Subject: Ai Squared and GW Micro Join Forces - Assistive Technology
Leaders Merge to Expand Opportunities for Computer Users Who Are Blind or
Visually Impaired
Manchester, Vermont and Fort Wayne, Indiana (May 1, 2014) - Ai Squared
<http://www.aisquared.com> , the maker of ZoomText and sitecues
<http://www.sitecues.com> ; and GW Micro <http://www.gwmicro.com> , the creator
of Window-Eyes, have merged into one company. With this merger, the companies
will combine their talents to better assist computer users who are blind or
visually impaired.
ZoomText is the world's number one screen magnifier and text-to-speech
software package that allows people who are visually impaired to use a computer
with ease. Window-Eyes is a popular screen reader that enables people who are
blind to be fully independent on the computer by translating visual information
into speech and/or Braille.
"Our mission is to provide a full family of computer accessibility
solutions for users who are low vision or blind, whether they access digital
information via their desktop, the web or their mobile device," said David Wu,
CEO of Ai Squared. "Earlier this year, we commercially launched sitecues, a
product which enables website owners to build accessibility tools right into
their websites. Today's merger with GW Micro rounds out our mantra of 'We've
got accessibility covered' - with our combined forces, we can now deliver an
even wider range of computer access solutions."
The need for assistive technology continues to grow. According to the
World Health Organization, over 285 million people in the world are considered
visually impaired; 39 million of those are blind, and 246 million have moderate
to severe visual impairments. "The merger of Ai Squared and GW Micro brings
together two companies that offer great solutions for the millions of Microsoft
customers around the world who are blind or visually impaired," said Rob
Sinclair, Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft.
"We are also delighted that Ai Squared will continue to develop and
support the Window-Eyes for Office Offer as many of our customers rely on this
screen reading solution to enable access to Windows, Office and other Microsoft
products," Sinclair said.
Dan Weirich, Co-founder of GW Micro and now Vice President at Ai
Squared, said he is thrilled to incorporate Window-Eyes into the Ai Squared
product family.
“It’s a natural fit,” Weirich said. “Combining our companies will
strengthen Ai Squared’s global presence in the assistive technology industry,
allowing us to serve even more customers.”
Weirich noted that many customers using web and computer accessibility
tools inevitably progress further along the visual impairment spectrum during
their lifetime. As a result, they will require more advanced assistive
technology as their needs change. With the merger, Ai Squared will be in a
better position to assist those customers, developing products that provide a
seamless transition and user experience as customers adapt to their changing
vision.
Ai Squared will continue to offer Window-Eyes and its related products
as they were previously offered by GW Micro. In addition, a free and fully
featured version of Window-Eyes will continue to be available via the
Window-Eyes Offer for Users of Microsoft Office as part of the recently
announced partnership with Microsoft and GW Micro. The GW Micro team will
remain in Indiana as part of the Ai Squared team, which is headquartered in
Vermont.
About Ai Squared: Ai Squared (www.aisquared.com) has been the worldwide
leader in assistive technology solutions for people who are visually impaired
for over 20 years. The product line is available in over 20 languages and sold
in 45 countries through a network of over 350 global distributors. Ai Squared's
screen magnification and screen-reading products dramatically improve a
computer's usability and friendliness for users who are blind or low vision,
raising their level of productivity, satisfaction, and independence. The family
of Ai Squared products includes ZoomText, ZoomText Large-Print Keyboard,
ZoomText ImageReader, ZoomText Mac, Window-Eyes, sitecues, the ZoomReader iOS
app, and the ZoomContacts iPad app.
About GW Micro: GW Micro, Inc. (www.gwmicro.com) has been a trusted
pioneer in the assistive technology industry since 1990; it has led with
innovative, customer-driven solutions, and the GW Micro team has always been
proud of its description as the Voice of Vision.
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