[accessibleimage] Braille with Print

Hi Folks!
This has been out for a while - just wondering if anyone has put it
through the paces, and how it compares with using Enabling Technologies'
TranSend or Gemini?
- Judi

Press Release - Title: ViewPlus adds HP Inkjet printing to Braille
documents
February 8, 2005
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Jeff Gardner, jeff.gardner@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 541.554.8763

ViewPlus adds HP Inkjet printing to Braille documents

ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. (Corvallis, Oregon, February 8, 2005) -
today announced the release of the Pro Ink Attachment (PIA); Solution
for adding ink print to Braille text and tactile graphic documents.
ViewPlus worked with Hewlett-Packard Specialty Printing Systems to
incorporate HP Inkjet into their professional series Braille printers.

Braille documents can now be shared with sighted colleagues and
teachers - even with friends and family. The PIA prints the
corresponding ink characters above or alongside the Braille embossing.
The PIA also allows for images to be embossed and printed. Anything that
appears on the computer screen can quickly be made into a raised,
printed image on paper.

Attaching the PIA instantly transforms the fast, robust ViewPlus Pro
Braille printer into a high-speed embossing printer, creating the only
compact integrated solution for high volume Braille and ink production.
The PIA is the only embossing printer capable of double-sided Braille
and ink printing thus saving paper costs in production.

"Braille readers often have difficulty communicating with sighted
people at work and in the classroom" says Jeff Gardner, ViewPlus Vice
President, Sales & Marketing. "Combining HP Inkjet with the ViewPlus Pro
Embosser means Braille documents can now be shared with anyone."

"It is exciting and satisfying to be able to extend the value of any
Hewlett-Packard solutions in supporting new users such as the market
segment of people with visual impairments or age-related visual
limitations" says Clay Higgins, Hewlett-Packard Director Sales and
Marketing.

Pro Ink Attachment comes with software to translate text to Braille in
MS Word and Excel. And, unlike other Braille printers, the Pro with PIA
is quiet so it can be used in a normal office environment. The PIA is
now available for purchase. Please call your local ViewPlus dealer, or
contact ViewPlus directly (sales@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 541.754.4002) for more
details.

ViewPlus Technologies, Inc.
ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. is a private firm that develops and
manufactures hardware and software for people with sensory disabilities,
including people who are blind, low-vision, and learning disabled. For
more information, please visit the ViewPlus website, www.viewplus.com,
email, info@xxxxxxxxxxxx, or call 541.754.4002.

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John A. Gardner
Professor and Director, Science Access Project
Department of Physics
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
tel: (541) 737 3278
FAX: (541) 737 1683
        SAP URL: http://dots.physics.orst.edu/

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