[accessibleimage] NEW IVEO SOFTWARE MAKES PICTURES SPEAK

News Release    For Immediate Release ? May 25, 2005. 

NEW IVEO? SOFTWARE MAKES PICTURES SPEAK 
Talking maps and diagrams make learning more fun and inclusive 


Corvallis, Oregon, May 25, 2005 - ViewPlus® Technologies today announced
the release of IVEO? ? software to add audio labels to digital images to
make learning more interesting and accessible. 

Websites and textbooks are loaded with images and diagrams that can be
difficult to interpret by people with learning and visual disabilities.
IVEO? allows pictures to be labeled with audio tags, making them more
interactive and inclusive for the reader. 

Different components of an image can be individually labeled with speaking
tags in IVEO?. By navigating with a mouse or keyboard, one can hear the
labels assigned to each part of a diagram or image, enhancing
comprehension beyond use of vision alone. 

For blind people as well as sighted tactile/kinesthetic (touch) learners,
IVEO? has an optional hardware component, called the IVEO? Touchpad.
Tactile printouts can be placed on the IVEO? Touchpad to provide an
alternative display of images on the computer screen. Users can then read
printouts through a combination of sight and touch, receiving audio
feedback as they explore the image. 

It can be difficult for teachers to identify their students' subtle
learning and sensory disabilities and adapt to individual learning styles.
With IVEO?, identification and special treatment are unnecessary since it
incorporates all three learning modalities - tactile/kinesthetic, auditory
and visual. No matter the learning style, images can be interpreted
effectively by anyone using the IVEO? software and IVEO? Touchpad. Plus,
IVEO? makes learning more fun and interactive for all students. 

It is easy to create IVEO? documents. IVEO? includes drawing, writing and
editing tools for making tactile/audio/visual files like speaking maps and
diagrams. Images can also be imported from most Windows programs as well
as from clipart or bitmaps. The IVEO? software package even includes a
scanning and OCR feature for seamless importing of printed pictures and
images. 

"The power and versatility of IVEO? makes it the perfect addition to the
classroom," says Jeff Gardner, ViewPlus VP of Sales & Marketing. "Now
teachers can easily create lessons that are effective for students with
special needs and make learning more engaging for everyone else in the
process." 

The IVEO? Creator software and IVEO? Touchpad can be purchased separately
or as a discounted set. The IVEO? Viewer is also available as a free
download to enable easy sharing of files made in the IVEO? Creator
software. Call your local ViewPlus distributor, contact ViewPlus directly
([
http://www.icebase.com/go.shtml?20050525075927678858&m2422&mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxx
] info@xxxxxxxxxxxx 541.754.4002) or visit the ViewPlus website ([
http://www.icebase.com/go.shtml?20050525075927678858&m2422&http://www.viewplus.com/
] www.viewplus.com) 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
[
http://www.icebase.com/go.shtml?20050525075927678858&m2422&http://www.viewplus.com/
]www.viewplus.com, email [
http://www.icebase.com/go.shtml?20050525075927678858&m2422&mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxx
]info@xxxxxxxxxxxx, or call 541.754.4002. 
Lisa Yayla
Huseby Kompetansesenter 
Oslo Norway
lisa.yayla@xxxxxxxxxx

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