[accessibleimage] Re: SAL2

Dr. Mangold passed away earlier this year.  See Dr. Hatlen's comments on
Sally at http://www.aph.org/hall_fame/mangold.html  

>>> chris.hofstader@xxxxxxxxxxx 12/10/05 6:28 PM >>>
Has anyone heard how Sally is doing?  The last I heard, she was pretty
sick
and I haven't been updated in a long time. 

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Thought you all would be interested in this news:  

Exceptional Teaching Inc. and Touch Graphics Inc.
announce the SAL2 System
                                                                        
 
PLEASANTON, Calif. - December 10, 2005 - Exceptional Teaching Inc., a
leading provider of educational solutions for those with special
needs,
announced today that SALR Courseware will be adapted and offered on a
new
platform, the Talking Tactile Tablet (or "TTT"), which is manufactured
by
Touch Graphics, Inc. The new SAL2 Courseware will be available in
early
January '06.

"We are extremely pleased to offer the SALR Courseware in an exciting
new
format. The TTT is an ideal platform for Dr. Sally Mangold's materials
and
the SAL2 System now will be available at a much lower cost", said
Helene
Holman, President of Exceptional Teaching.

Steven Landau, President and Director of Research for Touch Graphics
said,
"The addition of SAL2 Courseware compliments other resources already
available on the TTT. Teachers and students will now have a complete
braille
literacy learning system to add to the other great software titles
offered
by Touch Graphics."

"The announced collaboration of Exceptional Teaching and Touch Graphics
is a
natural", said Dr. Larry Scadden, formerly of the National Science
Foundation. "The Foundation and all of its officials who supported the
SALR
and Touch Graphics projects welcome the continuation of the work of
Sally
Mangold with the introduction of SAL2. It serves as a fitting tribute
to
Sally Mangold and her creativity."

About Exceptional Teaching, Inc. 
Exceptional Teaching offers educational products and solutions to
individuals with special needs. The company provides teachers,
parents,
students, rehabilitation specialists, orientation and mobility
instructors,
and occupational therapists worldwide with high quality products and
services. The company also markets unique Mangold products and develops
and
produces the innovative SALR and SAL2 Courseware.
Exceptional Teaching is located in Pleasanton, California and can be
contacted at 800-549-6999 or at www.exceptionalteaching.com. 

About Touch Graphics, Inc. 
Touch Graphics, Inc. creates inventive new assistive technologies for
people
who are blind or visually impaired. The company produces and markets
the
Talking Tactile Tablet (TTT, for short), a low-cost computer
peripheral
device that acts as a "viewer" for raised-line and textured (tactile)
graphic materials. Touch Graphics also focuses on cell-phone way
finding
systems for science museums and other public exhibit spaces, and
produces
museum exhibits that are accessible to all visitors.  Touch Graphics
is
located in New York City, and can be contacted at 800-884-2440 or at
www.touchgraphics.com

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