[accessibleimage] Talking Tactile Tablet Contest

Hi,
Am forwarding the following information from
L. Penny Rosenblum. Her contact information is
University of Arizona
520-621-1223 (office)
520-621-3821 (fax)
http://www.ed.arizona.edu/rosenblum

Regards,
Lisa

Talking Graphics Made Possible by the Talking Tactile Tablet
Enter a Contest to Win One of Your Own!!

        Touch Graphics Company, a New York based company founded by
Mr. Steven Landau, has begun work on a sophisticated
Authoring Tool that will allow teachers of blind and
visually impaired students to create their own talking
tactile pictures for the talking tactile tablet, a new
computer peripheral device.  The Talking Tactile Tablet,
better known as the TTT, is an innovative device that plugs
into the USB port of a computer.  With the Authoring Tool
software package simple to complex graphics with audio
capabilities can be created in just a matter of minutes.  
        Under a 2 year grant from the National Institute for
Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services of the United States
Department of Education Touch Graphics Company will be
giving away 75 TTTs and the Authoring Tool software
package.  A contest is being held April 1 to July 31, 2004. 
To learn more about the TTT and to enter the contest visit
the web site: http://www.ttt-at.com/

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