[vicsireland] Re: FW: Press Release: Nonprofit Launched to Bring Free Accessibility Worldwide
- From: "Darragh" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 14:25:42 -0000 (UTC)
I got this mail last night... Didn't even know i was subscribed to their
distribution list but... there you go.
I used Sa2Go during it's testing stage on and off for a while and it's
great how easy it is to switch from Jaws to it.
The copy of sa2go on that site still asks for a registeration number but
escaping out of it gives you a full working version.
On Fri, February 1, 2008 9:05 am, Plumpton, Steve [BTCS] wrote:
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> From: Accessibility Is a Right Foundation
> [mailto:announce-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 11:32 PM
> To: announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Press Release: Nonprofit Launched to Bring Free Accessibility
> Worldwide
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> NEWS RELEASE
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> Media Contact:
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> Janelle Schulenberg
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> Tacet Consulting
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> 612-720-1068
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> janelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Janelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Nonprofit Launched to Bring Free Accessibility Worldwide
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> The AIR Foundation committed to 'accessibility is a right'
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> Orlando, Florida - January 31, 2008 - The AIR Foundation, a nonprofit
> organization headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. was announced today at
> a press conference held during the Assistive Technology Industry
> Association (ATIA) 2008 National Conference at the Caribe Royale Resort
> in Orlando, Florida. The mission of the foundation is to promote
> universal accessibility so that every blind and low-vision person in the
> world has access to digital information over the Internet and Worldwide
> Web.
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> The foundation's executive director, Art Schreiber, also
> announced that the organization's first offering will be free usage of a
> Web 2.0 accessible screen reader. The product is provided through an
> exclusive license in perpetuity granted to The AIR Foundation from
> Serotek Corporation, the leading provider of Internet and digital
> information accessibility software and services. The screen reader is
> called SA To Go and is powered by Serotek's award-winning System Access
> software which provides immediate text to speech, magnified visual, and
> Braille access to digital information presented through the Web or other
> means, while the user is directly connected to the Internet. The
> software does not remain resident on the user's computer when the
> connection to the Internet is interrupted or terminated. Users can
> obtain access to the free software by calling 877-369-0101 or visiting
> www.AccessibilityIsaRight.org <http://www.accessibilityisaright.org/> .
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> "The basic tenet of The AIR Foundation is that accessibility is a
> fundamental human right, regardless of financial or geographic
> constraints" said Art Schreiber, executive director of The AIR
> Foundation, "by allowing the blind and visually impaired to have equal
> access to computer and Internet information through the free use of an
> advanced screen reader like SA To Go, we have already taken great
> strides toward our mission."
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> The AIR Foundation will solicit funds and contract development of
> product enhancements including availability in other languages. The
> organization's first priority is to make SA To Go available in Mandarin
> Chinese.
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> "SA To Go is highly intuitive and requires minimal training to use,"
> said Serotek CEO, Mike Calvo, "the user not only has access to
> information displayed on Web pages, but to Web-based applications such
> as Internet telephone service, and to applications resident on the host
> computer. The user can also access PDF files, fill out forms, and
> otherwise interact with information with the same facility as a sighted
> person."
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> The AIR Foundation will operate through the generosity of organizations
> donating their time, expertise, and funds. It invites other nonprofits,
> assistive technology vendors, mainstream hardware and software companies
> and anyone interested in promoting accessibility as every person's
> right, to align with the AIR team.
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> The AIR Foundation
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> The AIR Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to
> advocate, teach, and deliver information accessibility tools. We focus
> on the accessibility needs of blind and low-vision people. Our mantra is
> "accessibility is a right" and we work with corporations and agencies
> worldwide to deliver free accessibility to all. For more information,
> call 877-369-0101 or visit www.AccessibilityIsaRight.org
> <http://www.accessibilityisaright.org/> .
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> Serotek Corporation
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> Serotek Corporation is a leading technology company that develops
> software and manufactures accessibility solutions. Committed to the
> mission of providing accessibility anywhere, Serotek launched the first
> online community specifically designed to meet the needs of people with
> disabilities. Since then, Serotek has introduced several powerful,
> affordable solutions that require minimal training and investment. For
> more information, visit www.serotek.com <http://www.serotek.com/> .
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