[vicsireland] Re: FW: Press Release: Nonprofit Launched to BringFreeAccessibility Worldwide
- From: Jim Dunleavy <jim.dunleavy@xxxxxx>
- To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:57:06 +0000
lor,
My thimbleful analogy refers to the artificial technical restrictions
in the software not the types of applications supported.
A sighted person wouldn't use a computer where the mouse only worked
when the network cable was plugged in.
A gamer wouldn't play games on a computer where 3D accellaration only worked
when the internet is turned on.
I expect the tech-savvy "blind baby boomers" will wonder why it is that
the future must be worse than the past, and will question the ethics
of those who peddle this sort of CrippleWare.
--Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: Flor Lynch <florlync@xxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 6:27 PM
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: FW: Press Release: Nonprofit Launched to
BringFreeAccessibility Worldwide
> Why 'by the Thimbleful'? Did you ever try the SaTo Go demo? You can do
> stuff in Microsoft word with it, while remaining connected. (I think you
> can also do stuff in Excel.) I can see that the increasing number of
> vision-impaired 'baby boomers' are going to be attracted to this sort of
> thing.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Dunleavy" <jim.dunleavy@xxxxxx>
> To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 5:00 PM
> Subject: [vicsireland] Re: FW: Press Release: Nonprofit Launched to Bring
> FreeAccessibility Worldwide
>
>
> MessageIt's another pig at the web 2.0 trough.
> The idea of doling out accessibility by the ThimbleFull while you
> stay connected to the internet is dispicable.
>
> --Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> >From: Tim Culhane
> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:24 AM
> Subject: [vicsireland] FW: Press Release: Nonprofit Launched to Bring
> FreeAccessibility Worldwide
>
>
> Some might find the below interesting.
>
> Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Accessibility Is a Right Foundation
> >[mailto:announce-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 31 January 2008 23:32
> To: announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Press Release: Nonprofit Launched to Bring Free Accessibility
> Worldwide
>
>
> NEWS RELEASE
>
> Media Contact:
>
> Janelle Schulenberg
>
> Tacet Consulting
>
> 612-720-1068
>
> janelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
>
> Nonprofit Launched to Bring Free Accessibility Worldwide
>
>
> The AIR Foundation committed to 'accessibility is a right'
>
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> "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."
>
> 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.
>
> "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."
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> The AIR Foundation
>
> 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.
>
>
>
>
>
> Serotek Corporation
>
> 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.
>
>
>
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