hi folks
am on pc at the moment because laptop has cracked up. something about a
windows update interferring and reconfiguring the ip protocal and
therefore
knocking off my internet access.
will sosrt that out at a later date, meanwhile have set up on pc but
when
i go on the internet jaws will not allow me to pull up a list of links
for a
website.
all it says is open parent document.
the web page is there but i cannot access the links.
is this a jaws thing i have to configure and what does open parent
document.
any help appreciated.
this is paul h on my partners, edel fleming's pc in case there is a mix
up
on the sender when the list receives this.
many thanks
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From: "Paul J. Traynor (NCBI)" <paul.traynor@xxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 9:32 AM
Subject: [vip_students] Digital TV software provides talking menus for
the visually impaired, deaf and elderly
> Digital TV software provides talking menus for the visually impaired,
deaf
> and elderly
> September 2, 11:18 AMNY Disability ExaminerTom ScottPrevious
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> Bristol/Hong Kong-based Ocean Blue Software, a specialist digital TV
> software house, has developed "talking" digital TV technology for set
top
> boxes and televisions that could potentially benefit millions of people
who
> are blind, visually impaired, deaf, severely dyslexic, and elderly.
>
> The technology, produced in conjunction with theThe Royal National
Institute
> of Blind People (RNIB) and other digital technology companies, works by
> converting on-screen based text menus into speech output. Consumers
will be
> able control how the audio information is spoken to them, and have the
> ability to change the level of speech and the language through a
> customizable interface.
>
> Developers are optimistic that the new technology will improve the
quality
> of life of 8 million individuals living with disabilities in the UK,
and
> even more around the world.
>
> Ocean Blue Software also recently produced Nexus TVTM, a digital
technology
> system with health care features that utilizes a television with a set
top
> box and a remote control. The system is capable of providing automatic
> alerts reminding users which medication to take, and when. Users will
also
> be able to order repeat prescriptions by scanning a barcode with the
remote
> control and then forward it to their pharmacist. Individuals with
limited
> mobility, will be able to shop local stores and markets through the
Nexus
> TVTM network and have items delivered to their home.
>
> "This is about exploiting technology to give the elderly and vulnerable
> every possible comfort and security where they most want it - in their
own
> homes," said Ken Helps, CEO of Ocean Blue Software, in a company press
> release. "At the same time, it addresses one of the greatest challenges
for
> the British economy - how to finance support for an ageing population."
>
> It will be interesting to see how these technologies fare overseas and
if
> they will eventually be adopted in the US. For more information, please
> visit www.oceanbluesoftware.co.uk.
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