Hi all,
I recieved this pleasantly surprising message from J Squared today,
thought you all would be interested.
It brings up the possibility of the list voting for various awards for
accessible games as well, any thoughts?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN FIRST EVER BLINDBARGAINS.COM ACCESS AWARDS
HUMANWARE, SENDERO AMONG TOP RECIPIENTS
Kalamazoo, Mi, January 23, 2008 - After weeks of nominations and hundreds
of votes, BlindBargains.com has announced the winners of the first ever
Blind
Bargains Access Awards. The accolades are being handed out to companies
and individuals in ten categories and represent the best in accessible
hardware,
software, and design.
Taking top honors was Humanware's Victor Reader Stream, winning both the
Best New Product or Innovation and Best Hardware Product. The audio book
player
was recognized by many as a breakthrough product and also propelled
Humanware to the honor of best Company of 2007. The stream is the first
commercially-available
device to play the new digital book format provided by the National
Library Service.
Sendero Group also has attracted a following, winning in the Best Software
category for its popular Sendero GPS product. The latest version of the
package
includes faster route calculations and descriptive audio points of
interest. One of the instrumental figures behind Sendero's success,
Charles La Pierre,
was also recognized as 2007' Person of the Year.
"We were thrilled at the level of participation and interest our users
showed in this contest," commented site owner J.J. Meddaugh. Well over 100
ballots
were processed during the contest, which included both write-in nomination
and voting rounds.
Freedom Scientific's JAWS for Windows continues to be the screen access
product of choice according to the site's users while Blind Adrenaline
Simulations'
Rail Racer took the honor for Best Accessible Game in this year's tightest
race.
The awards also recognized the contributions by webmasters, bloggers, and
online retailers to the blind community. Dean Martineau's popular Top Tech
Tidbits
Repository was voted as Best Blindness-related Website while APH's Fred's
Head Companion took the honor for Best Blindness-related Blog. Both
resources
include a wide variety of knowledge, information, and links to relevant
and interesting information. Finally, Independent Living Aids was
recognized as
the Best Store for Blindness-related Products. The retailer sells hundreds
of items from talking watches to playing cards.
For a complete list of winners and nominations, visit
http://www.blindbargains.com/awardlist07.php
BlindBargains.com is a premier online destination featuring news, deals,
and articles relevant to the blind and visually impaired. Visitors can
find the
lowest prices for assistive technology and other useful hardware and
software through the site, Email, or RSS. Other site features include user
forums,
an EBay Auction Gateway, and a merchant search portal.
J.J.
www.BlindBargains.com
Deals, news, and resources for the blind and visually impaired
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