[access-uk] QRead - FOR THE BLIND HIT'S THE MARKET
- From: Colin Howard <colin@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:54:41 +0100
Greetings,
Are there follow-ups to this? I've not seen any on this or other groups.
From: peter altschul <paltschul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 22:22:15 -0600
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jamie Principato
Director of Public Relations
(from the UK) Phone: (001-239)810-4951
E-Mail: pr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MOST AFFORDABLE E-BOOK READER FOR THE BLIND HIT'S THE MARKET
Blind Readers Can Access eText for Less than the Cost of an
Evening Out
Mar 2, 2012: In the age of technology, when most people turn to
the Internet for information, and a laptop is practically a necessity
in the workplace or at school, the e-book is rapidly becoming as
common and important to daily life as its paper-bound counterpart.
Access to printed information for the Blind is more important now than
ever, and though there is a variety of software available to make
electronic books and documents accessible, it either comes
complete with a price only few could afford without assistance from a
school or rehab agency, or does not allow the reader to open even a
minority of the various eText formats. Christopher Toth, a blind
software developer, aims to change that with QRead, the first
e-reader for the blind affordable even to the average
college student.
QRead is a program providing blind users with fast and
Efficient screen-reader access to most common e-book formats, including
Both PDF, the industry standard for textbooks, ePub, a format popular
For technical titles and fiction as well as many others. Users can
Open and tab between an unlimited number of books, place an unlimited
number of bookmarks, and return to their current place in each
book even after a session has ended. QRead offers the ability to read
continuously, "skim" through a text by percentage, and even
search for specific passages with its "Find" feature.
QRead interfaces directly with all major screen reading software,
including JAWS for Windows, Window-Eyes, Super Nova, System
Access, and the free and open source NVDA.
The program goes on sale today for an introductory price of $20,
And is expected to retail for $30. Its nearest competitors are
Available for upwards of $80.
Mr. Toth says his software offers a unique benefit in addition
To affordability.
"Historically, access to PDF, ePub and other eText formats has
been cumbersome, difficult or even impossible. I invented QRead to
fix this, and in the process have created a tool which will vastly
improve your reading experience, regardless if you're a casual
reader, student, or professional", he states.
For more information about QRead and other accessibility software
developed by Toth, visit http://q-continuum.net/ .
ABOUT THE DEVELOPER:
Christopher Toth is a freelance software developer in
Tallahassee, Florida. His projects focus primarily on breaking down the
Access barriers faced by blind consumers of technology on a daily basis.
He is the creator of Hope, the accessible Pandora Radio client, and
contributes regularly to various open-source projects. Toth has
been blind since early infancy as a result of Retinoblastoma, and
started writing software while he was in high school. He founded Q
Software Solutions as a means of distributing his ideas and his code to
Those who will find it most useful.
Colin Howard, living near Southampton in Southern
England.
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