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The Moshi Voice Control Alarm Clock
Unlike other talking clocks, the Moshi is the first "listening clock"--it allows you to set the time and alarm by your voice alone.
It is recognized by the World Blind Union and was awarded the VisionFree Award by the Stevie Wonder Foundation at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2009.
Features:
* Voice Activated
* Snooze
* 3 Alarm Sounds
* 3 Sleep Sounds
* Temperature
* Night Light (Single/Multi)
* Volume Control
Voice Commands:
- Time (tells you time)
- Set Time (set time by voice)
- Alarm (tells you time alarm is set for)
- Set Alarm (set alarm by voice)
- Alarm Sound (choose from 3 sounds)
- Turn off the alarm (turns off alarm; gives current time, date, & temperature)
- Sleep sound (choose from 3 sounds)
- Play sleep sound (plays 5 minutes of sleep sound
- Today's date (tells you today's date)
- Temperature (tells you current temperature)
- Night Light (turns on night light)
- Help (offers a help menu)
Online price: $39.00
Learn more at www.moshilifestyle.co
The MV-1: The World's First and Only Mobility Vehicle
The MV-1 is a vehicle designed by the Vehicle Production Group* to be wheelchair accessible, not converted. It has capacity for up to two “common” wheelchairs, a built in telescoping wheelchair ramp with a 1,200 lb. weight capacity, flat load floor, and interior floor-to-ceiling height of almost 5 feet. It also has a “green option” with a dedicated Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powertrain system. 
Learn more at www.vpgautos.com.
*Founded in 2006, The Vehicle Production Group LLC (VPG) designs, develops and markets purpose built specialty vehicles to meet the needs of large niche vehicle segments that have historically been served by converting or retrofitting general use vehicles.
The FreeWheel(TM) Wheelchair Attachment
The FreeWheel(TM) Wheelchair Attachment was designed by Pat Dougherty, a quadriplegic, to allow users to push over surfaces that are usually unnavigable. The device is a large wheel that clamps to the footrest of a wheel chair and can spin 360 degrees. It lifts the smaller caster wheels and converts a chair from four wheels to three in minutes.
Dougherty lives in Boise, Idaho and loves the outdoors. The website advertises that FreeWheel "makes strolling, exercising, hiking or just checking the mailbox [...] so much easier."
The FreeWheel is made in Boise and sells for $499. Dougherty would like to mass produce it someday to lower the price. Testimonials and more photos are available at www.gofreewheel.com.
The OrbiTouch Keyboard
Children With Autism Use Alternative Keyboard To Communicate With Their Families And Their World
Scientists at Project Blue Skies are enabling autistic children to communicate and 
explore the online world using the color-coded OrbitTouch keyboard, which allows users to input letters, symbols, and commands using a video-game-like interface (less distracting than a keyboard and does not require finger motion).
Read the complete article from Science Daily
The OrbiTouch keyboard. (Credit: Blue Orb)
Camera Mouse 2009
Camera Mouse 2009 is a FREE program that allows you to control the mouse pointer on a Windows computer just by moving your head. You can find it at www.cameramouse.org.
The program was developed to help people with disabilities use the computer. The main audience for this program is people who do not have reliable control of a hand but who can move their head. People with Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, various neurological disorders use this program and its predecessors to run all types of computer software.
Camera Mouse works as a mouse replacement system for Windows computers so it should work with just about any application program. For example people use Camera Mouse with entertainment programs, education programs, communication programs, web browsers, and so on. (See the Downloads page for some of the programs and websites that we have used with Camera Mouse.) Camera Mouse works best with application programs that require only a mouse and a left click and that do not have tiny targets. It's easier to use Camera Mouse with application programs that do not require extreme accuracy.
What equipment is required? Right now, a Windows Vista or Windows XP system and a standard USB webcam. We do our development work with a Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000. Camera Mouse works with other commercial USB webcams as well.
This program is available for free download. Partial support came from the National Science Foundation and now from generous gifts from the Philanthropy Committee of Mitsubishi Electronic Research Labs (MERL), from the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, and from the Accenture Fund at Boston College. Boston College and Boston University also are most generous in providing support.
ZoomText Magnifier/Reader Upgrade Offer
Ai Squared, makers of the ZoomText Magnifier, are offering customers a 50% discount for upgrading to their ZoomText Magnifier/Reader product. The offer is available to US and Canadian customers who purchased the ZoomText Magnifier prior to August 20th, 2009, and upgrade by October 1st, 2009. The upgrade increases the functionality of the magnifier product to include reader capabilities.
Click here for pricing details.
An upgrade to the ZoomText Magnifier / Reader includes:
- AppReader - Automatically reads documents, web pages and email within the parent application.
- DocReader - Reads documents in a special environment where text is reformatted for easier viewing.
- Speak It Tool - Allows you to spot read text that you click and drag over with the mouse.
- Typing Echo - Echoes each character and/or word that you type.
- Mouse Echo - Automatically reads all text that the mouse moves over.
- Program Echo - Speaks each item as you navigate through menus and dialogs.
- NeoSpeech Voices - Human sounding voices that are pleasant to listen to all day long (English Only).
The amount of information that ZoomText Magnifier / Reader speaks is adjustable by the user.
To place your order call (800) 859-0270.
Owners of ZoomText ESP Plans must upgrade their ESP to take advantage of this offer.
Payments may be spread out over a three month period.
Serotek Releases "Accessible Event" Online Platform
Serotek released Accessible Event™ in a press conference today at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The accessible, online platform makes group meetings, webinars, lectures and other events accessible to the blind, deaf and blind/deaf. Attendees who do not require assistive technology participate as they normally would; unaware that Accessible Event is running. No installation is required so no trace of use is left on any computer or device.
Accessible Event is ADA compliant (Americans with Disabilities Act) and is available to corporations, schools, and public entertainment forums, as well as online tradeshow and special event sponsors and other organizations. It can be purchased per-incident, on a monthly or annual basis, or as an enterprise server configuration and requires only an internet connection and Adobe Flash to function.
“Whether across the room or across the world, nearly anything a presenter can put on a screen, from documents to web sites, is now accessible to everyone, including those with sight and/or hearing impairments regardless of whether you are presenting to ten or ten thousand,” said Mike Calvo, CEO, Serotek Corporation.
Much like a conference bridge, presenters set up an event and a meeting code is provided to invited participants. Attendees who prefer assistive technology simply visit the Accessible Event web site from the browser of any computer or portable device, enter the meeting code, and the meeting becomes instantly accessible.
“Accessible Event is a perfect example of how the digital lifestyle can be accessible,” said Dan Hubbell, Technical Evangelist for Microsoft Corporation, “When used alongside services like Microsoft® LiveMeeting, Accessible Event broadens an organization’s reach and inclusion efforts with minimal cost or effort.”
Accessible Event works with presentations designed in the Microsoft® Word™, Excel®, and PowerPoint® or Adobe® Acrobat®, with those featuring displays in Microsoft Outlook®, or web pages in Serotek SAMNet™, Microsoft Internet Explorer® 7 or higher, or Mozilla® Firefox®, and with online meeting services such as Cisco WebEx, Citrix® GoToMeeting® and GoToWebinar®, Adobe Acrobat Connect®, Microsoft LiveMeeting, and more.
Presenters determine the date of expiration so events can remain available or limited to a specific timeframe. Accessible Event can run beside any online meeting or webinar service. At the end of the session, a pop-up exit option will notify the host to close the session.
“For the first time in history, blind and deaf people can be fully included in online events,” said Calvo. “And students can bring Accessible Event codes on a thumb drive to their professors so lectures of any kind are fully accessible for the day or the semester.”
Lifetone HL™ Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock
Many people do not wake to the sound of a standard smoke alarm. Those most at risk are the hearing impaired, those with high frequency hearing loss, heavy sleepers, and children between the ages of 6 and 16.
The Lifetone HL™ Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock, sits by your bed, listens to your high frequency smoke alarm and responds with a low frequency 520 Hz Square Wave, 90 dba, alarm coupled with a tactile bedshaker alarm. The Lifetone HL Bedside Fire Alarm produces the alarms that are proven most effective at waking people during a fire. A 520 Hz Square Wave signal – has been tested in clinical studies and found to be most effective in waking people at risk. Lifetone HL™ is first UL-listed (217 and 1971) Fire Safety Device producing 520 Hz square wave alarm and an intermittent tactile alarm (for the Deaf).
Learn more at www.Lifetonesafety.com
Proloquo2Go: AAC in your pocket
April 22, 2009: AssistiveWare released the Proloquo2Go™ for iPhone and iPod touch.
Proloquo2Go is the first full-featured communication solution for people who have difficulty speaking not costing thousands of dollars. Finally, powerful augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) comes within reach of consumers and schools without access to funding. Never before was using a communication device so portable and so cool as with Proloquo2Go and the iPhone or iPod touch. Proloquo2Go is a true break-through in price and technology, bringing natural sounding text-to-speech voices, up-to-date symbols, powerful automatic conjugations, a default vocabulary of over 7000 items, full expandability and extreme ease of use to the iPhone and iPod touch.
Proloquo2Go is a perfect solution for anyone who cannot afford spending thousands of dollars on an Augmentative and Alternative Communication device and yet wants a solution that in terms of sheer communication power and ease of use rivals solutions typically priced over 10 times as high. It is also perfect for teenagers and young adults who want a device as cool as the iPhone or iPod touch. Not to mention, this a great solution for children and adults with autism, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, developmental disabilities, or apraxia. Proloquo2Go can also serve adults with acquired disabilities such as ALS, stroke or traumatic brain injury. It can be a useful solution in hospital and rehabilitation settings.
"The price is so compelling," said Dan Herlihy, owner of Connective Technology Solutions, "and the software and hardware platform Proloquo2Go runs on so radically improved over current devices in its category that if not quite a paradigm shift, markedly raises the bar for accessibility, ease of use, and affordability."
Special educators, speech language pathologists, occupational therapists have found Proloquo2Go a proven communication solution for children and adults who can access the iPod and iPhone touch interface. Educators see it as a cost-effective solution for special education. Speech therapists and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) specialists love the ease of programming and customization. Users love Proloquo2Go because it is not only powerful, but it runs on the iPhone and iPod touch. Parents appreciate the system because it is easy to program and makes their children cool. Proloquo2Go can be used as a companion to a table top device or as a user’s sole AAC device.
"When we set out to design Proloquo2Go we knew we wanted to provide the kind of power typically only found in desktop applications," said David Niemeijer, AssistiveWare's CEO. "The iPhone has allowed us to do just that, develop a full-featured, fully customizable communication solution that fits right in your pocket."
Learn more at the Proloquo2Go™ website.
The Eye-Pal SOLO
Released in January, 2009, the Eye-Pal SOLO from ABISee, Inc.—a Massachusetts company—bills itself as “The World’s First Reading Appliance."
The Eye-Pal SOLO is a stationary, compact table top device that can read printed material with no set-up. It can read any printed text, including the newspaper. There are no manuals or additional lights or equipment needed. The company likens it to any kitchen appliance.
This device is designed to appeal to seniors who are not computer savvy, the largest demographic who require assistance with reading. Users need no computer skills of any kind to run this device. The Eye-Pal SOLO turns on and off with the wave of a hand and the voice reportedly sounds more synthetic than robotic. It can also output magnified text to a screen.
Learn more at this ABISee.com web page
New JAWS Version 10
From the Carroll Center for the Blind:
On November 3, 2008, Freedom Scientific announced the release of JAWS version 10. JAWS is one of the most popular and versatile of the screen readers which turn print on the computer screen to speech output. Version 10 represents a substantial upgrade with many new features.
A new feature will be very helpful for those who like to surf the web, shop online and perform other actions that require the user to fill out web forms. Version 10 includes a new feature that automatically switches on ‘forms mode” when the user navigates to an edit box using either the up and down arrows or the tab key. A popping sound indicates that forms mode” has been switched on and that the user can begin typing information into the form. This is much smoother than having to switch forms mode on and off. With some of the more well-designed forms, the user of previous versions of JAWS could enter forms mode at the beginning of the form, use the tab key to navigate to the form fields and fill out the form. But, more commonly, the user had to switch forms mode on and off in order to complete the form because in forms mode, some of the information did not talk properly. With automatic forms mode, this inconvenience is eliminated. Some are often frustrated by this problem and sometimes prefer to get sighted assistance to fill out hardcopy versions of longer forms which could be done in half the time it took me to fill out the forms online. When upgraded to JAWS 10, one will be much more likely to fill out even the longest of forms online. The user can adjust settings so that forms mode acts like it did in previous versions of JAWS.
Next, let’s take a look at something totally new. JAWS 10 includes JAWS tandem which allows remote control of the PC. In order to establish a remote connection, the user of one PC obtains a special code from the software and gives this code to the individual who is going to take control of the computer remotely. The individual taking control then enters the code into a JAWS edit box and presto! This is all done very smoothly and quickly. Both individuals can now control the same computer and the settings of the computer being controlled are invoked for both users. The individual taking remote control of the second individual’s computer can quickly switch back and forth between both computers. Freedom Scientific intended that this feature be used by technical support personnel to trouble shoot customer computers. This might come in handy when an experienced JAWS user wishes to assist a novice in learning the finer points of JAWS. Also, both users can share files of any type from one computer to the other. Finally, this feature could allow an individual to work from home provided that someone is in the office to help get the connection started. This could come in really handy if someone were stuck at home recuperating from surgery or an injury.
Now, let’s look at speech options and voice settings. Beginning with version 7, JAWS allowed the user to switch from the default Eloquence speech synthesizer to a variety of sapi 5 voices that are more human-sounding. However, this feature substantially delayed the responsiveness of JAWS generally. This reduction in responsiveness meant that this feature was not very popular. In version 10, JAWS adds the same sapi voices along with some new ones but with a twist. These are now proprietary voices for Freedom Scientific and the responsiveness is much closer to that which the user gets with Eloquence. The dictionary manager has been expanded nicely in version 10. The user can now set different pronunciations for different languages, voices or synthesizers.
Finally, accessibility to iTunes has been added to JAWS version 10. While it was possible for users of JAWS 8 and 9 to purchase iTunes scripts, this is no-longer necessary in JAWS version 10. For more information on the accessibility of iTunes, try iTunes is now accessible.
To learn more about JAWS version 10, listen to the FSCast shows for August and September. Go to FSCast August FSCast September.
To upgrade to JAWS 10, go to jaws version 10.
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The Klango Player
Free software provides better access for people with low vision to listen to internet radio stations.
From The Carroll Center for the Blind:
How many of you have wished there were an easier way to find and listen to internet radio stations? The websites of many internet radio stations are filled with graphics, flash movies and Java script which makes navigation slow and inconvenient. Well, I’ve recently learned about a solution which is free and easy to use. It’s called the Klango player. With it, the user can find and listen to internet radio and a lot more.
Klango is different from most other computer programs in that it was developed from the ground up to be an audio-based program. This means that the main user interface is sound rather than a graphical user interface.
There are very few requirements necessary to run the Klango player. All you need is a computer running Windows 2000 or newer and a sound card. You don’t even need a speech synthesizer as Klango is self-voicing. To learn more about Klango and obtain a copy, go to klango.net. For the direct link to download the latest version of the Klango player, go to setup.klango.net/. For a demonstration of the Klango player, visit klango demonstration.
UBI-4000 Personal Tracking Device
Are you sometimes worried about where a loved one with a memory loss is? Then consider a personal tracking device.
The UBI-4000 is the first tracking device capable of real-time updates on a minute to minute basis. Direct GPRS data connection gives you the most accurate and reliable tracking data ever! The entire functioning unit is as small as a set of car keys. Tiny, accurate, discreet, and reliable. The next generation of GPS tracking is here.
The UBI-4000 is a self-contained complete hardware and software package small enough to fit in the palm of your hand.When placed with packages, vehicles, or personnel, the UBI-4000 provides detailed reports of routes traveled for quality-control and security purposes.
The smallest device on the market, but look what you get...
- Locate your Loved Ones anywhere they are — is your family member home from their day program yet? Has your son reached his friends home? Has your father walked away from his group on a shopping trip? Locate them on-line instantly.
- Locate Valuable Assets — keep the UBI-4000 in your glove compartment, laptop case or luggage and find it now.
- Set Your Geofence — Want to limit your family members walking or driving range? Set the Geofence and you will be automatically notified if the car leaves the area.
- SOS Feature — Want to make sure your child stays within their neighborhood zone? With the Geofence activated, you are automatically alerted if your child leaves this area.
Uses for the GPS Personal Tracker:
- Tracking individuals with Alzheimer’s to help keep wanderers out of harm’s way
- Tracking those with Autism and those that have developmental delays for safety reasons.
- Set as many GeoFences as you’d like and receive an e-mail alert or a cell phone text alert when the device leaves or comes into the area(s) you specify
- Encourage users to use the SOS alert button in times of need to track every 2 minutes for 40 minutes and to send an e-mail alert or a cell phone text alert every 2 minutes for 40 minutes – you can easily set these to alert up to 5 different individuals at the same time!
When the SOS button is held down for 3 full seconds, a track, or a snapshot, of where the device is at that time, is placed on the web–based detailed map every 2 minutes for forty minutes. In addition to the visual aid, there is a message sent every 2 minutes for forty minutes to up to 5 different e–mail addresses and/or cell phone text message addresses. The set up for enabling this feature is simple and straight forward and is ready for use within a few minutes.
Success stories and thank you notes are pouring in from all over the country. In one case, an elderly gentleman ended up lost on his daily walk. He held the SOS button down for 3 seconds to notify his daughter that he needed assistance and within minutes, his daughter was able to pick him up and return him to safety.
For more information about the UBI–4000 GPS Tracking System, go to the Global Tracking Group website or call 1–800–774–9808.
Mount'n Mover
The Mount'n Mover is a powerful new wheelchair mounting system designed with renewed focus on the user.
While other wheelchair mounts place devices at a fixed position, the Mount'n Mover can easily be moved into and out of position, independently.
- The Mount'n Mover system lets individuals choose where and when their mount is positioned. Devices, trays or laptops can be at-the-ready, not in-the-way.
- Mount'n Mover's two ergonomic access points make adjustments easy, and with simple setup and lock positions, Mount'n Mover will fit, and return to, any position that works for the individual.
See the Mount'n Mover at this BlueSky Designs web page. View live demos on YouTube!
TeleStik Portable Reachers
... the lightest, smallest, most portable reachers in the world
Normally $29.95 plus S&H
Now just $19.99 AND get a standard reacher free (a $15 value).
TeleStik was designed and developed with two very important objectives in mind:
- Producing a reacher that requires minimal hand, shoulder, and finger strength
- Producing the most portable lightweight reacher.
Less the 8 inches long, TeleStik easily fits in a fanny pack, saddlebag or purse. And when you need that extra reach, TeleStik extends from 8 inches to 34 inches or anywhere in between.
TeleStik is the ultimate pick-up tool and TeleStik is the first reacher quadriplegics can truly operate. Take TeleStik wherever you go.
Perfect for office, school or travel, TeleStik utilizes three pick-up mechanisms:
- Adhesive - incredibly unique adhesive picks up objects up to one pound, yet is delicate enough to pick up a piece of paper
- Magnet - super strong magnet picks up metal objects up to one pound.
- Hook - handy hooks are great for pushing elevator buttons, dragging objects toward you, picking up clothing etc.
Save money with this limited-time offer to get your TeleStik Portable Reacher.
The Viable VPAD
The VPAD is the first WiFi-enabled and portable videophone to be developed for VRS (Video Relay Service) users. The VPAD has a 10.2-inch touch screen, a USB port, audio/visual ports, and allows for one-click connection to ViableVRS. Founded in 2006, Viable is a private, deaf-owned company, and the majority of its employees are deaf and hard of hearing and are personally vested in the innovation and development of the company's products and services. Visit Viable's website for further information.
Learn about other telecommunications equipment options and relay services at the MassMATCH telecommunications funding guide web page.
AbleLink's Schedule Assistant
AbleLink Technologies, a developer of cognitive technologies, announced a new version of its specialized memory aid designed to improve executive functioning skills for individuals with brain injuries and other cognitive issues. Research funded through DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Programs Agency) and feedback from soldiers with cognitive injuries led to enhancements to AbleLink's Schedule Assistant which operates on commercially available handheld computers and gives users a powerful tool for managing tasks and schedules on the go.
Schedule Assistant is an easy-to-use, PDA-based program that uses pictures and audio reminders to alert a user to any event or task that needs to be performed at a specific day and time. New to this version is the "Quick Event" tool that allows the user to add a reminder event simply by tapping on the Quick Event icon, recording an audio message and designating the day and time for playback. "Quick Timer," another new feature, allows the user to set an elapsed time reminder (e.g., similar to an egg timer) for anytime later in the day. This is used to remember things that come up throughout the day that cannot be scheduled in advance, e.g., knowing when break-time is over, when to take dinner out of the oven, or when to take laundry out of the washer and put it in the dryer. The user simply records a verbal message and selects how many hours or minutes before the reminder plays back, i.e., "Remove the clothes from the dryer."
Learn more at the AbleLink website
AT&T Offers iPhone Text Accessibility Plan
From Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing [TDI]
New Rate Plan for Customers with Disabilities Includes Unlimited Internet and Messaging
The iPhone is now even more accessible for Americans who are deaf or have a hearing or speech disability. AT&T Inc. announced a new Text Accessibility Plan (TAP) for iPhone, designed to give iPhone customers with disabilities the choice of unlimited text messaging, Web browsing and easy access to e-mail for $40 a month.
"Our Text Accessibility Plan allows customers who are deaf or have hearing or speech disabilities to literally tap out their communications on the go," said Carlton Hill, vice president of Product Management, Voice Products and Affiliate Marketing for AT&T's wireless unit. "Now with TAP for iPhone, users can tap, flick and pinch the innovative Multi-Touch touch screen for a completely new world of functionality."
This new plan is available to new and current iPhone users with qualifying disabilities through AT&T's National Center for Customers with Disabilities (NCCD). To qualify for the iPhone TAP, customers must complete an application for eligibility. The form is available online.
During the iPhone activation process, customers sign up for a standard iPhone voice and data plan. After the iPhone is activated, customers can e-mail, fax or mail the eligibility form back to the NCCD to change their rate plan to the TAP for iPhone.
Current iPhone customers who qualify may also submit the NCCD application to request the TAP for iPhone. Customers can contact the AT&T NCCD with questions at 866-241-6568 for voice calls or 866-241-6567 for TTY calls.
AT&T offers TAP plans to qualifying customers for use with most handsets across AT&T's portfolio. The NCCD also helps AT&T customers with disabilities with a variety of applications that aid in wireless communications. These include Mobile Magnifier, which enables individuals who have low vision or are blind to zoom in on the screen and Mobile Speak, which reads aloud menu options.
For the complete array of AT&T offerings, visit www.att.com. For more information about AT&T's NCCD or other offerings for customers with disabilities, visit their website.
Verizon Wireless Introduces Nationwide Messaging Plans
From Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing [TDI]
Verizon Wireless, the owner and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, announced the availability of three new Nationwide Messaging plans that will allow customers to use unlimited messaging on their wireless handsets. The new plans do not require an accompanying voice plan and are designed to meet the needs of customers who primarily rely on messaging to communicate with others.
The Nationwide Messaging plans are available on most handsets, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and Smartphones inclusive of BlackBerry devices. Starting at $34.99 monthly access, the new Nationwide Messaging plans include unlimited text, instant, picture and video messaging, and offer per-minute voice calling rates as noted below:
Nationwide Messaging Plan
Monthly Access Includes unlimited text, IM, picture and video messaging, plus:
Per-minute Voice Rate
Consumer Devices
$34.99 Also includes mobile Web access and data usage
Per-minute Voice Rate $0.40
BlackBerry
$54.99 Also includes e-mail, Web browsing and data usage
Per-minute Voice Rate $0.25
PDA/Smartphone
$54.99 Also includes e-mail, Web browsing and data usage
Per-minute Voice Rate $0.25
"We developed these messaging plans in response to feedback from our customers," said Robert Miller, vice president - marketing for Verizon Wireless. "We have a growing number of customers, particularly from the deaf or hard of hearing community, who are using their wireless phones to communicate via messaging. Our Nationwide Messaging plans offer an affordable solution for customers who primarily use messaging to communicate, giving them more choices to only pay for services they need."
All three Nationwide Messaging plans allow customers to send and receive international text messages for $0.25 per message. Nationwide Messaging plans are available with a one- or two-year customer agreement (activation fees, taxes, and other charges apply).
Additional Messaging Capabilities with Mobile Email
Customers who sign up for the $34.99 monthly access Nationwide Messaging plan will also have the option of adding Mobile Email to their accounts for an additional $5.00 per month. With Mobile Email, customers can access popular e-mail services, as well as configure the service to work with their POP3 and IMAP accounts. Devices that support Mobile Email include the LG VX8300, VX8350, VX8700 and VX9400; Chocolate, VenusTM, enV and VoyagerTM by LG; MOTOKRZR K1m, MOTORAZR V3c, MOTORAZR V3m and MOTORIZRTM Z6tv; Samsung AliasTM (SCH-u740), Samsung SCH-u900 and SCH-u620, as well as the FlipShotTM by Samsung and the GleamTM.
All PDAs, Smartphones and BlackBerry handsets will be eligible for the Nationwide Messaging plans. The SMT5800, Verizon Wireless XV6900 and MOTO Q 9m will also support Mobile Email.
For more information about the Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.
Apple iTune Store Search Movies by "CC"
From Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing [TDI]
Apple has enhanced the iTunes store so that you can now search for movies that are close captioned.
Select "Search..." from the Store menu in iTunes to access the Power Search, then choose "Movies" from the pop-up menu. You'll notice a new checkbox "Search movies that are available with Closed Captioning" under the row of edit text fields. Click the checkbox then click the Search button to view a list of all movies with Closed Captioning. Currently, we're up to 52 titles with more being added continually.
Of course you can also fine-tune your search by adding text in the other fields too.
For more information, go to www.apple.com/itunes/store/
Apple Computer Announces Captioning Advances
From Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing [TDI]
Mike Shebanek, Apple's Senior Product Manager of Worldwide Product Marketing announced this week that closed captioning playback is now available in Apple's QuickTime software, iTunes for both Windows and Mac operating systems, and in the latest software for the iPod, and iPhone.
Last week at MacWorld, Apple announced a new AppleTV that also supports closed captioned playback. The software for the new AppleTV will also be available to current owners as an AppleTV software update over the Internet.
Apple has also introduced closed captioned movies on iTunes, so you can now buy or rent movies with closed captioning.
Not every movie on iTunes is closed captioned yet, but Apple is continuing to work with the movie companies to add many more titles as quickly as possible.
Shebanek also notes in an email to Cheryl Heppner from Northern Virginia Resource Center that the captioning technology they use is based on SCC files commonly used on DVDs, but also can use the traditional TV-style Line 21 captioned content. The tools already exist for consumers and professionals. Apple includes an application called "Compressor" in its Final Cut Studio software that enables anyone to add the closed captioning content to a video production and output it so it can playback in iTunes for Windows and Mac, iPod, iPhone, AppleTV, and in QuickTime on a Mac and PC."
Furthermore, Shebanek adds that Apple's Final Cut Studio and zeitAnker's Annotation Editor are two examples of video editing software with captioning capabilities that are available.
Acrobat LCD
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The most flexible 3-in-1 video magnifier is ideal for near, distance and self viewing. By rotating the camera, you can read, write, groom, and magnify images at any distance. The Acrobat offers a complete system for those at work, school or home.
Key Features
- 3 in 1 camera technology with memory for favorite settings
- Arm slides to the right and pivots to the front for a full inline position offering an optimal viewing experience
- Dual keypad for easy to access controls
- Detachable camera rotates 340 degrees
- 5ms high resolution 19" LCD monitor
- Auto focus
- Seven (7) viewing modes
- Up to 65x adjustable digital magnification
- Rolling carrying case for easy transport (sold separately)
- Set-up is easy - just plug and play
- Computer toggle capability
- 2 year warranty
- Line markers, object locator, remote control and more.....
For more information on assistive technology for low vision or to schedule a no-obligation product demonstration please call
(888) 811-3161 or complete our online request form.
Active Life Station 
Most of us take for granted the simple ability to access the tools we need to succeed in life.
When it comes to manipulating their environment, children with Cerebral Palsy face a continual physical challenge. The ability to simply turn around can turn around a life.
The Active Life Station is a new and exciting innovation aimed at providing "within reach" access for children for whom physical movement is challenging. Our goal is to facilitate success for these children by literally surrounding them with the tools they need and minimizing the effort required to access these tools.
In and effort to improve and refine this product, we are requesting your feedback in our "Participate and Benefit" Survey. This survey is by invitation only. The opinion of our target e-mail audience, Cerebral Palsy Resources, is highly valued in developing and improving the Active Life Station.
Please take a few moments to participate in this survey and help us in our effort to turn around lives.
Your input is greatly appreciated.
Click here for the www.ActiveLifeStation.com site and survey
SelecTrials works in clinical trial management software and management. This survey is conducted as a product and market analysis. SelecTrails focuses on Phase I-IV Trials for the medical device and pharmaceutical industry. SelecTrials does not sell any products.
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The New Heights Electric Elevating Wheelchair System,
manufactured by Bromac Assistive Technology
These wheelchairs offer the highest seat elevation of any product on the
market, and are designed to easily, and temporarily elevate you from a
standard seated height, to a height greater than that of a person
standing, or any height in between, providing full access to their users
in virtually any environment.
These wheelchairs will enable you to function independently in virtually
any environment, and will give you the freedom to do what you want to
do, without the need for assistance from other people.
For more information call us at 805-797-7989, or visit us on the web at
www.as.net/~bromac/5.html
BROMAC ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
HC 1 Box 29
57899 West Rhodes Avenue
Dateland, Arizona 85333
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