[Missouri-l] Fw: [Nfb-announce] National Federation of the Blind Commends Apple for Including VoiceOver on iPad

[Chip Hailey]

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Subject: [Nfb-announce] National Federation of the Blind Commends Apple for 
Including VoiceOver on iPad


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> CONTACT:
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> Chris Danielsen
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> Director of Public Relations
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> National Federation of the Blind
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> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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> National Federation of the Blind Commends Apple
> for Including VoiceOver on iPad
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> Baltimore, Maryland (January 28, 2010): The National Federation of
> the Blind, the nation's leading consumer organization of blind
> persons, today commended Apple Inc., for including its VoiceOver
> application on its latest device, the iPad, which was unveiled
> yesterday.  VoiceOver is a screen access application that uses
> text-to-speech technology in conjunction with the device's
> touch-screen interface so that blind people can independently operate
> the device.  VoiceOver is also integrated into Apple's Mac operating
> system and is included on the iPhone 3GS and recent models of the iPod 
> Touch.
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> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
> said: "The National Federation of the Blind commends Apple for
> including the VoiceOver screen access application on its
> highly-anticipated new device, the iPad.  Blind consumers, like our
> sighted friends and colleagues, will be able to share in the
> experience of using this new device from the moment we take it out of
> the box.  By integrating accessibility into its products, Apple is
> setting an example that we believe the rest of the electronics
> industry should follow.  Furthermore, the fact that Apple has
> successfully integrated a screen access solution with its
> touch-screen technology demonstrates that touch screens need not be a
> barrier to the use of electronic devices by the blind."
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> On September 22, 2009, the National Federation of the Blind presented
> Apple with a special award to honor the company for making the iPhone
> accessible.
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> About the National Federation of the Blind
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> With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind
> is the largest and most influential membership organization of blind
> people in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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> NFB improves blind people's lives through advocacy, education,
> research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and
> self-confidence.  It is the leading force in the blindness field
> today and the voice of the nation's blind.  In January 2004 the NFB
> opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the
> first research and training center in the United States for the blind
> led by the blind.
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