[blindkid] Fwd: You can help us showcase the importance of accessible ICT design at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). It will only take a minute :-)
Kim Cunningham
kim at gulfimagesphoto.com
Sun Jan 2 13:21:08 UTC 2011
I just voted for the Mobile Apps Contest below. The bar code scanner for free would be a great thing for blind people. Cell phones have the ability to contain multiple pieces of technology into one. Since most technology for the blind is expensive - free would be a great choice!
Kim Cunningham
--- On Wed, 12/29/10, Carol Castellano <blindchildren at verizon.net> wrote:
From: Carol Castellano <blindchildren at verizon.net>
Subject: [blindkid] Fwd: You can help us showcase the importance of accessible ICT design at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). It will only take a minute :-)
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2010, 2:52 PM
I am forwarding this information.
Carol
>Dear all.
>
>Please circulate far and wide. Sorry, in advance, for duplicate posts.
>
>You can us showcase the importance of accessible ICT design at the
>2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
>
>We (Apps4Android) are the only mobile software developer submitting
>accessibility applications to CES 2011's "Mobile Apps Showdown."
>Both applications being submitted are "free-to-the-user" open source
>Android applications. Votes are being solicited from the general
>public (you) to determine which mobile app(s) people believe "stand
>to impact society the most."
>
>If our two accessibility apps get the largest number of votes, they
>win the contest, and generate press coverage focused on the
>importance and benefits of accessible ICT design. Since both apps
>are "free-of-charge to users," we will not benefit financially from
>a win. People with disabilities will win.
>
>The following URLs will take you to each of two pages that will
>enable you to vote 1-5 stars on each of our apps by simply clicking on a Star.
>
>1. IDEAL Item ID, a talking barcode maker and reader for individuals
>with vision-impairments:
>http://tinyurl.com/2axmjpt
>
>2. IDEAL Web Reader a Gesture Based Web Browser for individuals with
>print disabilities:
>http://tinyurl.com/2d3nyyx
>
>Thank you, in advance, for helping us weave accessibility into the
>fabric of products and services showcased at the world's largest
>consumer electronic show.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Steve :-)
>
>Steve Jacobs, President
>IDEAL Group, Inc. and,
>CEO, Apps4Android, Inc.
>http://apps4android.org
>
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Carol Castellano
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.nopbc.org
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