From David.B.Andrews at state.mn.us Sat Apr 24 02:01:37 2010 From: David.B.Andrews at state.mn.us (Andrews, David B B (DEED)) Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:01:37 -0500 Subject: [Blindvet-talk] New Accessible Diabetic Devices Available Message-ID: From: Wilson, Joanne [mailto:JWilson at nfb.org] Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 1:43 PM To: Andrews, David B B (DEED) Subject: New Accessible Diabetic Devices Available Dear Colleagues, Five years ago, the NFB asked all the blood glucose meter companies to make a talking meter for our members. Prodigy was the only company to step up and make a talking meter. At our request, they made the first talking Prodigy AutoCode? meter. They also worked with many NFB Team members for over a year and made the first fully audible Prodigy Voice? meter allowing NFB Members with diabetes total independence. In 2008, we presented the NFB Access + Award to Prodigy for their Prodigy Voice? meter. The Count-A-Dose has been used for many years by blind diabetics, so they can independently fill their insulin syringes. We were told it would no longer be available and we asked Prodigy again to help us out. Prodigy bought the patent rights to make the Count-A-Dose, and after some slight improvements, they released the new Prodigy Count-A-Dose? on April 1st, 2010. The NFB Independence Market in Baltimore will be selling the Prodigy Count-A-Dose? Later this year, Prodigy will also be releasing the first fully audible insulin pump, as well as a talking pill bottle, a laser lancing device, and other new accessible products. Please pass on this information on to blind diabetics. Sincerely, Joanne Wilson Executive Director of Affiliate Action National Federation of the Blind