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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b>NEWSWIRE: MONDAY September 8, 2014<br> <br> <br>TEK TALK PRESENTS “The KNFB Reader iPhone App: Fast, Accurate, and easy to use”<br> <br>Presented by: James Gashel, vice president of business development, K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts<br> <br>For further information contact: James Gashel <a href="mailto:jim@knfbreader.com">jim@knfbreader.com</a><br>Website: <a href="http://knfbreader.com/">http://knfbreader.com/</a><br> <br>The wait is finally over. The highly anticipated KNFB Reader iOS app that provides access to print text on the go, was presented at the 74th Annual Convention of the National Federation of the Blind to enthusiastic cheers and applause. Major benefits include:<br> <br></b>· <b>Fast--With the touch of a single button, read virtually any type of printed text, including mail, receipts, class handouts, memos and many other documents.<br></b>· <b>Accurate--Accuracy is facilitated by a field of view report, automatic page detection, and tilt control.<br></b><br>· <b>Efficient--Proprietary document analysis technology determines the words and reads them aloud to the user with high quality text-to-speech.<br> <br>Features--Several features make the KNFB Reader an excellent choice for capturing and reading documents on the go wherever you are.<br></b>· <b>Reading Modes--Reading modes for single column and multicolumn formats.<br></b>· <b>Synchronized Highlighting--Synchronized text highlighting with Braille and high quality speech output.<br></b>· <b>Text Navigation--Text navigation by line, sentence, word and character.<br></b>· <b>Viewfinder & Tilt Assist--Viewfinder for live field of view. Tilt guidance and report to assist with aligning the camera relative to the document.<br></b>· <b>Automated--Automatic text detection to enable hands-free operation or touch-free operation.<br></b>· <b>Import and Export Documents--Ability to import, OCR and read image based PDF and JPG. Export HTML and TXT files to cloud storage including Dropbox and Google Drive.<br></b>· <b>Read Multi-Page Documents--Capture and read documents, brochures, pamphlets, and books.<br></b><br>· <b>Multi-Language Support--The KNFB Reader can recognize and read printed materials in a variety of languages including: English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish. The user-interface and documentation is currently available in English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian and Portuguese.<br> <br> <br>About K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.<br>Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, K–NFB Reading Technology, Inc. is a joint venture between Kurzweil Technologies, founded by Ray Kurzweil, a forty-year innovator and pioneer in assistive technologies and the inventor of the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind; and the National Federation of the Blind, the largest, most influential membership organization of blind people in the United States. The company is known worldwide having launched the world’s first hand-held text to speech reader in 2006 followed in 2008 by release of the world’s first reading technologythe popular knfbReader Mobile software running on a cell phone. The company's latest product, the KNFB Reader iPhone app will be released in late summer 2014 and made available for purchase and download from Apple’s App Stores throughout the world. <br>Presenter: James Gashel Vice President of Development,<br>E-Mail: <a href="mailto:jim@knfbreader.com">jim@knfbreader.com</a><br> <br>Date: Monday September 8, 2014<br> <br>Time: 5:00 p.m. Pacific, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 7:00 p.m. Central, 8:00 p.m. Eastern and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 12:00 GMT. <br> <br>Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at:<br> <br><a href="http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2">http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2</a><br> <br>Or, alternatively.<br> <br>Select The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at: <a href="outbind://6/www.accessibleworld.org">www.accessibleworld.org</a> <br>Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.<br> <br>All Tek Talk training events are recorded so if you are unable to participate live at the above times then you may download the presentation or podcast from the Tek Talk archives on our website at <a href="outbind://6/www.accessibleworld.org">www.accessibleworld.org</a> <br> <br>If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download and then run. A link to the software is found on every screen to our rooms. <br> <br>Join us Monday August 11, 2014, in the Pat Price Tek talk Training Room of: <a href="http://www.accessibleworld.org">www.accessibleworld.org</a> to learn more about this company’s “unique” products and services. Hope to see you there.<br> <br>the software to download is available on every entry screen to the Accessible World online rooms.<br>Enter your first and last names in the user field and tab to log in as no password is needed.<br> <br>All online interactive programs are free of charge, and open to anyone worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, speakers, and a sound card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with the presenters and others in the virtual audience may text chat with the attendees. To speak to us, hold down the control key and talk; then let up to listen. <br> <br>Accessible World uses News Wires, like this one, to inform people of the topic and times for the many Discussion Groups on Accessible World. <br> <br>You can join the Accessible World announce List, by completing the form at: <a href="http://www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists%20This">www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists This</a> can be found at the bottom of the web site.<br> <br>Accessible World also provides a Tek Talk Discussion List. This list is intended to give you an opportunity to ask computer related questions, suggest topics to be used in the weekly Monday training programs, or just to interact with others interested in using assistive devices to access computers. You may sign up for this list by selecting the Tek Talk Discussion link on the same page and completing the form.<br> <br>You can join the Accessible World Announce List,or the Tek Talk discussion List by completing the form at: <a href="outbind://6/www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists">www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists</a><br> <br>You can also write Robert Acosta at: <a href="mailto:boacosta@pacbell.net">boacosta@pacbell.net</a> should you wish to subscribe to our announce list or receive our monthly Events Calendar.<br> <br> <br>Accessibleworld Contacts:<br> <br>Robert Acosta, Chair, Accessible World<br>E-Mail: <a href="mailto:boacosta@pacbell.net">boacosta@pacbell.net</a><br>Phone: 818-998-0044;<br>Web site: <a href="http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org">www.helpinghands4theblind.org</a>;<br> <br>Randi Shelton, Accessible World Events Coordinator;<br>E-Mail: <a href="mailto:rshelton820@gmail.com">rshelton820@gmail.com</a>;<br>Phone: 412-221-0801;<br> <br>Steve Hoffman, President Talking Communities;<br>E-Mail: <a href="mailto:steve@talkingcommunities.com">steve@talkingcommunities.com</a>.<br> <br>The Accessible World, a division of Helping Hands For The Blind, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, seeks to educate the general public, the disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly relevant information about new products, services, and training opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and access barriers that adversely affect them<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br></b> <br> <br>Robert Acosta, President<br>Helping Hands for the Blind<br>(818) 998-0044<br><a href="http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org/">www.helpinghands4theblind.org</a><br> <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p> David Andrews and long white cane Harry.<br>E-Mail: <a href="mailto:dandrews@visi.com">dandrews@visi.com</a> or <a href="mailto:david.andrews@nfbnet.org">david.andrews@nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>