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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is wonderful news! GW Micro did it again
for us Window-Eyes users! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 16, 2014 8:25
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Ct-nfb] Window Eyes Screen
Reader Information</DIV>
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<DIV><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">GW
Micro Announces Global Window-Eyes Initiative for users of Microsoft
Office<O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">FOR IMMEDIATE
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Fort Wayne,
Indiana (January 14, 2014) - GW Micro, Inc. (<A
href="http://www.gwmicro.com" target=_blank>www.gwmicro.com</A>) is proud to
make a revolutionary announcement. GW Micro and Microsoft Corp. have
partnered to make Window-Eyes available to users of Microsoft Office at no
cost. Window-Eyes is a screen reader that enables people who are blind,
visually impaired, or print disabled to have full access to Windows PCs and
makes the computer accessible via speech and/or Braille.
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">To better deliver
Window-Eyes to the people who need it most, GW Micro and Microsoft have
collaborated on this global initiative, available in over 15 languages, to
enable anyone using Microsoft Office 2010 or later to also use Window-Eyes
for free. Access to technology is critical to people who are blind or
visually impaired in order to have the same opportunity to compete in the
workplace. As such, this initiative between GW Micro and Microsoft has the
potential to reduce barriers for millions of people who are blind or
visually impaired around the world.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">As the population
ages, technologies like Window-Eyes will become more and more important as
the number of people with age-related macular degeneration and other retinal
degenerative diseases increases. "This significant change in the way we are
doing business reflects the changing perception of accessibility and also
technology in general. Rather than wait for the world to change,
Microsoft and GW Micro are leading the way," said Dan Weirich, Vice
President of Sales and Marketing for GW Micro. Weirich believes this
technology can help millions of people gain access to their PC, and that
providing it free of charge will open a whole new world of assistive
technology to many people.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">In light of the
rapidly changing face of technology and specifically, the changing face of
assistive technology, the combined efforts of GW Micro and Microsoft have
the goal of providing accessibility to people who are blind and visually
impaired for the long term.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Microsoft
continues to take accessibility seriously. “By partnering with GW
Micro in this endeavor we are demonstrating Microsoft’s ongoing commitment
to provide all of our customers with the technology and tools to help each
person be productive in both their work and personal lives.” said Rob
Sinclair, Chief Accessibility Officer for
Microsoft.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Eligible
customers, using Microsoft Office 2010 or higher, will be able to download a
full version of Window-Eyes starting today at <A
href="http://www.windoweyesforoffice.com/"
target=_blank>www.WindowEyesForOffice.com</A>.The website provides download
instructions as well as additional details about this
offer.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">GW Micro, Inc.
(<A href="http://www.gwmicro.com/" target=_blank>www.gwmicro.com</A>) has
been a trusted pioneer in the adaptive technology industry since 1990, and
continues to lead with innovative, customer driven
solutions.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Dan Weirich, VP
of Sales and Marketing<O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><A
href="mailto:dan@gwmicro.com"
target=_blank>dan@gwmicro.com</A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">(260)
489-3671<O:P></O:P></SPAN></B></DIV>
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