[Electronics-talk] National Federation of the Blind toExhibitat Consumer Electronics Show

Tue Jan 6 06:44:57 UTC 2009

Hi Vince, I am not sure.
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> What happened in 1991?  Care to expound?
> Vince
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>> Uh, just one question.  Just exactly what is Stevie Wonder doing involved
>> with this?  Is he suddenly on our side?  I must confess, I find this a
>> little hard to swallow; considering what happened in 1991.
>>
>> "Old friend, what are you looking for?  After those many years abroad you
>> come With images you tended Under foreign skies Far away from your own
>> land"
>> George Seferis
>>
>> Sincerely,
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>> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
>> To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 8:29 PM
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] National Federation of the Blind to Exhibit 
>> at
>> Consumer Electronics Show
>>
>>
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>
>> CONTACT:
>>
>> Chris Danielsen
>>
>> Public Relations Specialist
>>
>> National Federation of the Blind
>>
>> (410) 659-9314, ext.  2330
>>
>> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
>>
>> cdanielsen at nfb.org
>>
>> National Federation of the Blind to Exhibit at Consumer Electronics Show
>>
>> Exhibit Will Highlight Products Blind People Can Use
>>
>> Baltimore, Maryland (January 5, 2009): The National Federation of the
>>
>> Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the
>>
>> United States, in partnership with the Sendero Group, will exhibit at
>>
>> the international Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held January 6-11,
>>
>> 2009, in Las Vegas.  The CES, the largest technology showcase in the
>>
>> world, will feature a booth sponsored by the National Federation of the
>>
>> Blind and the Sendero Group that highlights "vision free"
>>
>> products-mainstream products that blind people can use independently.
>>
>> The NFB and the Sendero Group will be manning the booth along with
>>
>> internationally-acclaimed singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder.  The Sendero
>>
>> Group is the developer of the first accessible GPS and talking map, and
>>
>> one of the products that will be featured at the booth is their new
>>
>> Mobile Geo, an accessible GPS program for cell phones and PDAs.
>>
>> Dr.  Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
>>
>> said: "Many new consumer electronics and home appliances are designed
>>
>> with visual displays and interfaces that make it extremely difficult and
>>
>> in some cases impossible for the blind to use them independently.
>>
>> It is
>>
>> critical that blind people have access to all features of mainstream
>>
>> products and technology with the same ease of use as the sighted.
>>
>> The
>>
>> Consumer Electronics Show is an important opportunity to reach out to
>>
>> manufacturers and encourage them to create accessible products.
>>
>> Creating technology that is accessible to and usable by blind people is
>>
>> not difficult, and it is essential if the blind are to be independent,
>>
>> productive citizens."
>>
>> Representatives from the National Federation of the Blind and the
>>
>> Sendero Group, along with Stevie Wonder, will be at the Sands Expo and
>>
>> Convention Center, in booth 72044 during the Consumer Electronics Show.
>>
>> For more information about accessible technology or the National
>>
>> Federation of the Blind, please visit
>> www.nfb.org
>>  <http://www.nfb.org> .
>>
>> ###
>>
>> About the National Federation of the Blind
>>
>> 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 United States.  The 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.  Please visit our Web site:
>> www.nfb.org
>>
>> <http://www.nfb.org> .
>>
>>
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