[Electronics-talk] Verizon to make cell phones accessible:

[Shannon Burke]

Hi Everyone,

I thought the list would be interested in knowing that on March 15, Verizon will offer a cell phone that will be totally accessible using TALKS.  For all of us Verizon users this is great news!  The phone is the MOTO Q 9c and will cost $249.99 after a $70 on line instant rebate.  All the details with phone numbers follow.

Shannon 

As heard initially on "The Guerra Show," TALKS for Verizon Wireless Offers Mobile Accessibility to Blind and Visually Impaired Customers 


Available Initially on the MOTO Q 9c, TALKS for Verizon Wireless Gives Blind and Visually Impaired Customers Audio Feedback Support for Writing and Reading Text Messages, E-Mail and Notes


BASKING RIDGE, N.J., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The owner and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network announced today the availability of

TALKS(TM) for Verizon Wireless -- a new assistive technology that converts displayed text into highly intelligible speech for Verizon Wireless customers who are blind or visually impaired. Available initially on

MOTO(TM) Q 9c smartphones beginning March 15, TALKS for Verizon Wireless supports audio feedback for writing and reading text messages, e-mail and notes. 


Powered by Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN), TALKS for Verizon Wireless uses ETI-Eloquence text-to-speech software -- similar to other screen-reading packages on Windows(R) PC platforms -- to offer visually impaired and blind customers instant familiarity and the highest intelligibility. With the TALKS application, the MOTO Q 9c from Verizon Wireless can:


Read the caller ID of an incoming call 

Dial a number from the phone's Contacts directory 

Add and edit entries in the Contacts directory 

Read and write text messages and e-mail 

Read and write documents using Mobile Office 

Access and compose multimedia message service (MMS) messages 

Use Mobile Internet Explorer to access the Internet 

Control speech volume and rate of speech 


"The TALKS application helps Verizon Wireless provide the best wireless experience for our customers who are visually impaired," said Jeffrey Dietel, vice president - marketing operations for Verizon Wireless. "TALKS for Verizon Wireless turns the MOTO Q 9c smartphone into a communications tool that will help customers with impaired vision stay connected to family, friends and colleagues through methods beyond voice calls."


The MOTO Q 9c with TALKS for Verizon Wireless will be available online at www.verizonwireless.com on Sunday for $249.99 after a $70 online instant rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Existing MOTO Q 9c customers who wish to add the TALKS application should contact Verizon Wireless Customer Service at 800-922-0204. 


Customers can learn more about TALKS for Verizon Wireless by visiting www.verizonwireless.com/accessibility. For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com. 


About Verizon Wireless


Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 80 million customers.

Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications

(NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.


TALKS(TM) is a trademark of Nuance Communications, Inc. and/or its licensors and is used under license.


SOURCE Verizon Wireless


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