[gui-talk] National Federation of the Blind to Exhibit atConsumer Electronics Show

[Lydia Grier]

I tell you that is great that the N.F.B. is involved in something like that. 
I am also glad that Steeevy Wonder is involved in this indever as well. 
Technology is getting better and better, but we don't want them to forget 
about us when they are designing technology.
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atConsumer Electronics Show


> What a wonderful opportunity this should be!!
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> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
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> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 9:29 PM
> Subject: [gui-talk] National Federation of the Blind to Exhibit at 
> Consumer Electronics Show
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>
> 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
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> 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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