[Mn-abs] [Mn-ABS-l] Fwd: [nabs-l] National Federation of the Blind Commends Apple for Including VoiceOver on iPad

[Jordan Richardson]

This is awsome!
I want one!

Jordan
2nd VP, MnABS

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From: Freeh, Jessica <JFreeh at nfb.org>
Date: 2010/1/28
Subject: [nabs-l] National Federation of the Blind Commends Apple for
Including VoiceOver on iPad
To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

<mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org




National Federation of the Blind Commends Apple
for Including VoiceOver on iPad



Baltimore, Maryland (January 28, 2010): The National Federation of the
Blind, the nation's leading consumer organization of blind persons, today
commended Apple Inc., for including its VoiceOver application on its latest
device, the iPad, which was unveiled yesterday.  VoiceOver is a screen
access application that uses text-to-speech technology in conjunction with
the device's touch-screen interface so that blind people can independently
operate the device.  VoiceOver is also integrated into Apple's Mac operating
system and is included on the iPhone 3GS and recent models of the iPod
Touch.



Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
"The National Federation of the Blind commends Apple for including the
VoiceOver screen access application on its highly-anticipated new device,
the iPad.  Blind consumers, like our sighted friends and colleagues, will be
able to share in the experience of using this new device from the moment we
take it out of the box.  By integrating accessibility into its products,
Apple is setting an example that we believe the rest of the electronics
industry should follow.  Furthermore, the fact that Apple has successfully
integrated a screen access solution with its touch-screen technology
demonstrates that touch screens need not be a barrier to the use of
electronic devices by the blind."



On September 22, 2009, the National Federation of the Blind presented Apple
with a special award to honor the company for making the iPhone accessible.







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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
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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.




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Jordan Richardson
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.