[nabs-l] Fwd: New note taking app from AFB

[Sophie Trist]

While=20AccessNote=20sounds=20like=20a=20really=20great=20app,=20doesn't=20=
it=20do=20
the=20same=20thing=20as=20Pages?

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Kaiti=20Shelton=20<crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com
To:=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Wed,=206=20Feb=202013=2014:18:49=20-0500
Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20Fwd:=20New=20note=20taking=20app=20from=20AFB

Sounds=20like=20a=20cool=20app.

----------=20Forwarded=20message=20----------

New=20American=20Foundation=20for=20the=20Blind=20App=20Helps=20People=20wi=
th
Vision=20Loss
Easily=20Take=20Notes=20on=20iPhone=AE,=20iPad=AE,=20and=20iPod=20touch=AE

New=20York=20(February=201,=202013)=97For=20the=20millions=20of=20Americans=
=20with
vision
loss=20looking=20for=20a=20simple,=20convenient=20way=20to=20take=20notes=20=
at=20work,
at
school,=20or=20at=20home,=20the=20American=20Foundation=20for=20the=20Blind=
=20(AFB)
today
launched=20the=20AccessNote=99,=20a=20specialized=20notetaker=20for=20the=20=
iPhone,
iPad,
and=20iPod=20touch.

=93Apple=20products=20have=20earned=20high=20points=20from=20us=20for=20the=
ir
out-of-the-box
accessibility=20for=20users=20who=20are=20blind=20or=20visually=20impaired,=
=94=20said
Carl
R.=20Augusto,=20AFB=20president=20and=20CEO.=20=93We=20designed=20this=20ap=
p=20to
complement
the=20iPhone=92s=20other=20popular=20features,=20like=20web=20browsing=20an=
d=20email,
so
that=20users=20who=20are=20blind=20have=20all=20the=20tools=20they=20need=20=
in=20one,
handy=20device.=94

A=20traditional=20notetaker=20is=20a=20portable=20electronic=20device=20tha=
t
enables
users=20who=20are=20blind=20or=20visually=20impaired=20to=20take=20notes,=20=
create
documents,=20and=20access=20applications.=20These=20devices,=20extremely
valuable
for=20people=20who=20are=20blind=20or=20visually=20impaired,=20usually=20pr=
ovide
either
speech=20or=20braille=20output=20(or=20both).=20=20They=20retail=20for=20up=
wards=20of
$2,000
and=20much=20more=20for=20those=20with=20a=20built-in=20braille=20display;=
=20AFB=92s
AccessNote=20app=20is=20available=20for=20$19.99.

In=20addition=20to=20being=20a=20low-cost=20alternative=20to=20traditional
notetakers,
AccessNote=20allows=20users=20to=20combine=20efficient=20notetaking=20with=
=20many
other
features=20and=20functions=20of=20the=20iPhone,=20iPad,=20and=20iPod=20touc=
h.=20This
allows
people=20who=20are=20blind=20or=20visually=20impaired=20to=20use=20the=20sa=
me=20popular
devices=20that=20their=20sighted=20peers=20are=20using=20in=20classroom=20o=
r
business
settings.

This=20is=20the=20first=20notetaking=20app=20developed=20and=20designed
specifically=20for
users=20with=20vision=20loss.=20AFB=20evaluated=20many=20of=20the=20other=20=
available
notetaking=20apps,=20but=20found=20none=20to=20be=20very=20efficient=20or
user-friendly=20to
people=20who=20are=20blind=20or=20visually=20impaired.
What=20sets=20the=20AccessNote=20apart=20includes:

=20=20=20*=20=20=20Seamless=20Navigation.=20Customized=20keyboard=20command=
s=20make
notetaking
more=20intuitive=20and=20productive=20than=20ever=20before,=20including=20q=
uick
access
to=20important=20features=20like=20Search=20All=20Notes,=20Search=20Within=
=20a
Note,=20as
well=20as=20several=20navigation=20options.
=20=20=20*=20=20=20Automatic=20Saving.=20With=20an=20automatic=20save=20on=
=20every=20few
keystrokes,
notes=20will=20never=20be=20lost.
=20=20=20*=20=20=20Cursor=20tracking.=20When=20navigating=20among=20multipl=
e=20sets=20of
notes,
users=20can=20always=20pick=20up=20right=20where=20they=20left=20off.
=20=20=20*=20=20=20Unparalleled=20Simplicity.=20With=20a=20clutter-free=20i=
nterface,
users=20can
create,=20read,=20find,=20and=20sync,=20making=20it=20easier=20to=20spend=20=
more=20time
with
actual=20content=20and=20less=20time=20with=20tools.
=20=20=20*=20=20=20DropBox=20Integration.=20All=20notes,=20always=20on=20ha=
nd.=20DropBox
keeps
AccessNote=20in=20sync=20with=20the=20user=92s=20desktop=20(and=20other=20d=
evices)=20so
their
notes=20are=20always=20available=20and=20backed=20up.
=20=20=20*=20=20=20Compatibility=20with=20Bluetooth=20keyboards.=20AccessNo=
te=20is
optimized
for=20efficiency=20with=20the=20Apple=20Wireless=20Keyboard=20and=20for=20t=
oday=92s
wireless
braille=20displays.


AccessNote=20was=20developed=20in=20conjunction=20with=20FloCo=20Apps=20and=
=20is
available
on=20the=20App=20Store(sm).






--
Kaiti

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