[Ncabs] First PDF reader for visually impaired

[Alan A. Chase]

*The first PDF reader for visually impaired people*

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St. Gallen – 24 June 2013. The Swiss National Association of and for the
Blind (SNAB), in collaboration with the Access for All foundation and the
service provider xyMedia, has developed an important innovation for
visually impaired people. The VIP PDF-Reader overcomes a previously
insurmountable problem for people with a visual impairment who want to read
and work with PDF files. This innovative product is now available free of
charge to Windows, Mac and Linux users.* **

*The Swiss National Association of and for the Blind (SNAB)*
Since 1903, the Swiss National Association of and for the Blind (SNAB) has
been committed to helping deafblind, visually impaired and blind people to
take responsibility for determining the course of their own lives. As an
umbrella organization, the SNAB holds training courses for specialists who
work with deafblind, blind and visually impaired adults and children,
provides information about visual impairments and their consequences, runs
a specialist library and coordinates collaboration projects and research on
behalf of visually impaired people, while also representing their
interests. As a direct service, SNAB advises and supports deafblind and
hearing and visually impaired people, develops and sells aids, runs a
specialist center for optical aids and carries out research and training in
the field of low vision, in order to help visually impaired people to make
the best possible use of their remaining sight.

*Access for All*, the Swiss foundation for accessible technology use, was
established in November 2000. It regards itself as a competence center and
a mediator between people with disabilities who are most affected by
technological barriers and providers of information and equipment from the
public and private sectors.

*Download* Manual VIP PDF-Reader here http://www.szb.ch/

To read the entire article go to*; *http://www.szb.ch/en/press/
press-releases/the-first-pdf-reader-for-visually-impaired-people.html **

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*Alan A. Chase, M.Ed.*
Special Education Teacher, Wake County Public School System
Program Coordinator, Envisioning Youth Empowerment Retreat
President, North Carolina Association of Blind Students
Secretary, Governor Morehead School Alumni Association