[nfbcs] Digital TV Software

[David Andrews]

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Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 7:49 PM
Subject: Accessible Devices Digital TV software provides talking menus
forthe visually impaired, deaf and elderly

 > It looks like something we've all been looking for may finally be coming.
 > Digital TV software provides talking menus for the visually
 > impaired, deaf and elderly
 > Tom Scott
 > NY Disability Examiner, September 2, 2009
 > Bristol/Hong Kong-based Ocean Blue Software, a specialist digital TV
 > software house, has developed talking digital TV technology for set top
 > boxes and televisions that could potentially benefit millions of people
 > who
 > are blind, visually impaired, deaf, severely dyslexic, and elderly.
 > The technology, produced in conjunction with theThe Royal National
 > Institute
 > of Blind People (RNIB) and other digital technology companies, works by
 > converting on-screen based text menus into speech output. Consumers will
 > be
 > able to control how the audio information is spoken to them, and have the
 > ability to change the level of speech and the language through a
 > customizable interface.  Developers are optimistic that the new technology
 > will improve the quality of life of 8 million individuals living with
 > disabilities in the UK, and even
 > more around the world.
 > Ocean Blue Software also recently produced Nexus TVTM, a digital
 > technology
 > system with health care features that utilizes a television with a set top
 > box and a remote control. The system is capable of providing automatic
 > alerts reminding users which medication to take, and when. Users will also
 > be able to order repeat prescriptions by scanning a barcode with the
 > remote
 > control and then forward it to their pharmacist. Individuals with limited
 > mobility, will
 > be able to shop local stores and markets through the Nexus TVTM network
 > and
 > have items delivered to their home.
 > This is about exploiting technology to give the elderly and vulnerable
 > every possible comfort and security where they most want it - in their own
 > homes, said Ken Helps, CEO of Ocean Blue Software, in a company press
 > release. At the same time, it addresses one of the greatest challenges for
 > the British economy  how to finance support for an ageing population.
 > It will be interesting to see how these technologies fare overseas and
 > if they will eventually be adopted in the US.
 > For more information, please visit
 >
www.oceanbluesoftware.co.uk
 >
 >
www.accessible-devices.com
 >
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