[nfbcs] Digital TV Software

[slery]

Okay, I may be really dumb but how do "talking" menus help the deaf?

I could see if they were deafblind but it would still depend on the amount
of deafness as to whether it would be any help at all.

Just really curious,
Cindy

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> Subject: Accessible Devices Digital TV software provides 
> talking menus forthe visually impaired, deaf and elderly
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>  > 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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