[nfbcs] Digital TV Software

Fri Oct 9 22:10:09 UTC 2009

I would presume this is an error made by the reporter.

Dave

At 09:09 PM 10/7/2009, you wrote:
>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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> > 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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