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<DIV dir=ltr class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left><FONT size=2
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
chapter-presidents-bounces@nfbnet.org
[mailto:chapter-presidents-bounces@nfbnet.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Andrews,David
B B (DEED) (by way of David Andrews<dandrews@visi.com>)<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Friday, April 23, 2010 10:02 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
david.andrews@nfbnet.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Chapter-presidents] New Accessible
Diabetic Devices Available<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <BR> <BR><B>From:</B>
Wilson, Joanne [<A href="mailto:JWilson@nfb.org" eudora="autourl">
mailto:JWilson@nfb.org</A>] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 23, 2010 1:43
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Andrews, David B B (DEED)<BR><B>Subject:</B> New Accessible
Diabetic Devices Available<BR> <BR>Dear Colleagues,<BR> <BR>Five years
ago, the NFB asked all the blood glucose meter companies to make a talking meter
for our members. Prodigy was the only company to step up and make a
talking meter. At our request, they made the first talking Prodigy AutoCode™
meter. They also worked with many NFB Team members for over a year and
made the first fully audible Prodigy Voice™ meter allowing NFB Members with
diabetes total independence. In 2008, we presented the NFB Access + Award to
Prodigy for their Prodigy Voice™ meter. <BR> <BR>The
Count-A-Dose has been used for many years by blind diabetics, so they can
independently fill their insulin syringes. We were told it would no longer be
available and we asked Prodigy again to help us out. Prodigy bought the
patent rights to make the Count-A-Dose, and after some slight improvements, they
released the new Prodigy Count-A-Dose<SUP>®</SUP> on April 1<SUP>st</SUP>,
2010. The NFB Independence Market in Baltimore will be selling the Prodigy
Count-A-Dose<SUP>®<BR></SUP> <BR>Later this year, Prodigy will also be
releasing the first fully audible insulin pump, as well as a talking pill
bottle, a laser lancing device, and other new accessible products. Please pass
on this information on to blind
diabetics.<BR> <BR>Sincerely,<BR> <BR>Joanne Wilson <BR><I>Executive
Director of Affiliate Action<BR>National Federation of the
Blind<BR></I></BODY></HTML>