[Nfbktad] FW: [Accessible Devices] Press Release: GW Micro Announces Social Eyes

[Gatton, Tonia (OFB-LV)]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GW Micro, Inc. Announces SocialEyes
Fort Wayne, Indiana (July 3, 2013) - GW Micro, Inc. ( www.gwmicro.com
) is proud to announce SocialEyes, an application for Windows-based PCs that provides access to Facebook via a consistent, keyboard friendly and fully accessible user interface.
While Facebook is committed to enhancing the accessibility of the Facebook website, screen reader users often find navigating the default interface overwhelming and cumbersome. Using standard and common controls, SocialEyes brings a fresh, streamlined and easy to use interface to the Facebook social networking platform.
SocialEyes offers Facebook users the ability to access their newsfeed, read comments, create comments, like posts, search for events, pages, friends, groups, and more.
Users can also read notifications, messages, chat with their friends, write on timelines, manage friend requests, and access event information. SocialEyes even has the ability to attach links, photos, or video to status updates.
SocialEyes also provides additional features, such as custom notification sounds, and message filtering, all designed to help you stay in touch with all of your Facebook friends.
SocialEyes is compatible with Window-Eyes and other popular screen readers.  Low vision users may also benefit from SocialEyes by using it with a screen magnifier, such as ZoomText.
A SocialEyes annual subscription can be purchased for $50, but for a limited time, you can get an annual subscription for only $25. SocialEyes will be made available for purchase soon, and pre-orders are now being accepted by GW Micro. You can pre-order SocialEyes today by calling GW Micro at (260) 489-3671.
To learn more about SocialEyes, please check out the Introduction to SocialEyes video tutorial. The video can be accessed from GW Micro's YouTube channel:
http://youtu.be/ULm6DW4zAmw
 and can also be downloaded from the GW Micro website:
www.gwmicro.com/Training/Tutorials/Video/SocialEyes_Intro.mp4
. A text transcript is also available at:
www.gwmicro.com/Training/Tutorials/Text/SocialEyes_Intro.txt
.
Contact:
Dan Weirich
GW Micro, Inc.
725 Airport North Office Park
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Email:
sales at gwmicro.com
Web:
www.gwmicro.com