[nfbmi-talk] Fw: GW Micro Announces GlobalWindow-Eyes Initiativefor users of Microsoft Office

Thu Jan 16 02:13:43 UTC 2014

Seriously a great point.

Joe
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Initiativefor users of Microsoft Office

> Agreed. And let us not forget devices and equipment that support braille 
> use. What is the use of sending people to training programs and having 
> them take braille classes if you don't want to help them get equipment 
> that will support it's use. I am talking about a braille writer. First of 
> all, were appropriate and then also we are appropriate either braille 
> display or a note taker. I say display because it may prove to be more 
> bang for the book as you can hook them up to computers and use them right 
> along with the speech and don't have to spend a lot of money for a 
> separate device.
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>> Original Message:
>> ---------------------------------
>>
>> From: "Terry D. Eagle" <terrydeagle at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: January 15, 2014 8:27:54 PM
>> To: 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List' <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: GW Micro Announces Global Window-Eyes 
>> Initiativefor users of Microsoft Office
>>
>> HAIL! HAIL! To G.W. Micro.
>>
>> Now if only the blind of Michigan could get BS4BP to spend their budget 
>> on
>> services to blind persons, like for the computer and th MS Office 
>> software,
>> along with appropriate training to use the equipment and software 
>> programs,
>> rather than spending more funds on more administration management, and
>> hiring sighted student assistants to operate BEP vending facilities, and 
>> do
>> clerical jobs that unemployed blind persons could and should be hired to 
>> do.
>> We the blind and taxpaying public would be so much better off.  But such 
>> a
>> concept would be inconsistent with the BS4BP WORK-TO-WELFARE attitude
>> demonstrated by Rodgers and BS4BP toward the blind.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>> William
>> Vandervest
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 1:37 PM
>> To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: GW Micro Announces Global Window-Eyes
>> Initiativefor users of Microsoft Office
>>
>> GW Micro Announces Global Window-Eyes Initiative for users of Microsoft
>> Office
>> There are none so blind as those who will not see
>>
>> William and LD Lynard
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: gw-news at gwmicro.com
>> To: gw-news at gwmicro.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 1:45 PM
>> Subject: GW Micro Announces Global Window-Eyes Initiative for users of
>> Microsoft Office
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jan-14-2014
>>
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>
>> Fort Wayne, Indiana (January 14, 2014) - GW Micro, Inc. (www.gwmicro.com) 
>> is
>> proud to make a revolutionary announcement. GW Micro and Microsoft Corp.
>> have partnered to make Window-Eyes available to users of Microsoft Office 
>> at
>> no cost. Window-Eyes is a screen reader that enables people who are 
>> blind,
>> visually impaired, or print disabled to have full access to Windows PCs 
>> and
>> makes the computer accessible via speech and/or Braille.
>>
>> To better deliver Window-Eyes to the people who need it most, GW Micro 
>> and
>> Microsoft have collaborated on this global initiative, available in over 
>> 15
>> languages, to enable anyone using Microsoft Office 2010 or later to also 
>> use
>> Window-Eyes for free.  Access to technology is critical to people who are
>> blind or visually impaired in order to have the same opportunity to 
>> compete
>> in the workplace. As such, this initiative between GW Micro and Microsoft
>> has the potential to reduce barriers for millions of people who are blind 
>> or
>> visually impaired around the world.
>>
>> As the population ages, technologies like Window-Eyes will become more 
>> and
>> more important as the number of people with age-related macular 
>> degeneration
>> and other retinal degenerative diseases increases. "This significant 
>> change
>> in the way we are doing business reflects the changing perception of
>> accessibility and also technology in general.  Rather than wait for the
>> world to change, Microsoft and GW Micro are leading the way," said Dan
>> Weirich, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for GW Micro.  Weirich
>> believes this technology can help millions of people gain access to their
>> PC, and that providing it free of charge will open a whole new world of
>> assistive technology to many people.
>>
>> In light of the rapidly changing face of technology and specifically, the
>> changing face of assistive technology, the combined efforts of GW Micro 
>> and
>> Microsoft have the goal of providing accessibility to people who are 
>> blind
>> and visually impaired for the long term.
>>
>> Microsoft continues to take accessibility seriously.  "By partnering with 
>> GW
>> Micro in this endeavor we are demonstrating Microsoft's ongoing 
>> commitment
>> to provide all of our customers with the technology and tools to help 
>> each
>> person be productive in both their work and personal lives." said Rob
>> Sinclair, Chief Accessibility Officer for Microsoft.
>>
>> Eligible customers, using Microsoft Office 2010 or higher, will be able 
>> to
>> download a full version of Window-Eyes starting today at
>> www.WindowEyesForOffice.com.  The website provides download instructions 
>> as
>> well as additional details about this offer.
>>
>> GW Micro, Inc. (www.gwmicro.com) has been a trusted pioneer in the 
>> adaptive
>> technology industry since 1990, and continues to lead with innovative,
>> customer driven solutions.
>>
>>
>>
>> Contact:
>>
>> Dan Weirich, VP of Sales and Marketing
>> dan at gwmicro.com
>> (260) 489-3671
>>
>>
>>
>> ###
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