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<b>NEWSWIRE: MONDAY September 8, 2014<br>
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TEK TALK PRESENTS “The KNFB Reader iPhone App: Fast, Accurate, and easy
to use”<br>
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Presented by: James Gashel, vice president of business development, K-NFB
Reading Technology, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts<br>
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For further information contact: James Gashel
<a href="mailto:jim@knfbreader.com">jim@knfbreader.com</a><br>
Website: <a href="http://knfbreader.com/">http://knfbreader.com/</a><br>
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The wait is finally over. The highly anticipated KNFB Reader iOS app that
provides access to print text on the go, was presented at the 74th Annual
Convention of the National Federation of the Blind to enthusiastic cheers
and applause. Major benefits include:<br>
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</b>· <b>Fast--With the touch
of a single button, read virtually any type of printed text, including
mail, receipts, class handouts, memos and many other documents.<br>
</b>· <b>Accurate--Accuracy is
facilitated by a field of view report, automatic page detection, and tilt
control.<br>
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· <b>Efficient--Proprietary
document analysis technology determines the words and reads them aloud to
the user with high quality text-to-speech.<br>
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Features--Several features make the KNFB Reader an excellent choice for
capturing and reading documents on the go wherever you are.<br>
</b>· <b>Reading Modes--Reading
modes for single column and multicolumn formats.<br>
</b>· <b>Synchronized
Highlighting--Synchronized text highlighting with Braille and high
quality speech output.<br>
</b>· <b>Text Navigation--Text
navigation by line, sentence, word and character.<br>
</b>· <b>Viewfinder & Tilt
Assist--Viewfinder for live field of view. Tilt guidance and report to
assist with aligning the camera relative to the document.<br>
</b>· <b>Automated--Automatic
text detection to enable hands-free operation or touch-free
operation.<br>
</b>· <b>Import and Export
Documents--Ability to import, OCR and read image based PDF and JPG.
Export HTML and TXT files to cloud storage including Dropbox and Google
Drive.<br>
</b>· <b>Read Multi-Page
Documents--Capture and read documents, brochures, pamphlets, and
books.<br>
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· <b>Multi-Language
Support--The KNFB Reader can recognize and read printed materials in a
variety of languages including: English, French, German, Dutch, Italian,
Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish. The
user-interface and documentation is currently available in English,
French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian and
Portuguese.<br>
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About K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.<br>
Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, K–NFB Reading Technology, Inc. is a
joint venture between Kurzweil Technologies, founded by Ray Kurzweil, a
forty-year innovator and pioneer in assistive technologies and the
inventor of the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind; and
the National Federation of the Blind, the largest, most influential
membership organization of blind people in the United States. The company
is known worldwide having launched the world’s first hand-held text to
speech reader in 2006 followed in 2008 by release of the world’s first
reading technologythe popular knfbReader Mobile software running on a
cell phone. The company's latest product, the KNFB Reader iPhone app will
be released in late summer 2014 and made available for purchase and
download from Apple’s App Stores throughout the world. <br>
Presenter: James Gashel Vice President of Development,<br>
E-Mail: jim@knfbreader.com<br>
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Date: Monday September 8, 2014<br>
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Time: 5:00 p.m. Pacific, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 7:00 p.m. Central,
8:00 p.m. Eastern and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 12:00 GMT. <br>
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Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to The Pat
Price Tek Talk Training Room at:<br>
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<a href="http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2">
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2</a><br>
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Or, alternatively.<br>
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Select The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at:
<a href="outbind://6/www.accessibleworld.org">www.accessibleworld.org</a>
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Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.<br>
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All Tek Talk training events are recorded so if you are unable to
participate live at the above times then you may download the
presentation or podcast from the Tek Talk archives on our website at
<a href="outbind://6/www.accessibleworld.org">www.accessibleworld.org</a>
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If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online
conferencing software, there is a small, safe software program that you
need to download and then run. A link to the software is found on every
screen to our rooms. <br>
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Join us Monday August 11, 2014, in the Pat Price Tek talk Training Room
of: <a href="http://www.accessibleworld.org">www.accessibleworld.org</a>
to learn more about this company’s “unique” products and services. Hope
to see you there.<br>
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the software to download is available on every entry screen to the
Accessible World online rooms.<br>
Enter your first and last names in the user field and tab to log in as no
password is needed.<br>
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All online interactive programs are free of charge, and open to anyone
worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, speakers, and a
sound card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with the
presenters and others in the virtual audience may text chat with the
attendees. To speak to us, hold down the control key and talk; then let
up to listen. <br>
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Accessible World uses News Wires, like this one, to inform people of the
topic and times for the many Discussion Groups on Accessible World. <br>
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You can join the Accessible World announce List, by completing the
form at:
<a href="http://www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists%20This">
www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists This</a> can be found at the bottom
of the web site.<br>
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Accessible World also provides a Tek Talk Discussion List. This list is
intended to give you an opportunity to ask computer related questions,
suggest topics to be used in the weekly Monday training programs, or just
to interact with others interested in using assistive devices to access
computers. You may sign up for this list by selecting the Tek Talk
Discussion link on the same page and completing the form.<br>
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You can join the Accessible World Announce List,or the Tek Talk
discussion List by completing the form at:
<a href="outbind://6/www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists">
www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists</a><br>
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You can also write Robert Acosta at:
<a href="mailto:boacosta@pacbell.net">boacosta@pacbell.net</a> should you
wish to subscribe to our announce list or receive our monthly Events
Calendar.<br>
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Accessibleworld Contacts:<br>
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Robert Acosta, Chair, Accessible World<br>
E-Mail:
<a href="mailto:boacosta@pacbell.net">boacosta@pacbell.net</a><br>
Phone: 818-998-0044;<br>
Web site:
<a href="http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org">
www.helpinghands4theblind.org</a>;<br>
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Randi Shelton, Accessible World Events Coordinator;<br>
E-Mail:
<a href="mailto:rshelton820@gmail.com">rshelton820@gmail.com</a>;<br>
Phone: 412-221-0801;<br>
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Steve Hoffman, President Talking Communities;<br>
E-Mail:
<a href="mailto:steve@talkingcommunities.com">
steve@talkingcommunities.com</a>.<br>
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The Accessible World, a division of Helping Hands For The Blind, a
501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, seeks to educate the general
public, the disabled community and the professionals who serve them by
providing highly relevant information about new products, services, and
training opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and
access barriers that adversely affect them<br>
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Robert Acosta, President<br>
Helping Hands for the Blind<br>
(818) 998-0044<br>
<a href="http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org/" eudora="autourl">
www.helpinghands4theblind.org</a><br>
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<x-tab> </x-tab>David
Andrews and long white cane Harry.<br>
E-Mail: dandrews@visi.com or david.andrews@nfbnet.org<br>
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