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NYABS,<br>
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The following details a very important event going on in NYC. Tomorrow
morning, former NYS Governor David Paterson, the CEO of Lighthouse
International, and other important individuals in the blindness field
will present to the public a piece of software that will allow blind
people to use the credit card payment system in taxis across the
nation!!<br>
<br>
Kathryn, President<br>
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***MEDIA ADVISORY***<br>
CONTENT EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:01 AM, TUESDAY APRIL 17, 2012<br>
Vacca, former Governor Paterson to Announce Nationwide Groundbreaking
Accessible Taxi Feature<br>
<br>
Partnership with Creative Mobile Technologies, Lighthouse International
leads to accessibility improvements for blind and visually impaired
taxi riders in New York and around the nation<br>
<br>
On Tuesday, April 17 at 10 a.m., on the steps of New York City Hall,
Council Member James Vacca, Chair of the Council Transportation
Committee, and former Governor David Paterson will join with Jesse H.
Davis, President of Creative Mobile Technologies, and Mark G.
Ackermann, President and CEO of Lighthouse International to announce a
nationwide software enhancement that will enable people who are blind
and visually impaired to access the credit card payment technology used
in taxi fleets in New York City and in cities throughout the United
States. CMT plans to roll out the adaptive software in the coming weeks
in New York, followed by roll outs in its taxi fleets nationwide.
Following the announcement, Governor Paterson and members of the
visually impaired community will demonstrate the new system in a
taxicab at City Hall.<br>
<br>
Who: Council Member James Vacca, Chair, Transportation Committee<br>
Former Governor David Paterson<br>
Commissioner David Yassky, Taxi and Limousine Commission<br>
Jesse H. Davis, President, Creative Mobile Technologies<br>
Mark G. Ackermann, President and CEO Lighthouse International<br>
Blind and Visually Impaired Taxi Riders and Advocates<br>
<br>
Where: City Hall Steps, New York, NY 10007<br>
<br>
When: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 10 a.m.<br>
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