[Nfbf-l] Fw: [nfb-talk] National Federation of the Blind to Exhibit at Consumer Electronics Show

[Sherri]

Just passing this along.

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From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
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Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 9:29 PM
Subject: [nfb-talk] National Federation of the Blind to Exhibit at Consumer 
Electronics Show


> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> CONTACT:
>
> Chris Danielsen
>
> Public Relations Specialist
>
> National Federation of the Blind
>
> (410) 659-9314, ext.  2330
>
> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
>
> cdanielsen at nfb.org
>
> National Federation of the Blind to Exhibit at Consumer Electronics Show
>
> Exhibit Will Highlight Products Blind People Can Use
>
> Baltimore, Maryland (January 5, 2009): The National Federation of the
>
> Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the
>
> United States, in partnership with the Sendero Group, will exhibit at
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> the international Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held January 6-11,
>
> 2009, in Las Vegas.  The CES, the largest technology showcase in the
>
> world, will feature a booth sponsored by the National Federation of the
>
> Blind and the Sendero Group that highlights "vision free"
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> products-mainstream products that blind people can use independently.
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> The NFB and the Sendero Group will be manning the booth along with
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> internationally-acclaimed singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder.  The Sendero
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> Group is the developer of the first accessible GPS and talking map, and
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> one of the products that will be featured at the booth is their new
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> Mobile Geo, an accessible GPS program for cell phones and PDAs.
>
> Dr.  Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
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> said: "Many new consumer electronics and home appliances are designed
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> with visual displays and interfaces that make it extremely difficult and
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> in some cases impossible for the blind to use them independently.
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> It is
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> critical that blind people have access to all features of mainstream
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> products and technology with the same ease of use as the sighted.
>
> The
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> Consumer Electronics Show is an important opportunity to reach out to
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> manufacturers and encourage them to create accessible products.
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> Creating technology that is accessible to and usable by blind people is
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> not difficult, and it is essential if the blind are to be independent,
>
> productive citizens."
>
> Representatives from the National Federation of the Blind and the
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> Sendero Group, along with Stevie Wonder, will be at the Sands Expo and
>
> Convention Center, in booth 72044 during the Consumer Electronics Show.
>
> For more information about accessible technology or the National
>
> Federation of the Blind, please visit
> www.nfb.org
>  <http://www.nfb.org> .
>
> ###
>
> About the National Federation of the Blind
>
> With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is
>
> the largest and most influential membership organization of blind people
>
> in the United States.  The NFB improves blind people's lives through
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> advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs encouraging
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> independence and self-confidence.  It is the leading force in the
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> blindness field today and the voice of the nation's blind.  In January
>
> 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan
>
> Institute, the first research and training center in the United States
>
> for the blind led by the blind.  Please visit our Web site:
> www.nfb.org
>
> <http://www.nfb.org> .
>
>
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