[gui-talk] Fwd: Verizon Wireless and Nuance Talks Team up

[Steve Pattison]

 From:    The Guerra Show, Stephen Guerra stephenguerra08 at gmail.com
 To:      friends at acbradio.org

As heard initially on "The Guerra Show," TALKS for Verizon Wireless Offers
Mobile Accessibility to Blind and Visually Impaired Customers 

Available Initially on the MOTO Q 9c, TALKS for Verizon Wireless Gives Blind
and Visually Impaired Customers Audio Feedback Support for Writing and
Reading Text Messages, E-Mail and Notes

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The owner and operator of the
nation's most reliable wireless network announced today the availability of
TALKS(TM) for Verizon Wireless -- a new assistive technology that converts
displayed text into highly intelligible speech for Verizon Wireless
customers who are blind or visually impaired. Available initially on
MOTO(TM) Q 9c smartphones beginning March 15, TALKS for Verizon Wireless
supports audio feedback for writing and reading text messages, e-mail and
notes. 

Powered by Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN), TALKS for Verizon
Wireless uses ETI-Eloquence text-to-speech software -- similar to other
screen-reading packages on Windows(R) PC platforms -- to offer visually
impaired and blind customers instant familiarity and the highest
intelligibility. With the TALKS application, the MOTO Q 9c from Verizon
Wireless can:

Read the caller ID of an incoming call 

Dial a number from the phone's Contacts directory 

Add and edit entries in the Contacts directory 

Read and write text messages and e-mail 

Read and write documents using Mobile Office 

Access and compose multimedia message service (MMS) messages 

Use Mobile Internet Explorer to access the Internet 

Control speech volume and rate of speech 

"The TALKS application helps Verizon Wireless provide the best wireless
experience for our customers who are visually impaired," said Jeffrey
Dietel, vice president - marketing operations for Verizon Wireless. "TALKS
for Verizon Wireless turns the MOTO Q 9c smartphone into a communications
tool that will help customers with impaired vision stay connected to family,
friends and colleagues through methods beyond voice calls."

The MOTO Q 9c with TALKS for Verizon Wireless will be available online at
www.verizonwireless.com on Sunday for $249.99 after a $70 online instant
rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Existing MOTO Q 9c customers
who wish to add the TALKS application should contact Verizon Wireless
Customer Service at 800-922-0204. 

Customers can learn more about TALKS for Verizon Wireless by visiting
www.verizonwireless.com/accessibility. For more information about Verizon
Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications
Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com. 

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless
voice and data network, serving more than 80 million customers.
Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 85,000 employees
nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications
(NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit
www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video
footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to
the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

TALKS(TM) is a trademark of Nuance Communications, Inc. and/or its licensors
and is used under license.

SOURCE Verizon Wireless

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