[nfbwatlk] FW: World's first Web-based accessibility tool
Nightingale, Noel
Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov
Thu Jun 14 17:29:32 CDT 2007
Pardon me if this has already been posted. Sounds really cool.
-----Original Message-----
From: Serotek Announcements [mailto:announce-owner at serotek.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 6:52 PM
To: announce at serotek.com
Subject: World's first Web-based accessibility tool
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Janelle Schulenberg
Tacet Consulting
612-720-1068
janelle at tacetconsulting.com <mailto:Janelle at tacetresources.com>
Serotek Makes Web 2.0 Accessible to the Blind
Technology Company Introduces SA To Go
Minneapolis, Minn. - June 13, 2007 - Serotek Corporation, the leading
provider of Internet and digital information accessibility software and
services, announces the public beta release of a web application called
SA To Go (System Access To Go), the first product to make Web 2.0
accessible to the blind and the visually impaired.
SA To Go is a web-resident product stemming from Serotek's award-winning
System Access software. More than a screen reader, System Access
requires no installation and provides complete control of your e-mail,
makes web surfing easy, and offers intuitive access to Microsoft Office
productivity tools like Word, PowerPoint and Excel. SA To Go makes
System Access available on the Web for instant operation and has no
permanence on the using computer. Users can now access System Access
software anytime, anywhere that Internet access is available.
"We believe SA To Go will revolutionize the way blind people use the
computer," said Mike Calvo, CEO, Serotek Corporation, "That's why we
felt it critical to leverage the power of Web 2.0 to continue to fulfill
our promise of accessibility anywhere."
SA To Go provides instant accessibility. Once online, users can visit
www.SAtoGo.com <http://www.satogo.com/> and it appears in seconds. When
finished, the user simply closes the program and any personal
information vanishes leaving the host computer completely unchanged.
"Microsoft applauds Serotek's innovation with respect to access for
all," said Daniel Hubbell, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation,
"SA To Go is a revolution for people who need access to computers away
from home."
Because of technologies like Fonix's text-to-speech and its small size,
SA To Go loads within seconds giving the blind user the same access on
the go as his sighted peers. And since SA To Go is a true web
application, accessibility is no longer an expensive option; companies
that want to provide public accessibility to customers can do so for a
fraction of the cost.
"Serotek's new SA To Go application gives blind and visually impaired
users quick, convenient access to PC functions," says Tim K. Hong, VP of
Sales, Fonix Speech, Inc. "SA To Go incorporates Fonix text-to-speech,
which is optimized to provide clear, intelligible TTS voices without
using large amounts of processing power or memory. Fonix speech
technology is a good fit for Serotek's System Access Mobile
applications."
Serotek is putting the system out for public Beta because they are
encouraging user input. The company can imagine hundreds of applications
but believes users will direct its true potential.
"We think we've only scratched the surface of the potential of SA To
Go," says Calvo, "That's why we're inviting users to take it for a spin
and let us know how they think it might be applied."
The company will be surveying users on a regular basis and encouraging
users to e-mail their ideas and comments to SAToGo at serotek.com.
To participate in the public beta, users can go to http://www.satogo.com
<http://www.sa2go.us/> and follow the instructions. Immediate
accessibility will lead the user through the registration process. For
more information about Serotek and its family of System Access
accessibility tools, visit www.serotek.com <http://www.serotek.com/> .
Serotek Corporation
Serotek Corporation is a leading technology company that develops
software and manufactures accessibility solutions. Committed to the
mission of providing accessibility anywhere, Serotek launched an online
community specifically designed to meet the needs of people with
disabilities. Since then, Serotek has introduced several powerful,
affordable solutions that require minimal training, including System
Access, for which it was awarded the prestigious da Vinci award for
innovation in universal accessibility by the National Multiple Sclerosis
Association. For more information, visit www.serotek.com
<http://www.serotek.com/> .
Fonix Corporation
Fonix Corporation (OTC BB: FNIX), based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is an
innovative speech recognition and text-to-speech technology company that
provides value-added speech solutions through its wholly owned
subsidiary, Fonix Speech, Inc., currently offering voice solutions for
mobile/wireless devices; interactive video games, toys and appliances;
computer telephony systems; the assistive market and automotive
telematics. Fonix provides developers and manufacturers with
cost-effective speech solutions to enhance devices and systems. Visit
www.fonix.com <http://www.fonix.com/> for more information, or call
(801) 553-6600 and say "Sales."
Microsoft Corporation
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize
their full potential. For more information, visit www.microsoft.com
<http://www.microsoft.com/> .
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Pardon me if this has already been posted. Sounds really cool.
-----Original Message-----
From:
Serotek Announcements [mailto:announce-owner at serotek.com]
Sent:
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 6:52 PM
To:
announce at serotek.com
Subject:
World's first Web-based accessibility tool
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Janelle Schulenberg
Tacet Consulting
612-720-1068
mailto:Janelle at tacetresources.com
janelle at tacetconsulting.com
Serotek Makes Web 2.0 Accessible to the Blind
Technology Company Introduces SA To Go
Minneapolis
, Minn.
– June 13, 2007
– Serotek Corporation, the leading provider of Internet and digital information accessibility software and services, announces the public beta release of a web application called SA To Go (System Access To Go), the first product to make Web 2.0 accessible to the blind and the visually impaired.
SA To Go is a web-resident product stemming from Serotek’s award-winning System Access software. More than a screen reader, System Access requires no installation and provides complete control of your e-mail, makes web surfing easy, and offers intuitive access to Microsoft Office productivity tools like Word, PowerPoint and Excel. SA To Go makes System Access available on the Web for instant operation and has no permanence on the using computer. Users can now access System Access software anytime, anywhere that Internet access is available.
“We believe SA To Go will revolutionize the way blind people use the computer,” said Mike Calvo, CEO, Serotek Corporation, “That’s why we felt it critical to leverage the power of Web 2.0 to continue to fulfill our promise of accessibility anywhere.”
SA To Go provides instant accessibility. Once online, users can visit http://www.satogo.com/ www.SAtoGo.com
and it appears in seconds. When finished, the user simply closes the program and any personal information vanishes leaving the host computer completely unchanged.
“Microsoft applauds Serotek’s innovation with respect to access for all,” said Daniel Hubbell, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation, “SA To Go is a revolution for people who need access to computers away from home.”
Because of technologies like Fonix's text-to-speech and its small size, SA To Go loads within seconds giving the blind user the same access on the go as his sighted peers. And since SA To Go is a true web application, accessibility is no longer an expensive option; companies that want to provide public accessibility to customers can do so for a fraction of the cost.
“Serotek’s new SA To Go application gives blind and visually impaired users quick, convenient access to PC functions,” says Tim K. Hong, VP of Sales, Fonix Speech, Inc. “SA To Go incorporates Fonix text-to-speech, which is optimized to provide clear, intelligible TTS voices without using large amounts of processing power or memory. Fonix speech technology is a good fit for Serotek’s System Access Mobile applications.”
Serotek is putting the system out for public Beta because they are encouraging user input. The company can imagine hundreds of applications but believes users will direct its true potential.
“We think we've only scratched the surface of the potential of SA To Go,” says Calvo, “That's why we're inviting users to take it for a spin and let us know how they think it might be applied.”
The company will be surveying users on a regular basis and encouraging users to e-mail their ideas and comments to mailto:SAToGo at serotek.com SAToGo at serotek.com
.
To participate in the public beta, users can go to http://www.sa2go.us/ http://www.satogo.com
and follow the instructions. Immediate accessibility will lead the user through the registration process. For more information about Serotek and its family of System Access accessibility tools, visit http://www.serotek.com/ www.serotek.com
.
Serotek Corporation
Serotek Corporation is a leading technology company that develops software and manufactures accessibility solutions. Committed to the mission of providing accessibility anywhere, Serotek launched an online community specifically designed to meet the needs of people with disabilities. Since then, Serotek has introduced several powerful, affordable solutions that require minimal training, including System Access, for which it was awarded the prestigious da Vinci award for innovation in universal accessibility by the National Multiple Sclerosis Association. For more information, visit http://www.serotek.com/ www.serotek.com
.
Fonix Corporation
Fonix Corporation (OTC BB: FNIX), based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is an innovative speech recognition and text-to-speech technology company that provides value-added speech solutions through its wholly owned subsidiary, Fonix Speech, Inc., currently offering voice solutions for mobile/wireless devices; interactive video games, toys and appliances; computer telephony systems; the assistive market and automotive telematics. Fonix provides developers and manufacturers with cost-effective speech solutions to enhance devices and systems. Visit http://www.fonix.com/ www.fonix.com
for more information, or call (801) 553-6600 and say “Sales.”
Microsoft Corporation
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. For more information, visit http://www.microsoft.com/ www.microsoft.com
.
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