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content represents what a critical mass of people will be creating and
distributing, once we see the arrival of next-generation communications
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We bring strong skills in project management, product integration,
engineering, industrial design, and the translation of user needs into
critical design specifications.
"This project will enable the blind to actively participate in the
development of the next generation audio book player," says Dr. Marc Maurer,
President of the National Federation of the Blind.lightreading. Richard Fitzgerald , CEO of Sound Associates,
Inc.
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In the 25 years since, Sound Associates continued to improve the ILS, now
in use all over the country, and to invent new assistive devices and services:
I-Caption(TM), which features a handheld wireless unit that displays real time
dialogue and lyrics for the deaf; and D-Scriptive(TM) an audio description
service that fills in those essential visuals sighted theater goers take for
granted, providing more clarity.

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"HHS and the entire Bush administration celebrates their achievements and
remain committed to assuring that people with disabilities are able to use
their skills and talents to realize their full potential as contributing
Americans .D. For almost sixty years Sound Associates, Inc.

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"We are excited to have brought this exceptional group of companies on
board. This opportunity sits squarely in this space and we are very excited
about it," says Battelle's Dave Easter, Vice President of Product Development
Solutions.
Like all of Light Reading's telecom industry coverage, LRTV's top-notch
programming is available free to the more than 931,000 monthly visitors to
http://www.

Light Reading and LRTV Press Contact:
Kent Holland
212-420-8383, ext. The event held each October celebrates National Disability
Awareness Month by recognizing individuals, organizations, and corporations
for the exemplary contributions they have made to improve the lives of persons
with disabilities."
Both I-Caption and D-Scriptive are currently available at Wicked, Mamma
Mia! and Hairspray on Broadway .

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Gilles Pepin, President of
HumanWare Canada.

Light Reading Introduces LRTV: The Broadband Video Channel for Next-Generation Networks

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But its reach doesn't stop there: Light Reading
will also syndicate its telecom industry coverage to national and
international broadcasters to reach as wide an audience as possible.
Founded in 2000, Light Reading Inc. 24; keough@lightreading.com

"Everyone at Sound Associates is deeply honored by this recognition," said
Fitzgerald. "Every person should be able to
attend any performance and enjoy it to the greatest extent technology allows
because our society needs the arts and the arts need every audience member.

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LRTV Marketing and Sales Contact:
John Keough
415-321-3750, ext. The following June , 1980, the Broadway theatre
community recognized this leap in assistive listening and what it meant for
hard-of-hearing audiences by honoring Richard with a Tony Award.

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The BrailleNote is the best -known solution in the notetaker market
today, and this market will be expanded with the introduction of Maestro. 202; kholland@plesser. "We will continue to work toward making every performance
accessible to every theater lover.

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"Battelle's Product Development Solutions staff has extensive
experience designing products for the medical and consumer products industry. The Trace Center at
the University of Wisconsin has been a pioneer in technology for the disabled
for more than 30 years. Battelle innovations include the development of the
office copier machine (Xerox), pioneering work on compact disc technology,
medical technology advancements, and fiber optic technologies. Thomas was posthumously awarded a Tony
for 'Outstanding Theatrical Achievement.

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The new flash-
based player will be lightweight, portable, and durable, and is expected to be
freely distributed to over 700 ,000 individuals in the U.S.
Finally, the companies produce the world's only commercialized GPS based
orientation solutions for the blind - Trekker and BrailleNote GPS.LRTV Provides Free, Broadcast-Quality Video Via the Internet from the World's
Largest Resource for Telecommunications Information and Analysis

NEW YORK, Light Reading
(http://www.com), the premier information resource for news and
analysis of next-generation networks, today debuted LRTV, the world's only
broadcast -quality broadband video channel covering the communications
industry.
"Americans of all ages with disabilities of all kinds deserve the
opportunity to lead productive, independent lives with the dignity they gain
from being involved and engaged in work, in school, in devotion to family and
faith, and in their communities as a whole," HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said. http://www. Another service, Show Trans(TM), makes live
theater enjoyable for non-English speaking audiences and is available for most
Broadway shows.

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Battelle Leading Effort to Design Next-Generation Talking Book Player

"Our community has an
opportunity to contribute directly to this important project.
"Sound Associates is proud to be at the forefront of making live
performances accessible, " said Fitzgerald .

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Headquartered in
Columbus, Ohio, it develops and commercializes technology and manages
laboratories for customers. "We are the leading publication tracking
the development and deployment of video technology on public networks, so our
site is the perfect platform to debut a broadcast-quality video channel .

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HumanWare, the new business created from the recent merger of VisuAide and
Pulse Data International , has designed and commercialized digital talking book
players since 1999 under the Victor Reader product line. Its content will include ongoing news
analysis, features, entertainment, and special reports from leading industry
events, including Supercomm.
Sound Associates, Inc.

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com.com) is the
ultimate source for technological and financial analysis of the communications
industry; it leads the media industry in terms of traffic, content, and
reputation.soundassociates.

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About NLS
NLS is in the midst of a full-scale transition from analog audio cassettes
to DTBs, a project that will involve creating 20,000 DTBs (10,000 converted
from cassette and 10,000 recorded digitally) and developing a digital playback
device to replace the four-track tape player that has been in service for
nearly three decades.
For more information about how to be featured on LRTV or get involved with
LRTV's syndication service, please send an email to LRTV@lightreading .

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, The National Library Service for
the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) , Library of Congress, has chosen a
consortium led by Battelle to design and develop its next-generation digital
talking book players. And the involvement of the National Federation of the
Blind ensures that those individuals most affected by the new players have a
voice in their design and development . Battelle, with the national labs it manages or
co-manages, oversees 19,000 staff members and conducts $3 billion in annual
research and development.

About HumanWare
HumanWare combines two of the industry's most innovative companies -
VisuAide and Pulse Data International are recognized as world leaders in their
respective fields. Products like the SmartView video magnifier and more
recently myReader - the world's first low vision auto-reader - are redefining
the way people look at low vision while the Victor Reader family of digital
talking book players has been at the forefront of the industry since its
inception."
LRTV programming will adhere to the same entertaining , authoritative,
independent editorial formula that has differentiated Light Reading from its
competitors for the past five years.com. Award Celebrates Achievements Aiding Blind, and Deaf Theater Patrons

WASHINGTON, The US Department of Health and Human
Services today awarded Sound Associates , Inc."
The award was accepted by T. Richard Fitzgerald, also a theatrical sound designer,
introduced the Infrared Listening System, ILS, to Broadway in Peter Pan at the
Lunt-Fontanne Theater.

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Digital talking books revolutionize the reading experience by providing
advanced features such as ease of navigation, better audio quality, and the
ability to enter bookmarks.
"Battelle has a 75-year history of leveraging technology for the benefit
of our customers and investing in the human community through service to
others.lightreading. during the annual HHS Office on Disability event "Celebrating Persons
with Disabilities" in the Great Hall of the Hubert H. We
salute them .

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LRTV will also work to develop specialized content in
a collaborative process with our sponsors -- the same process that has proven
to be such a huge success at Light Reading's Live! events .com
"This celebration reminds America that disability does not mean inability,
and that all Americans can be involved in the life of their community, as
active members of their families and neighborhoods, in schools, workplaces and
places of worship," said HHS Office on Disability Director Margaret J.

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Battelle is working with HumanWare, the National Federation of the Blind,
and the Trace Center to develop a new player to meet the needs of the blind
and physically handicapped and others with print disabilities. Additionally, a complete book will fit on a
single flash memory card."
"We are excited to participate in the first redesign of the NLS audiobook
player in the last 30 years and to contribute HumanWare's and our partner's
experience toward the launch of a revolutionary player to serve the visually
impaired and print-disabled community," says Dr.

About Battelle
Battelle is a global leader in science and technology.

About Light Reading Inc.C." Sound Associates Inc. has
been supplying sound equipment to everyone in the performance industry from
Broadway shows and music industry giants to local houses of worship and high
schools.

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HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt Honors Sound Associates With Highest Recognition Award

' His achievement continues today
through the work of his sons, Richard and Peter, who are both distinguished
Broadway sound designers.

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was founded in 1946 by Thomas Fitzgerald, a pioneer
in the field of sound and sound design.

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The consortium brings together a powerful, diverse group of experts.
All of LRTV's programs will feature Light Reading's global network of
reporters and analysts., a Secretary's Highest
Recognition Award for 2005 honoring their decades-long commitment to making
the magic of live theater more accessible to special needs audiences through
innovative use of technology. has a long-standing
commitment to making live performances more accessible to adults and children
with disabilities that interfere with their full enjoyment of the performing
arts."
In August 1979 T.

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LRTV Editorial Contact:
Phil Harvey
817-731-9228; harvey@lightreading. Humphrey Building in
Washington, D.

Sites for news agencies, radio and television stations, and newspapers and magazines concerned with disabilities.

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NLS has approximately 730,000 audio cassette players in
use worldwide today and maintains an inventory of more than 23 million
cassettes containing audio books and magazines that it circulates free of
charge to blind and physically handicapped readers.
"With LRTV, the medium really is the message," says Light Reading's
president and CEO, Steve Saunders.
In a related development, the organizers of Supercomm today announced that
Light Reading will be the exclusive broadband video provider of Supercomm 2005
(June 6-9). Both services are designed to be available
for all performances, for use from any seat, and are offered at no charge to
the user.

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We have great confidence in their capabilities and we know that the
product they design will be a success for our patrons," says Frank Kurt Cylke,
NLS director. As part of its comprehensive coverage of Supercomm, Light Reading
will broadcast its new broadband video channel on-site at the show, and the
content will be available on Supercomm's Website ,
http://www.com. (http://www. It reaches an extensive audience of executives and technologists
within the telecommunications and enterprise networking communities, as well
as the financial/industry analysts and investors that track these sectors. "The honorees today are helping 54 million persons with
disabilities live the goals of the President's New Freedom Initiative.

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