and the
Alliance for Technology Access in San Rafael, Calif. Talking Maps and Diagrams Make Learning More Fun and Inclusive

CORVALLIS, Ore.
ViewPlus Technologies , Inc.

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She is also a charter
member of Consumers for Cable Choice. These technological
advances must continue, and they must be made accessible to everyone. Founded in 1983, WID leaders
worked to enact the ADA and have seen the positive effects it has had. To learn more, visit http://www.org or call
317-885-0097 or (866) 213-0536.
Different components of an image can be individually labeled with speaking
tags in IVEO(TM).754.

They also enable new employment opportunities , increased access to health care
and a higher quality of life," commented Andrew J.

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Ira Schoenholtz operates Schoenholtz + Co. Gordon Smith of Oregon and John Rockefeller of
West Virginia.

ViewPlus(R) Technologies, Inc. America's Leading Disability Advocates Applaud Academic Findings

WASHINGTON, As the country celebrates the 15th
anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), key leaders in the
disability community are praising a compelling new report exploring the
development of telecommunications technologies and their enormous potential
for bringing communications parity to all Americans.

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"Telecommunications advances have changed the world for everyone, but for
people with disabilities, technology has allowed us to function just as well
as anyone else in the business world," Schoenholtz said.
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind. C4CC is a national alliance of
consumer advocacy groups, private citizens and others who are committed to
promoting maximum choice for consumers in cable, video and broadband services.754. Broadband is available today -- for some people, in
some locations.hofstra.

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, a securities brokerage firm,
as well as the 11 -year-old American Association of Business Persons with
Disabilities (AABPD), from his home office in Irvine, Calif.S. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Albert Wynn of Maryland,
and in the U. By navigating with a mouse or keyboard, one can hear the
labels assigned to each part of a diagram or image, enhancing comprehension
beyond use of vision alone. The IVEO(TM) Viewer is also available as a
free download to enable easy sharing of files made in the IVEO(TM) Creator
software.754.com, or call 541.

About AAPD
The American Association of People with Disabilities is the largest
national nonprofit cross-disability member organization in the United States,
dedicated to ensuring economic self-sufficiency and political empowerment for
the more than 56 million Americans with disabilities .

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Jacquelyn Brand, a nationally prominent disability advocate, said she
supports competition in the cable industry because of the innovation and
expanded service it will create. "People with disabilities have much to offer
the world, and technological innovations enable us to achieve our potential.

About Consumers for Cable Choice, Inc. For more
information, please visit the ViewPlus website http://www.viewplus.org) has a wealth of advocacy information and
resources.

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"The more we're able
to use technology, the more productive all of us will be.S. Senate by Sens.4002.

Imparato, president and CEO
of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)."
"The report provides an excellent overview of how far we have come in
terms of telecommunications parity -- and yet reminds us of how much work
remains," said Kelby N.

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Consumers for Cable Choice Commemorates 15th Anniversary of the ADA; Calls on Congress to Allow Expanded Cable TV Services for Americans with Disabilities

INDIANAPOLIS, Marking the 15th anniversary of the
enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, Consumers for
Cable Choice and three national groups dedicated to improving the lives of
people with disabilities called on Congress today to live up to the promises
of the ADA.4002) or visit the ViewPlus website
(http://www.
The event was co-sponsored by AAPD , NAD and TDI in cooperation with
Representative Fred Upton.

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Brand is executive director of the
California -based Independent Living Network, founder and first executive
director of the Center for Accessible Technology in Berkeley, Calif. Schoenholtz, who
is a paraplegic, said he joined Consumers for Cable Choice to be sure policy
makers remember the effects their decisions will have on people of all ability
levels. and also a charter member of Consumers for Cable
Choice, works to put public policy into action., ViewPlus(R) Technologies today
announced the release of IVEO(TM) - software to add audio labels to digital
images to make learning more interesting and accessible. No matter the learning style, images can be interpreted effectively by
anyone using the IVEO(TM) software and IVEO(TM) Touchpad . Images can also be imported from most Windows programs as
well as from clipart or bitmaps. Call your local ViewPlus distributor, contact ViewPlus directly
(info@viewplus. According to Upton, the Chairman of the
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, "The technology that is
now available can remarkably provide the means for private, 2-way, long-
distance conversation for the deaf -- something that the hearing community has
taken for granted from the very invention of the telephone.

About NAD
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has been safeguarding the civil
rights of deaf and hard of hearing Americans since 1880.nad.

Advocacy for general disability rights; national and international groups.

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Cellular phones,
fiber optics, facsimile transmission , the Internet and satellite systems have
enabled instantaneous communication with virtually anyone in the world at any
time of the day or night. "It's high time we put those boxes to better use.

Bowe makes it clear that by
addressing telecommunication access for individuals with disabilities ,
Congress will also bring economic benefits to millions of non-disabled
individuals, as well.

edu/faculty/frank_g_bowe/Two-Way_Technologies.html.

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The report is available online at
http: //people.

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C4CC uses a combination of education and grassroots
advocacy to impact change, which will result in a deregulated and pro-consumer
market that stimulates fair price, more choices and better service options in
the cable television industry.com) for more details. For more information,
visit http://www. We need it available for all people and in all locations. "He puts together a
well -defined projection of what our needs and preferences are as we enter into
the future. The federal government
regulatory structure does have room for revision to allow further progress in
disability access.

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The IVEO(TM) Creator software and IVEO(TM) Touchpad can be purchased
separately or as a discounted set. AAPD works in coalition
with other disability organizations for the full implementation and
enforcement of disability nondiscrimination laws, particularly the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

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Johnson, executive director of Consumers for Cable
Choice.org cherylreed@synergy-mg.
Tactile printouts can be placed on the IVEO(TM ) Touchpad to provide an
alternative display of images on the computer screen. IVEO(TM) includes drawing ,
writing and editing tools for making tactile/audio/visual files like speaking
maps and diagrams .com

This release was issued through eReleases(TM). He understands very well that we seek functional equivalency not
only in telecommunications, but in the Internet Age as we use an exciting
array of Internet applications for our daily needs.
The NAD website (http://www.

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"Super high speed video services, including interactive TV,
telemedicine, and real-time sign language interpretation , could improve lives
just as TDD devices enabled people with hearing disabilities to communicate
over the telephone. Since that time, the world has seen
comprehensive change in the telecommunications industry. Executive Director Johnson has been advocating
for policies that benefit residential and small business consumers for more
than 20 years.
(317) 885-0097 (317) 205-9690
johnson@consumers4choice.4002 x 206
emily.com. Brick, director of Law and Advocacy for the NAD.

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Consumers4Choice.

Media Contacts:
Robert Johnson Cheryl Reed or Amy Zucker
Consumers for Cable Choice Synergy Marketing Group, Inc.com

For more information, contact:

Emily Valdez
541.valdez@viewplus."
The report was officially released last month in combination with a
Capitol Hill event featuring a live demonstration of Peer-to-Peer signing.

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"Technological advances in the past 15 years could vastly improve the
lives of the more than 54 million Americans who have disabilities, but
outdated laws are keeping competition from spurring innovation and service
expansion," said Robert K. "To me, the debate
over competition isn't about adding more movie channels; it's about giving
real people access to technology that can dramatically enhance their lives."
Mark Breimhorst, executive director of the World Institute on Disability
(WID) of Oakland, Calif.ereleases."
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Please submit sites about groups serving local areas to the appropriate Regional category.

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Consumers for Cable Choice, Independent Living Network, AABPD and WID
appealed to Congress to enact the Video Choice Act of 2005, introduced in the
U.
"The power and versatility of IVEO(TM) makes it the perfect addition to
the classroom," says Jeff Gardner, ViewPlus VP of Sales + Marketing. "Now
teachers can easily create lessons that are effective for students with
special needs and make learning more engaging for everyone else in the
process . is a private firm that develops and
manufactures hardware and software for people with sensory disabilities ,
including people who are blind, low-vision, and learning disabled.
"The broadband technologies discussed in this report not only provide new
and better ways for people with disabilities to communicate with each other.

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As a national
federation of state association, organizational and corporate affiliates , the
advocacy work of the NAD encompasses a broad spectrum of areas including, but
not limited to, accessibility, education, employment, healthcare, mental
health, rehabilitation, technology, telecommunications, and transportation.

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Frank
Bowe, a Hofstra University professor and National Association of the Deaf
(NAD) governmental affairs consultant, the report, Two-Way Technologies: A
History of the Struggle to Communicate, embodies the spirit of the ADA, the
groups said. Today,
it is an active national advocacy organization focusing its energies and
resources to address equal access issues in telecommunications and media for
four constituencies in deafness and hearing loss, specifically people who are
deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened, or deaf-blind.

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in 1968 originally to promote further distribution of TTYs in the deaf
community and to publish an annual national directory of TTY numbers.

Please submit sites about specific disabilities to Health/Conditions and Diseases.

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What better way could there be to honor the ADA's birthday than with a
commitment to do all we can to encourage more innovation, more accessibility
and more ways for everyone to communicate?"
The ADA, enacted in 1990, mandated equal access to education, employment ,
and other essential activities and services for the country's largest minority
group, individuals with disabilities.
Its mission is to actively remove the regulatory roadblocks that stand between
today's monopolies and reformed government policies that open the channels for
fair competition .

New IVEO(TM) Software Makes Pictures Speak

Websites and textbooks are loaded with images and diagrams that can be
difficult to interpret by people with learning and visual disabilities.

It can be difficult for teachers to identify their students' subtle
learning and sensory disabilities and adapt to individual learning styles. Plus, IVEO(TM)
makes learning more fun and interactive for all students. "As Congress
looks to update current telecommunications legislation, we urge them to
embrace the spirit of the ADA -- promoting the full participation and self-
determination of Americans with disabilities -- and ensure that these advanced
services are made accessible and affordable to all Americans.

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"Access to new communication technologies is important for all people, but
it is especially important for people with disabilities because it enables
them to reach out and be involved in the world just like anyone else," said
Brand, whose daughter's disability inspired her cause.
"We celebrate the passage of the act with the reminder that there is much
more to do," said Breimhorst.
"Unfortunately, our laws haven't kept pace with technology and as a
result, television programming is almost universally a passive service,"
Johnson said.
IVEO (TM) allows pictures to be labeled with audio tags, making them more
interactive and inclusive for the reader.
It is easy to create IVEO(TM) documents. The IVEO(TM) software package even includes a
scanning and OCR feature for seamless importing of printed pictures and
images.com, 541.viewplus . Written by Dr.

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Bowe's document traces well into the past on the barriers and
legislative/regulatory successes in telecommunications access for people with
hearing loss," added TDI Executive Director Claude Stout.

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For blind people as well as sighted tactile/kinesthetic (touch) learners,
IVEO (TM) has an optional hardware component, called the IVEO(TM) Touchpad. Users can then read
printouts through a combination of sight and touch, receiving audio feedback
as they explore the image.
With IVEO(TM), identification and special treatment are unnecessary since it
incorporates all three learning modalities - tactile/kinesthetic, auditory and
visual.com,
email info@viewplus.
"Advances in technology and telecommunications have brought gains to many
people, but also have left millions behind.

About TDI
TDI (also known as Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.