>
>Contest Announced by IDEAL Group.
>
>Purpose of the contest.
>
>IDEAL Group would like to establish and maintain a free comprehensive
>listing of mainstream technologies (technologies that are purchasable at
>consumer
>electronics, hardware, appliance or hobby retail stores) that are being
>used in creative ways to enhance the independence and quality-of-life of
>consumers
>who are blind, vision-impaired, deaf, hard-of-hearing, have mental
>retardation or a cognitive, speech or mobility disability.
>
>How to enter.
>
>Step 1. Document a mainstream technology along with how it is being used
>creatively and by what categories of consumers. What follows are a few examples
>of the types of technologies and uses we are looking for. Please do not
>submit these as your entries. J
>
>* Smartphones that enable people to associate pictures of people with phone
>numbers being dialed (cognition).
>
>* Blackberry and Sidekick messaging services (people who are deaf and
>hard-of-hearing).
>
>* Cellphones that enable its user to voice dial a number.
>
>* RFID tags to help people who are blind navigate through a building.
>
>* Fluorescent lights used as a transmitter to help visually impaired
>individuals navigate hallways.
>
>* Talking medical, jewelry, and consumer products (blind and low-vision).
>
>* Sidekicks, Blackberrys, Treos, and RIM pagers being used to place Relay
>calls (deaf).
>
>Step 2. Submit your entry, via e-mail, to
>contest@ideal-group.org.
>
>Deadline for submissions.
>
>December 31, 2004.
>
>Amount of each reward is $50.
>
>IDEAL Group will select what they deem to be the top ten winning entries.
>Each of the ten winning entrants will receive a check for $50. If there are
>multiple,
>duplicate winning entries, the entry with the earliest submission date will
>be selected.
>
>Follow-up activities and award notification.
>
>IDEAL Group will compile a list of the mainstream "technology uses"
>submitted and post it to
>http://www.ideal-group.org/contest.htm
>by January 15, 2005. The names of the ten winners of the contest will also
>be posted. Winners will be notified, via e-mail, by January 10, 2005.
>
>Thank you, in advance, for supporting our efforts to create and maintain a
>resource that we hope proves useful to many people.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Steve Jacobs, President
>
>IDEAL Group, Inc.
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