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To: "Accessible Devices" <
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Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 7:49 PM
Subject: Accessible Devices Digital TV software provides talking menus
forthe visually impaired, deaf and elderly
> It looks like something we've all been looking for may finally be coming.
> Digital TV software provides talking menus for the visually
> impaired, deaf and elderly
> Tom Scott
> NY Disability Examiner, September 2, 2009
> Bristol/Hong Kong-based Ocean Blue Software, a specialist digital TV
> software house, has developed talking digital TV technology for set top
> boxes and televisions that could potentially benefit millions of people
> who
> are blind, visually impaired, deaf, severely dyslexic, and elderly.
> The technology, produced in conjunction with theThe Royal National
> Institute
> of Blind People (RNIB) and other digital technology companies, works by
> converting on-screen based text menus into speech output. Consumers will
> be
> able to control how the audio information is spoken to them, and have the
> ability to change the level of speech and the language through a
> customizable interface. Developers are optimistic that the new technology
> will improve the quality of life of 8 million individuals living with
> disabilities in the UK, and even
> more around the world.
> Ocean Blue Software also recently produced Nexus TVTM, a digital
> technology
> system with health care features that utilizes a television with a set top
> box and a remote control. The system is capable of providing automatic
> alerts reminding users which medication to take, and when. Users will also
> be able to order repeat prescriptions by scanning a barcode with the
> remote
> control and then forward it to their pharmacist. Individuals with limited
> mobility, will
> be able to shop local stores and markets through the Nexus TVTM network
> and
> have items delivered to their home.
> This is about exploiting technology to give the elderly and vulnerable
> every possible comfort and security where they most want it - in their own
> homes, said Ken Helps, CEO of Ocean Blue Software, in a company press
> release. At the same time, it addresses one of the greatest challenges for
> the British economy how to finance support for an ageing population.
> It will be interesting to see how these technologies fare overseas and
> if they will eventually be adopted in the US.
> For more information, please visit
>
www.oceanbluesoftware.co.uk
>
>
www.accessible-devices.com
>
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