June 23RD, Serotek announced the launch of Accessible Event that will forever change access technology. The press conference was held live from the National Press Club in Washington D.C..AccessibleEvent.comListen to, and/or View the June 23 Accessible Event Press Conference.Accessible Event Demo of A Staff Meeting … [Read more...] about Major Announcement to Forever Change Access Technology
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Why is it that Apple always seems to get to the future first?
I just purchased an iPhone. I paid the same price as any other person -- $299 for the 32 gigabyte version plus tax. Like anyone else I had to subscribe to AT&T’s network – at least for a couple of months. We can see about changing phone networks later.VoiceOver, the screen reader which has shipped free in every Apple computer since 2005, is built right into the iPhone 3G S. There’s nothing … [Read more...] about Why is it that Apple always seems to get to the future first?
Serotek Memorial Day Weekend Sale!
Now through Memorial Day, Monday May 25 at Midnight Eastern U.S., save $200 off System Access Mobile. For just $299, normally $499, you get licenses for two computers, plus a third license for a U3-enabled USB key to take to any other computer. With free lifetime upgrades, and the ability for you to switch to any two computers you choose, this will be the last money you will ever need to spend for … [Read more...] about Serotek Memorial Day Weekend Sale!
If it isn’t accessible, it has no value
The other day a friend of mine tried once again to interest me in World Ventures. He had tried once before – asking me to look at their Web site and see how it could be improved for accessibility. I did and the site had several flaws. I made contact with World Ventures/Rovia developers offering some suggestions which they apparently ignored. This time my friend forwarded a new web site … [Read more...] about If it isn’t accessible, it has no value
Envision Selects Serotek Software for Youth Camp
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn – May 15, 2009 – Serotek Corporation, the leading provider of internet and digital information accessibility software and services, announced today that Envision®, a Kansas based agency that combines employment opportunities with rehabilitation services and public education, has selected its System Access™ software for its 4th Annual Residential Assistive … [Read more...] about Envision Selects Serotek Software for Youth Camp
200 Reasons Not to Purchase A SMA
Now through April 30, Serotek is offering $200 off System Access Mobile™ for anyone whose software maintenance agreement has lapsed, or who is not entitled to any additional upgrades with their SMA for Jaws® for Windows® or Window-Eyes™. Break away from the tyranny of price gouging for trivial updates. For just $299, purchase System Access for two computers that you can change … [Read more...] about 200 Reasons Not to Purchase A SMA
Deck Chairs On The Titanic
It’s April 15th. Tax day tea party fanatics are holding a national protest against government spending. Of course government spending keeps us blind people going. Without SSDI and government subsidized technology and training, most of us would be a lot worse off than we are today. What may look like waste to conservatives looks like a lifeline to us.Today is also the 97th anniversary of the … [Read more...] about Deck Chairs On The Titanic
SAM Net Icon/Braille Plus Add-on is Installable Again
Some users have reported that when trying to install the SAM Net add-on for the Icon or Braille Plus, the device just looped the clicking sound without making any progress. We've just fixed this problem. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we hope you'll continue to enjoy all of the benefits of SAM Net on your portable device. … [Read more...] about SAM Net Icon/Braille Plus Add-on is Installable Again
Petition to Authors Guild and Amazon Concerning Kindle 2
We at Serotek, along with many, are engaged in a campaign to obtain access for the blind and others with print disabilities to e-books available for Amazon's new Kindle 2 e-book reader. The new reader, which Amazon is working to make fully accessible to the blind, has the ability to use text-to-speech to read these e-books aloud; but under pressurefrom the Authors Guild, Amazon has announced that … [Read more...] about Petition to Authors Guild and Amazon Concerning Kindle 2
Join Mike Calvo On Site Or Remotely for CSUN
Serotek's CEO, Mike Calvo, will be presenting a session at the upcomingCenter on Disabilities CSUN Conference held in Los Angeles. The sessionwill take place on Thursday, March 19 at 12:00 PM PST, 3:00 PM EST, in the Pacific room of the Renaissance Montura Hotel.For those who are unable to attend the event on site, the session,including audio and PowerPoint presentation can still be … [Read more...] about Join Mike Calvo On Site Or Remotely for CSUN
March 2009 Access World
We at Serotek take pride every day in making the world a little more accessible. We appreciated the positive coverage in the respected AFB Access World.Five greate articles in theMarch 2009 Edition:ATIA 2009A New Way to Find Old Friends: A Review of the Accessibility of FacebookScreen-Reading Alternatives: An Overview of Lower-cost OptionsStudy of Factors Affecting Learning to Use a Computer by … [Read more...] about March 2009 Access World
Petition Asking Amazon to make the New Kindle 2 Fully Accessible
A petition has been started asking Amazon Technologies, Inc. to add voice prompts to make the new Kindle 2 fully accessible to blind and partially sighted persons.rEad and Sign Petition Asking Amazon to Make the Kindle 2 Fully Accessible The text reads as follows:We, the undersigned, ask Amazon Technologies, Inc., and its affiliates, to modify the new Kindle 2, and add the ability to have all … [Read more...] about Petition Asking Amazon to make the New Kindle 2 Fully Accessible
Our Birthday and President’s Day? Wow!
Not four score, but seven years ago we launched Serotek. I like to think that the company was conceived on liberty. In fact our first product was all about emancipation – helping blind people access the internet with little or no training, using an easy menu selection process. Even the name was liberty-based, but we’ve since stopped using that brand name. The first product was an Internet … [Read more...] about Our Birthday and President’s Day? Wow!
35 Interviews From ATIA
Despite a severe ice storm, one broken laptop, and a few other unexpected surprises, we broadcast and recorded 35 conversations with vendors at ATIA in Orlando Florida.SeroTalk Page With 35 Interviews and Links to Websites … [Read more...] about 35 Interviews From ATIA
Rest In Peace SMA
Listen to Announcement Declaring the Death of the SMA (Software Maintenance Agreement)NEWS RELEASEFor Immediate ReleaseMedia Contact: pr@serotek.com612.720.1068Technical Contact :info@serotek.comSerotek Announces an End to Software Maintenance AgreementsIndustry Standard SMAs No Longer StandardMINNEAPOLIS, Minn - January 28, 2009 - Serotek Corporation, the leading provider of internet and … [Read more...] about Rest In Peace SMA
Vision Australia
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Serotek Corporation, the leading provider of internet and digital information accessibility software and services, today announced that Vision Australia, the leading provider of blindness and low vision services in Australia, is its primary provider of the Serotek product range in Australia. Formed in 2004 by the merger of the Royal Blind Society, the Royal … [Read more...] about Vision Australia
Send PAC Mate Packing
Before I begin the topic of this certainly provocative subject matter, let me say that I have absolutely no stake in any of the companies or products mentioned in this article. The success of the products like PAC Mate and others mentioned in this article would have never been made possible had it not been for pioneers both in the hardware and software industry. Hundreds of thousands of blind … [Read more...] about Send PAC Mate Packing
Out of the Ghetto and in to the Digital Lifestyle
A ghetto is a portion of a city in which members of a minority group are coerced to live through social, cultural, legal, and/or economic pressure. Ghettos are often separated from the city at large by a wall or other natural barrier. But the real barrier is fear: fear of outsiders by those within the ghetto and fear of ghetto-dwellers by those outside the ghetto.If you’ve read this article in … [Read more...] about Out of the Ghetto and in to the Digital Lifestyle
Serotek Leads The Way In 64 Bit Support
Someone has well said: "Do what you enjoy and you will never work a day in your life." A talk radio host said it this way: "I am having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have." "So what am I doing that is so much fun?" Well, to start with, I am associated with Serotek. Even if I were not being paid, I still would be hanging around here. Having been a part of the community for more … [Read more...] about Serotek Leads The Way In 64 Bit Support
Dollar General Adding Point of Sale Terminals to All Stores Over the Next 15 Months
Dollar General, a national discount retailer with more than 8,000 stores in 35states, announced On Dec. 10, 2008 that it will be installing tactile point ofsale devices in all its stores over the next 15 months, so that customers who are blind and visually impaired can independently enter their PIN when using a point of sale device. The announcement is the result of an agreement the company … [Read more...] about Dollar General Adding Point of Sale Terminals to All Stores Over the Next 15 Months
