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We are proud to announce that Ohio State University (OSU), the third-largest university in the United States by enrollment, has recently implemented Scribe for Meetings, a product of Pneuma Solutions. Starting this summer, print-impaired students will be able to enjoy access to on-screen slides in Zoom lectures, in real time, just like their peers without print disabilities. Until now, … [Read more...] about Ohio State University raises the bar for Academic Accessibility by adopting Scribe for Meetings

Since we released Scribe for Meetings out of public beta last month, we’ve continued to enhance its features. Now, online presentations are even more accessible to attendees with a diverse range of print disabilities. Here’s an overview of the new features you’ll find in Scribe for Meetings. DVR Mode gives you more control. First, we know attendees need to be able to read slide presentations at … [Read more...] about New Scribe for Meetings Enhancements Make Online Presentations Even More Accessible

Here at Pneuma Solutions, we’re always on the prowl for the latest technology that could redefine the way we interact with the world. Some of this technology we adopt into our own workflow for your benefit. At other times we have to stand back in admiration at the ingenuity other teams are leveraging to make the world more inclusive. A student team at Johns Hopkins is developing a screen reader … [Read more...] about A Set of Eyes Helps You Engage with Your Computer Screen

After months of development and user testing, Scribe for Meetings is ready to leave the lab and change the World forever! Pneuma Solutions, the leader in Accessible Cloud Technologies, brings you the only solution for making remote meetings and webinars accessible to the millions of visually and print impaired users World wide! Affordable and fully featured, Scribe for Meetings is the only … [Read more...] about Scribe for Meetings Is Out Of Beta and Available World Wide!

It’s a privilege to call Deborah Kendrick a long-time friend. I have followed her coverage of the assistive technology industry for years now, and her level of well-balanced, thorough attention to detail is unwavering. If Deborah does not believe in a product or service, she will admit as much. So it was a privilege to sit down for a chat with Deborah that resulted in not one but two coveted … [Read more...] about Pneuma Solutions on Access World

Recently, Mike and Matt had the privilege of sitting down for an interview with Stuart Lawler of the Sight and Sound Technology Podcast. If you have not had the opportunity to listen, we welcome you to check out the episode. In it, you’ll learn about the little details that did not make it into the big announcement of Mike’s return. Outside of the innovation, Mike is known for storytelling. Some … [Read more...] about Mike and Matt on Sight and Sound Technology Podcast

Eavesdrop on Mike Calvo and Matt Campbell in a rare informal chat with ACB Radio Main Menu’s host, Jeff Bishop. Find out how the newest product release, Scribe for Meetings, was developed and what it will do for you. From the ACB Radio program description: "What is Scribe for Meetings? As the world continues to move to a virtual environment, you need an affordable solution that guarantees full … [Read more...] about Hear the story behind Scribe for Meetings on ACB Radio’s Main Menu

Effective immediately, the much talked about Scribe for Meetings is now available free for public webinars whose audience is primarily blind or visually impaired, anywhere in the World. With more popular seminars and conferences continuing to shift to a virtual stage, Pneuma Solutions wants to ensure that all blind and visually impaired people have equal access to presentations on meeting … [Read more...] about Scribe for Meetings Is Free for Webinars Worldwide

Millions, likely billions, of documents are in a hostage situation, and accessibility, or lack thereof, is being used as ransom. Thankfully, there is an affordable solution to this accessibility standoff. In accessibility, hostage documents occur when an organization or governmental department ignores requests to make its public information accessible to those with print impairments, resulting in … [Read more...] about Stop Holding Documents Hostage

As the weather turns chilly and we approach the start of a new year, it seems fitting we take advantage of the moment to announce the start of a fresh chapter. Much has happened in 2020. I hope that wherever my note finds you, you are warm, safe, and among loved ones, even if remotely. I hope my news will give you a spark of something to look forward to in the coming decade. The assistive … [Read more...] about Winds of Change

Exciting developments are coming to the blindness community, and it’s time to share them with you. Some of what you’re about to read will become obvious why we’ve waited until now to make a formal announcement. Others are a natural progression of our vision for accessibility. Goodbye Serotek, thank you for your service. Many years ago, I had a vision to make accessibility both affordable, and … [Read more...] about Breaking Ground at Pneuma Solutions

When COVID-19 rocked the education system, we knew we couldn’t sit back and do nothing. We had to respond. As a result, we developed a program designed to help teachers like you, educators of print disabled students. The program is called Scribe for Education. Scribe for Education lets you provide print disabled students with study materials and assignments in an accessible format. You can … [Read more...] about Scribe for Education is free… because it’s the right thing to do

If you’ve been wondering, “What happened to Calvo? Haven’t seen or heard from him for a while.” It’s because my partner in development crime Matt Campbell and I have been out of the public eye working on a new product that is paving the way to the next generation of solutions for people with print disabilities. For more than two decades, Matt and I have been dedicated to making technology as … [Read more...] about The next generation of accessible document technology has arrived