Globe and Mail Update Published on Friday, Dec. 16, 2005 11:28AM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Apr. 08, 2009 4:59AM EDT
Aroga, Canada's leading distributor of assistive technology for people with visual impairments is pleased to announce the availability of Mobile Speak Pocket, a software package that will now provide blind and visually impaired Canadians access to standard Pocket PC devices running Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition, and Windows Mobile 5.0 software. This includes devices from major manufacturers such as HP, Dell, Fujitsu and Siemens.
Mobile Speak Pocket provides spoken feedback from the handheld computer's internal sound card, reading information from the device back to the user. Using the speech output users can access the same applications that a sighted user would utilize for e-mail, web browsing, chatting with on-line friends, listening to audio or video files, recording or taking written notes, and many
other tasks.
Mobile Speak Pocket is available in both French and English through Aroga's three regional offices in Vancouver, Edmonton and Montreal, and will also be made available through authorized resellers across the country.
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