Terrie l.arnold
Begin forwarded message: > From: "joe harcz Comcast" <[email protected]> > Date: October 3, 2011 9:56:40 AM CDT > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [acb-l] atand t mobility lite pr > > Introducing AT&T Mobile Accessibility Lite, Free Application to Enhance > Android Experience for People Who are Blind or Have Low Vision > void(0) > > Provides Audio Feedback So Customers Can Easily Navigate the Screen and > Access Key Device Features > > DALLAS, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- > AT&T > * customers who are blind or have low vision can now access and enjoy their > Android device in a fully accessible way. Introducing AT&T Mobile > Accessibility > Lite, a custom version of the screen-access application, > Mobile Accessibility, > developed by Code Factory. The application features a suite of accessible > apps so customers can perform the most common > wireless > tasks enjoyed by most Android users. The app was developed for customers with > visual disabilities and is available today as a free** download in Android > Market. > > "AT&T has long been committed to offering wireless products and services that > are usable and beneficial to as many people as possible," said Carlton Hill, > vice president, Consumer Devices, > AT&T Mobility > and Consumer Markets. "As the first wireless carrier worldwide to offer > Mobile Accessibility Lite, we are thrilled to make Android accessible to all > of > our customers." > > AT&T Mobile Accessibility Lite features a suite of 11 accessible apps--Phone, > Contacts, SMS, Alarm, Calendar, Email, Web, Where Am I, Apps, Music Player > and Settings. Each is designed to be intuitive and easy to use for the blind > and visually impaired customer. > > Once a customer downloads Mobile Accessibility Lite to their Android > smartphone, > they have the option of making the suite the device's home screen. From > within the suite, they can then easily navigate among any of the 11 featured > apps > just by moving their finger across the screen. The Nuance Vocalizer® voice > synthesis then reads the text under their finger, allowing customers to > perform > any number of tasks, such as answering a call, managing their contacts, > writing an SMS, editing a calendar entry, sending an email, or accessing GPS > to > get an update on their current location. > > Other features include speech recognition, allowing customers to use their > voice to write text and email messages quickly and easily. The Music Player > app, > unique to AT&T Mobile Accessibility Lite, automatically lists all the music > files that are installed on the memory card of the phone and sorts them by > Artists and Albums. > > Mitch Pomerantz, President of the American Council of the Blind commented, "I > am pleased that AT&T will be offering AT&T Mobile Accessibility Lite to AT&T > Android users who are blind or have low vision. Increasingly, providers of > cell phones and other portable devices are recognizing that blind and > visually > impaired persons will purchase off-the-shelf technology if it is fully > accessible to us. AT&T's announcement is encouraging and a recognition of > our status > as consumers." > > Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), > said: "To remain competitive in the workforce, the National Federation of the > Blind believes that blind people must have equal access to the same products > and services as the sighted. Smartphone technology is increasingly critical > to full participation in modern life. For that reason, this collaboration > between AT&T and Code Factory is a positive development. The NFB is carefully > monitoring new and emerging technologies and hopes that more companies will > voluntarily take the necessary steps to ensure that the products and services > they offer are accessible to all." > > AT&T Mobile Accessibility Lite supports all Android phones version 2.1 and > above***. Customers who are blind or have low vision are invited to download > the free app in Android Market or from the web at > http://bit.ly/okQVzk. > > For more information on AT&T Mobile Accessibility Lite or other AT&T > resources or products for people with disabilities, please visit > http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=424 > or contact AT&T's National Center for Customers with Disabilities at > 1-866-241-6568. > > *AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and > affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc. > > **AT&T Mobile Accessibility Lite will be available for free for a limited > time. > > *** Speech recognition is only supported with version 2.2 and above. > > About AT&T > > AT&T Inc. (NYSE: > T) > is a premier communications holding company and > one of the most honored companies in the world. > Its subsidiaries and affiliates – AT&T operating companies – are the > providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a > powerful > array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile > broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed > Internet, > voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G > capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any > U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most > countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and > AT&T > | DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications > services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T > Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in > local search and advertising. > > Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided > by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at > http://www.att.com. > This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at > http://www.att.com/newsroom > _______________________________________________ > acb-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.acb.org/mailman/listinfo/acb-l
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