While I'm surprised about the whole sorted mess I shouldn't be
because he has produced tutorials for fs. I have had the pleasure of
talking to Jonathan several times and will resist saying anything
negative even though I'm dismayed. I guess the next step will be for
him to work for that company that competes with fs.At 02:47 PM
8/31/2006, you wrote:
Everyone I talk with feels the pack mate is a poorly produced product. I was
surprised to see how Jonathan did a two part review of the early packmate
and then jumped to the braille note. That surprised me.
This news surprises me even more. The packmate seems to, from what I have
heard, have a high return rate because of poor quality. Their braille
displays don't seem to be as good, either, from the few things I have heard.
So, this jump surprises me quite a bit.
Paul Henrichsen
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I'm shocked, completely shocked.
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Hi,
Very interesting news, and, I must say, somewhat of a surprise. I wonder
how long this has been in the works.
Tom
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I thought some of you might like to read this.
Hello PAC Mate Users,
It is my great pleasure to announce that Jonathan Mosen has joined
Freedom Scientific as Vice President of Blindness Hardware Product
Management. The following press release is going out today.
Best Regards,
Brad Davis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Brad Davis
Blind/Low Vision Group
800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000
www.FreedomScientific.com <http://www.freedomscientific.com/index.html>
Jonathan Mosen Joins Freedom Scientific
(St. Petersburg, Florida, August 31, 2006) - Freedom Scientific's open
platform approach to hardware and software has brought over another
major voice in the field of access technology for the blind.
Jonathan Mosen, previously of HumanWare, is the new Vice President of
Blindness Hardware Product Management at Freedom Scientific's
Blindness/Low Vision Group.
Mosen said "Freedom Scientific's products emphasize the strengths of an
open-platform approach to both hardware and software. This approach
showcases the company's ability to leverage mainstream applications and
technology elements to provide technology solutions for those that are
blind in a timely manner."
"I'm excited to be joining the Freedom Scientific team," Mosen said.
"Freedom Scientific products enable blind people world wide to succeed
in school, work, and the community. It's great to have the opportunity
to shape the direction of Freedom Scientific's hardware products in
close consultation with customers. I am especially excited to be on
board with a company that is so clearly setting the pace for new product
introduction and affordability in this industry."
Mosen has been involved with blindness-related issues since the late
1980s and has been in the access technology field since 1999. He worked
with the Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand and the American
Council of the Blind. One of his most significant contributions to
blindness in New Zealand was his work to reform the Royal New Zealand
Foundation for the Blind's constitutional framework to become the
Foundation of the Blind.
"It will be great to have the chance to work with some of the sharpest
minds in the industry, both blind and sighted, to allow blind people to
be more productive, more independent, and more efficient," Mosen said.
"I've always admired the fact Freedom Scientific has blind people
involved extensively in the company at all levels. This sits well with
my own personal philosophy, that we, as blind people, must take control
of our own destiny and improve the world."
Brad Davis, Vice President of Hardware Product Management at Freedom
Scientific, said he thinks it will be exciting to see Mosen apply his
ideas and experiences in the less confining environment made possible by
Freedom Scientific's use of mainstream applications.
"Jonathan will help us make best use of both our hardware and software
resources to bring solutions to a broader range of users," Davis said.
Lee Hamilton, President and CEO of Freedom Scientific, said that Mosen
has great rapport with users and that he looks forward to Mosen bringing
his insight to Freedom Scientific's blindness products.
About Freedom Scientific
Freedom Scientific is the world's leading manufacturer of assistive
technology products for those who are blind and vision impaired and
products for the special education and learning disability markets.
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