Che, awesome job / congrats! You rock! and as I've told you before, you've produced a rockin' game! woohoo!!!...
-Live fast and die pretty!!! lol!... Smiles, Cara :) On Jan 23, 2008, at 2:07 PM, Che wrote: > Hi all, > I recieved this pleasantly surprising message from J Squared today, > thought you all would be interested. > It brings up the possibility of the list voting for various awards > for accessible games as well, any thoughts? > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN FIRST EVER BLINDBARGAINS.COM ACCESS AWARDS > > HUMANWARE, SENDERO AMONG TOP RECIPIENTS > > Kalamazoo, Mi, January 23, 2008 - After weeks of nominations and > hundreds of votes, BlindBargains.com has announced the winners of > the first ever Blind > Bargains Access Awards. The accolades are being handed out to > companies and individuals in ten categories and represent the best > in accessible hardware, > software, and design. > > Taking top honors was Humanware's Victor Reader Stream, winning both > the Best New Product or Innovation and Best Hardware Product. The > audio book player > was recognized by many as a breakthrough product and also propelled > Humanware to the honor of best Company of 2007. The stream is the > first commercially-available > device to play the new digital book format provided by the National > Library Service. > > Sendero Group also has attracted a following, winning in the Best > Software category for its popular Sendero GPS product. The latest > version of the package > includes faster route calculations and descriptive audio points of > interest. One of the instrumental figures behind Sendero's success, > Charles La Pierre, > was also recognized as 2007' Person of the Year. > > "We were thrilled at the level of participation and interest our > users showed in this contest," commented site owner J.J. Meddaugh. > Well over 100 ballots > were processed during the contest, which included both write-in > nomination and voting rounds. > > Freedom Scientific's JAWS for Windows continues to be the screen > access product of choice according to the site's users while Blind > Adrenaline Simulations' > Rail Racer took the honor for Best Accessible Game in this year's > tightest race. > > The awards also recognized the contributions by webmasters, > bloggers, and online retailers to the blind community. Dean > Martineau's popular Top Tech Tidbits > Repository was voted as Best Blindness-related Website while APH's > Fred's Head Companion took the honor for Best Blindness-related > Blog. Both resources > include a wide variety of knowledge, information, and links to > relevant and interesting information. Finally, Independent Living > Aids was recognized as > the Best Store for Blindness-related Products. The retailer sells > hundreds of items from talking watches to playing cards. > > For a complete list of winners and nominations, visit > http://www.blindbargains.com/awardlist07.php > > BlindBargains.com is a premier online destination featuring news, > deals, and articles relevant to the blind and visually impaired. > Visitors can find the > lowest prices for assistive technology and other useful hardware and > software through the site, Email, or RSS. Other site features > include user forums, > an EBay Auction Gateway, and a merchant search portal. > > J.J. > www.BlindBargains.com > Deals, news, and resources for the blind and visually impaired > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > . > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of > the list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
